Saul Anuzis told students Tuesday night by the time he finished his
hour-long speech the state would lose two more jobs.

The Michigan Republican Party chairman said the trend will continue
as long Gov. Jennifer Granholm stays in office.

“We’re the only state in the country losing jobs,” Anuzis said to a
classroom of about 15 students in Anspach 306.

Michigan loses another good-paying job every 20 minutes, and
soon-to-be college graduates will find even more difficulties in the
state’s unpromising job market, according to Central Michigan University’s College Republicans.

Granholm is proposing more cuts to financial aid and fewer jobs for
graduates, Anuzis said, implying that more Republicans in office would
put the state back on track.

He blamed the Democratic governor for the net lost of 43,000 jobs
statewide.

“Republicans smell blood,” Anuzis said. “(Granholm) talks good talk,
but she doesn’t walk the walk.”

Anuzis said the state needs a Republican like Dick DeVos, who most
likely will run against Granholm in November’s gubernatorial election.

DeVos has “experience and leadership,” compared to Granholm who
“lost touch with Michigan,” he said.

“This state needs someone like him,” Anuzis said. “The governor’s
policies are screwing us up.”

Bashing Democrats was the main theme Tuesday night, as College
Republicans hosted the “Michigan College Tour,” which stopped on CMU’s
campus, in addition to eight other universities across the state.

The event also was part of the GOP’s outreach to student voters.

Anuzis said U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., needs to be held
accountable as well.

“It’s a partisan battle for her,” he said, adding the Democratic
senator’s voting record “clearly doesn’t represent Michigan.”

Kara Lambert, College Republicans chair, said Granholm is the reason
Michigan continues to lose jobs in its dwindling economy.

The Illinois junior said the outcome of this year’s election will
have an impact on students statewide.

“It’s much harder to get job growth,” Lambert said. “Eventually it’s
going to catch up with you. There’s no benefit to being here.”

Matt Golden, youth vice chair for the Michigan Republican Party and
Mount Pleasant sophomore, said the reality is most college graduates
are leaving the state because of the economic situation and poor job
market.

“In Michigan, you’re 43 percent less likely to find a job after
graduating college,” he said.

Although 4 million jobs have been retained in the state, Anuzis said
Granholm is living in a “state of denial.”

“It’s kind of like an alcoholic,” he said. “We have to give her that
12-step program to figure out we have a problem and we have to deal
with it.”

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