The curse of the governor’s seat

Homeostasis and Michigan voters. The two go together.

Now be honest. When is the last time you read a column, let alone a political column, dealing with the desire to keep things in balance. Or put another way, an aversion to knee-jerk change.

For the past five decades in this state, Michigan voters have developed a habit, but to juice it up a bit, let’s label it the “governor’s open seat curse.”