Governors and their lieutenants over the years

Everybody knows there are two sides to the political game. The outside game when what is said is for public consumption and the inside game which thrives in the cone of silence for as long as the pols can make it so.

So our discussion here focuses on a bit of history involving the relationships, or lack of same in some cases, between sitting governors and two other entities in town: Their lt. governors and the Speakers of the Michigan House.

Let’s begin with GOP Gov. Bill Milliken who had to boot his lt. governor Jim Dammann because there was a mere hint of some wrongdoing. End of story.