Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers hits news shows on U.S. options in Syria

  Michigan U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has been hitting the airways over the looming crisis with Syria.
 MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Monday morning about the upcoming House vote on whether the U.S. should take military action in Syria.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder one of 10 Republican governors who helped implement Obamacare

   Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is among 10 Republican governors who have helped implement the politically volatile Obamacare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, says Ryan Teague Beckwith at Digital First Media.

  Snyder supported an expansion of Medicaid in Michigan, a main point in Obamacare, a position that didn't endear the governor to ultra-conservatives and tea party Republicans. Legislation to allow for the expansion next year is on the way to the governor's desk for his signature after a contentious summer over it.  A poll of Republicans released Monday indicates most Republicans are not happy with Snyder about the Medicaid expansion, and that he may be vulnerable in a Republican primary next year.
  Here's the outcome of the iCaucus poll:

Some former Michigan lawmakers draw hefty pensions

  Many were surprised when Republican Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette jumped into the Detroit bankruptcy debate on behalf of city retirees, who could lose pension benefits during the city's pending court proceedings.
  "Retirees may face a potential financial crisis not of their own making, possibly a result of pension fund mismanagement," Schuette said in his late July announcement, though he also cited a legal argument that Michigan's constitution prevents public pension obligations from being "diminished or impaired."
  But it might be helpful to note that Schuette is a public employee, too — albeit an elected one — and the fate of retirees in the Detroit bankruptcy filing could have repercussions for any retiree drawing a public pension.