Tim Skubick

What does Dana Nessel want to be when she grows up?

She’s got a great gig now as the state attorney general but all of her predecessors, with the exception of the longest serving A.G. In state history, Frank Kelley, all of them have used the office as a launching pad for higher office.

Jennifer Granholm became the first female governor.

Mike Cox and Bill Schuette gave it the old college try to be governor but failed.

So what does Dana Nessel want?

Don’t ask her.

But all the insiders in our town are thinking about it and some are talking.

“I’d be willing to write a big check that she’s running for office. You don’t do what she’s doing without some future aspirations in mind,” opines John Truscott, now in P.R. after riding shotgun for years with former Gov. John Engler.

So what is she doing these days?

Better put. What is she not doing? Oh my.

She’s suing President Trump every time he takes a breath.

She’s trying to get a former House GOP speaker behind bars.

She’s fighting to kill the Pipeline 5 tunnel near the Big Mac.

She’s investigating the MEDC for allegedly mishandling the doling out of state aid to create jobs and has dragged the governor’s office into the fray. Another “oh my,” only bigger.

And the list goes on.

“A lot of people are suspicious that this looks like a candidate in waiting. A candidate preparing herself to run for something,” advises a 50-year political watcher, Bill Ballenger.

Does he think she’s plotting to move to the U. S. Senate or Ms. Whitmer’s job?

“I would guess not but anything is possible,” as he hedges his bet.

J.T. on the hand wades right in.

“The democratic field is not that strong. She’s waiting to let this play out a little and will jump in as kind of the savior of the democratic party and run for governor.”

A call to her private cell was made to see who is right.

It went to voicemail where the plea to chat was planted.

Soon after, someone from her office inquired as to the subject area.

“Her political future,” came the conversation-stopping response.

“She has not made a decision,” came the not-so-helpful retort.

No scoop there.