LZ Granderson: Michigan's political leaders are falling over themselves to support the UAW's auto strike

Frida Ghitis: Politicians are falling over themselves to ally themselves with the UAW .

She says it's been a tough stretch for the Great Lakes State , but things are turning around.

Ghitis says the state is losing population to the Sun Belt , but it's a good thing for the auto industry.

She asks: How sustainable is it?.

The automakers say that if they give out the 40 percent pay raise that unions are asking for, they’ll get clobbered in the market.

Tesla, Honda , and Toyota whose U.S. plants are nonunion.

As for the Lions, only God knows, and Michigan ’s 20 but has been struggling a bit in the run game.

Dan Orlovsky , though, has recovered to become one of ESPN 's lead football analysts.