OOPS! Moment for Local Republicans

Diversity of opinion within the party is pretty unusual for Republicans. Perhaps that's why Livingston County Republicans had to do a quick re-write of the invitation to their Reagan Day dinner.

The invitation (received by someone I know who wants to remain anonymous) read: "Got Taxes? We know you do, and we know you’d rather not have them – not at a confiscatory rate anyway. So how do we change things? Elect Republicans. Democrats support increasing taxes – and with a few exceptions, Republicans do not. Nearly all (67) elected Democrats voted in favor of the income tax increases, while only 6 elected Republicans did, and not one Republican voted in favor of the service tax increase. The Livingston County Republican Party, and the Michigan Republican Party were not in favor of these tax increases."

"Not one Republican" voted for the service tax to prevent a shut-down of state government earlier this month? Talk about a knee-jerk response. The email was corrected the next day to say that four Republicans voted for the service tax, one of whom was Livingston's own Republican Sen. Valde Garcia.

Thanks for doing the right thing, Valde, even if your own party doesn't have the sense to appreciate it.