There's been a bit of hypocrisy going on in our State Senate for quite a while now. Holding a majority by only three seats, the Senate Republicans currently have an additional $100,000 extra than their Democratic colleagues in their budgets for whatever they'd like. Staff, office furniture, salaries, donuts, whatever.
For as long as I can remember, the Republicans theme song has been slash, burn and cut, and as of late, they've been asking state employees to continue to give more and more up, while they continue to live high on the hog.
But don't take it from me. Listen to Sen. Gretchen Whitmer of East Lansing who today offered Senate Republicans the opportunity to literally put their money where their mouths have been. Check out her floor statement below, and as far as a teaser...let's just say in some parts of the state, it could be taken as a real butt-kicking, and that's being polite.
