| Jase Bolger's election as House Speaker won't be unanimous next time around, I think it's safe to predict. LANSING - Democratic State Representative Brandon Dillon (D-Grand Rapids) today introduced House Resolution 316 calling on House Speaker Jase Bolger (R-Marshall) to step aside from his leadership post pending the completion of the grand jury investigation. Bolger was elected Speaker of the House by a unanimous vote of the House (110-0) on Jan.12, 2011. Bolger is under investigation for his actions in the election rigging attempt in House District 76 when Rep. Roy Schmidt (R-Grand Rapids) switched parties and then, with Bolger’s aid, tried to plant a sham Democrat in the race.
It shouldn't have taken this long, and it shouldn't be (but will) a purely partisan vote. Hell, it probably won't come to a vote. Anyway, the issue has largely disappeared from the mainstream press except when Democrats do something, which is the sort of thing that supports the notion that we still have a vigorous, honest, independent media. They should have kept on this and kept on it until Bolger, not the story, went away. |
