Now by that standard, I have a real problem with all of these recalls that are circulating, because the only "offense" that these officials are guilty of is supporting and passing into law something that just might be controversial.  However, Michigan's election law doesn't work that way; the only requirements for the petition language are that the reason for recall be a political issue clearly stated within 200 words, and that the objectionable behavior in question must have occurred during the current term of office of the official in question.

What I do find surprising, though, is that the necessary signature count was accomplished within a mere two weeks.  That tells me that Rep. Scott really screwed up big, and the voters in his district are simply using the petition as an excuse of convenience.  (Given the speed with which this was accomplished, it may be that the "Tiger Woods of the GOP" may be one of those six true stinkers on the republican side of the State House that needed to be the target of a tea-party-driven electoral decimation.)

• Over 12,000 signatures in two weeks.

• Irony not lost on democrats when it comes to choosing campaign names.

• Baby daddy issue.

• Dennis Lennox is actually right for once.

On a serious note, I warned about this months ago, but look at the end result as a positive thing.

When only two Capitol Critters were recalled back in '83, even that had the desired effect on Lansing. No one got stupid for at least several years and used hiking taxes to solve their problems. That lesson had apparently been lost after Gov. Snyder hosted his kool aid kegger and got the Mi-GOP to go along with unneeded tax hike, after unneeded tax hike, after unneeded tax hike.

And just so everyone is picking this up on HD, not only were these votes totally unnecessary, but it ran counter to the Mi-GOP's own stated principles (see #4).

After Michigan republicans see Gov. Snyder leave their colleagues twisting in the wind after February recall votes (does anyone really believe that he'll do anything to save Rep. Scott's tail), the message that raising taxes is not the answer, just might sink in the this time.