Local Republicans are Republicans too ...

... and they should act like it. In Cedar Rapids we have two Republicans serving in city government, Mayor Ron Corbett and Councilman Pat Shey. We also have one former Republican, Councilman Monica Vernon. So when it came time to vote on the $540,000 fix to the city's Yardy carts, imagine my surprise when the only votes to spend the money came from the two Republicans on the council. The only abstention came form the one former Republican.

My property taxes are going up and my guys think now is a good time to waste half a million dollars, on a product that no one wants from a vendor who can't sell it to fix a problem that nobody has. Shame on you both.