The sheriff shoots himself in the foot

The sheriff shoots himself in the foot themichiganview.com

"Bouchard answered 'supports' to a Detroit News query published Thursday about whether he backed the 'affirmative action ban.'

The question was in reference to the 2006 Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that banned racial preferences in state hiring and passed in a popular landslide with a huge majority of Republican voters.

Bouchard, however -- in keeping with his historically cautious style -- opposed the measure as a U.S. Senate candidate.
Other high-profile GOP moderates like Dick DeVos and Rick Snyder also ran for the tall grass at the time -- a retreat that ultimately victorious conservatives have never forgotten."

Let us not forget!