Don't Raise Taxes

What happens if you're a Republican and you vote to raise taxes? You lose your job. That's what happened to Republican California Assemblyman Brian Nestande after he sided with Democrats in his state and voted to increase taxes on Monday to address his state's current fiscal crisis. The very next day, Nestande announced he's stepping down as the state's Republican Caucus Chairman. He refused to comment on whether he's stepping down by choice or whether he was forced out, but Nestande did say he, "understood the ramifications when [he] took the vote." My guess is he was asked to step down.