The chairman of the Vermont Republican Party has sent out a message about gasoline prices and noted that lawmakers considered raising the gas tax in 2006. He referenced a roll call vote more than a year ago on the House version of the transportation project bill that included proposed increases in the taxes on gasoline and diesel. Then he lists the Democrats who voted for the bill. That's fair. They cast those votes.

For the record, the bill originated in a committee chaired by a Republican -- who led the fight for the tax increase on the floor of the House. And the complete list of who voted for the bill with its tax increase included Republicans -- 11 of them. Eight still serve.

An oversight?

-- Nancy Remsen