Democrats respond to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's State of the State address — before it happens

  Michigan Democrats typically respond to Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's annual State of the State address.
  This year, they're jumping the gun and responding BEFORE the governor's annual address at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Capitol Building in Lansing.
  State Rep. Tim Greimel, the leader of the Democrats in the Michigan House, held his own short speech Tuesday, called the "Real State of the State," in which he criticized Snyder and the Republican-controlled Legislature for policies over the last two years that have harmed the middle class.
  Republicans dismissed Greimel's remarks as a "slash-and-burn political ploy."
  Snyder's address will be carried live at www.theoaklandpress.com.