Promoted from the forums. -- David
President Obama is scheduled to address the American people tomorrow about his plans for dealing with the war in Afghanistan, a war he—and our nation—inherited from former President George W. Bush. Neither President Obama nor the American public knew the extent to which [...]
Promoted from the forums. -- David
Nobody seems to care much about workers' compensation on political blogs. Nobody seems to respond to posts about how awful injured workers in Ohio are being treated. Well, I'll try one more time.
Rep Bill Seitz (R) (Cincinnati) has introduced a bill to refuse workers [...]
In a move that Krikorian supporters have been harping about for days now, State Rep. Todd Book has ended his run for Congress.
His statement:
Since I announced my intent to run for Congress I have been humbled and grateful for the support I have received from the district. It [...]
In response to David's insightful post, I figured I'd provide an answer to his question. In a word: PRIMARIES.
It is amazing what they'll do. Here is Senator Bennet back in August when meeting with constituents:
Bennet, speaking after the meeting, said reform shouldn't hinge on the public option, though he [...]
Something interesting happened on the Sunday talk show circuit yesterday, a politician bluntly put his beliefs before his job.
Freshman Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) told John King that he would support healthcare reform, even if it meant losing his seat.
“If you get to the final point and you [...]
It’s not exactly an epiphany, but a PPP Poll has shown that Democrats will suffer if they can’t manage to pass a healthcare bill.
"Most voters aren't following this debate really closely and don't understand the nuances of it all. At the end of the day voters are likely [...]
It’s that time of year again. On this day every year, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents all over the state unite behind a common cause: hating Michigan.
[...]Okay, feedback time here at BSB. Last weekend over 60% of you said you supported Brunner over Fisher, but the public narrative seems to be overwhelmingly the exact opposite. So what is she doing wrong? Money is obviously important, but it’s not everything. How does she wrestle control of the [...]
Governor Strickland isn’t all that happy with the Republican controlled Senate’s decision to recess for the holiday without passing a budget fix.
“I think it would be unseemly for the legislature to leave this town with this matter unresolved. I understand next week is a holiday period of time. [...]
There’s no question that we need to be watching the Ohio House races very closely this cycle, as Democrats have only a narrow majority.
In that light, it was some relief to hear that Lou Gentile is running to replace the term limited John Domenick in the 95th [...]
There’s some varying claims about a possible budget deal in the works in the Senate.
The Plain Dealer is reporting that the Republicans in the Senate seem to have reached a deal to pass a slightly altered version of Governor Strickland’s plan to balance the budget by delaying a [...]
Sure he’s no Ken Blackwell, but “Big Head” Bill Todd is back in the spotlight after running two disastrous Columbus political campaigns.
So what’s he trying to do now that he isn’t mayor and his anti-tax rhetoric failed miserably? He’s running for the State House of Representatives!
It seems [...]
I’d like a little input on something from the readers of this blog. BSB has been asked to be one of the first participants of a new program from the Progressive Book Club (PBC), and I’m seriously leaning towards approving it.
But first, I want to make sure you’re [...]
We’ve seen the RNC pick their House targets for 2010 a few times now, but the DNC is finally picking some targets of it’s own. They’ve picked a large handful of Republican held districts that went for Obama for a radio ad buy.
And on that list is none [...]
We’ve seen the scientific poll on the Ohio Senate race, but now it’s time for a poll of our own.
Lets see who BSB’s readers are supporting for the Democratic nomination in this race.
[...]Since Sarah Palin is coming to Ohio to sell her new book, ODP has decided to get in touch with her. They think this would be a perfect opportunity for her to campaign with John Kasich, and they’ve written her a letter saying as much.
At great expense (to whomever [...]
While Robert Portman has moved ahead slightly in a new Quinnipiac Poll on the Ohio Senate race, it seems that the race has become a huge tie. Portman doesn’t lead either Democratic candidate enough to claim a firm lead.
If the race was held today, here’s how it would go:
[...]Earlier today President Obama told veterans gathered at Arlington National Cemetery that “there is no tribute, no commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice.”
I’m not sure I could have said it that eloquently, but I feel much the same way. [...]
Republicans may have a Senate primary on their hands after all, because news of challenger Tom Ganley seems to just keep coming and coming.
Right now, the big story is that Ganley seems to be the first Senate candidate on the airwaves. Yes, the self-financed candidate has made a [...]
Let’s get right down to the point, the date for the 2008 Democratic National Convention was announced on November 4th, 2005. You’ll notice that we’ve already passed that point in this election cycle. November 2005 was also the month where interested cities were formally invited to submit a bid on [...]
I knew it would be close, but I had hoped Strickland would come away with a slight lead. In actual fact, he’s tied 40-40 with Republican John Kasich.
So why am I not really worried about this poll? Because it shows people favoring John Kasich 42-34 on the economy.
Yes, [...]
Well, it’s finally that time again. I got the notification this morning that I can expect new Quinnipiac poll results on next years governors race to hit my inbox tomorrow.
So, what do expect them to be? Personally, I think it won’t be a blowout either way but Strickland will [...]
It’s being reported that the DNC has begun contacting cities about the possibility of hosting the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
This got me thinking, why not here in Ohio? Well, let’s take a look at where it’s been the last few times first…
Year City 1968 Chicago 1972 Miami 1976 New York City 1980 New York City 1984 San Francisco 1988 Atlanta 1992 New York City 1996 Chicago 2000 Los [...]This is almost too stupid, but a conservative in Florida has actually filed to create the Tea Party. Yes, a political party named Tea.
I’m impressed, I never thought there would be a 3rd party more of a joke than “Lieberman for Connecticut”.
[...]
The man pictured above made quite a pest of himself at one of Jennifer Brunner’s recent speaking engagements at the Elyria YWCA Board Dinner.
Apparently this guy showed up outside of the closed door event YWCA fundraiser, planted himself just outside the room door, [...]
Let me make this clear, Dennis Kucinich annoys the Hell out of me. He likes to grandstand and make all these speeches about helping people. But when he actually has a chance to vote on something we can really accomplish, he always backs off because it doesn’t fit with own [...]
I haven’t really heard from any Democrat who’s happy about Rep. John Boccieri’s votes last night. Specifically, he voted yes on Stupak and No on passage. He’s for 2!
Here’s Boccieri’s statement on why he backed down when we needed him:
"After nearly 150 roundtables and meetings in my district, [...]
I wrote the other day about how blogger support for Jennifer Brunner has been anemic at best, specifically mentioning the lack of fundraising efforts we’ve seen. At the time I claimed that no blog had raised money for Brunner, and was corrected by one blogger in the comments.
[...]I thought I made this pretty clear, but I’ve gotten many questions and concerns. So let me say this once again:
BSB Is NOT shutting down.
That said, I think BSB will be changing its tone somewhat. I know people (even me) appreciate the much more neutral tone the site [...]
There were three Ohio Reps. really mentioned as toss ups on this bill, and here's how they voted
Rep. Driehaus - AyeRep. Space - AyeRep. Boccieri - NoDennis Kucinich also voted against the bill, because he's Dennis Kucinich and he thinks he's special. Charlie Wilson, despite some speculation, stuck to his [...]
Healthcare reform has just passed in the U.S. House, with bipartisan (1 Republican vote) support no less.
Still waiting on the vote to close, but the number of votes needed to pass has been reached.
UPDATE: It's official, it passed. Now just to wait on the roll call vote to be [...]
If you haven't been paying attention, the House vote on the healthcare reform bill is just a few minutes away.
We'll finally find out exactly where Ohio's representatives stand on this bill, and it will be one of the votes that stays with them for the rest of their career.
So [...]
Earlier today I mentioned that there were some issues facing all blogs in Ohio, and in this post I’d like to share some of my thoughts. First up, the identity crisis many bloggers (including myself) seem to be having.
The simple fact is this: blogging went mainstream, and we didn’t [...]
The last 24 hours have probably been the most tumultuous period of time for this site since I took sole control over BSB several months ago.
If you haven’t already noticed, Plunderbund is down in preparation of a re-launch.
The bombshell concerning this site however, is that ModernEsquire [...]
Congressmen Steve Driehaus, John Boccieri, and Zack Space all have one thing in common. So far, all three of them have refused to pick a side on the upcoming healthcare reform bill vote.
While others like Tim Ryan Charlie Wilson have came out in support of the bill, these three [...]
Getting cocky after Tuesday’s election, the Ohio Republican Party has decided to take a major swing at Governor Ted Strickland. And I use the word “major” compared relative to running a joke like John Kasich against him.
Their new push, called “Turn Around Ted”, includes all the sorts of things [...]
Back in the warm sunny days of September, Lee Fisher was being embraced by the Democratic Dayton establishment. Given the events since Rhine McLin's stunning and totally unexpected loss on Tuesday, I bet Lee looks fondly back to those better times. Because now, there's an outright catfight between McLin's Dayton [...]
Let’s not sugar coat this, we lost some big races in Ohio tonight.
There was the major upset of Mayor Rhine McLin in Dayton for starters. I don’t know anyone who saw this coming. And we also lost Toledo, with Democrat Keith Wilkowski conceding to Independent Mike Bell.
But [...]
Pepper Pike Councilwoman-Elect Jill Zimon declares victory... via Twitter.
Congratulations, Jill! I hope this doesn't mean we lose your voice here, though.
She's the first person to go from blogging to elected office. Can't deny how proud that makes me.
[...]With two-thirds of the precincts in, it appears that Issue 3 is going to pass. No casino effort has led this long, and while the results have tightened over the night, it becomes staticially difficult to imagine that the remaining 1/3 of the precincts yet to return results is so [...]
NBC’s First Read blog is reporting that DSCC Chair Bob Menendez may have already reached a decision when it comes to the Ohio Senate race.
“When Chuck asked Menendez about key Senate pick-up opportunities for Democrats next year, the chairman singled out Ohio and Fisher. But he barely referred [...]
Polls close in a little over 3 hours, so now is the time to vote if you haven’t yet. If you go now, you might miss the after-work rush.
And if you’ve already voted, how did it go?
I was in and out in 5 minutes, but it seems [...]
There’s been an awful lot of hot air blowing around the conservative blogs about something going on down in Athens. Basically, it seems someone had the idea to offer college students $5 to bring a friend with them to vote.
Was it the greatest plan in the world? Probably [...]
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