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  • Forum non conviens

    My friends in the legal community will note that this Latin phrase means "inconvenient" forum.
    It has been a real joy writing on Buckeye Punditeers, and allowed me to give voice to a number of issues I hold dear (judicial and education reform among them). That said, my workload in [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:25pm EST

  • Fox News Pushing Cartoon Porn


    I realize that picking on Fox News for their lack of journalistic integrity is like picking on the fat kid at camp because he takes a second helping at dinner, but this is just too much.
    In reporting today that Marge Simpson will grace the [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 3:23pm EDT

  • Surprising No One, Ohio Supremes Say Husted is Montgomery Co. Resident



    ...Or, not.

    To paraphrase one of cinema's all-time greatest lines, "I'm shocked, SHOCKED, to find partisanship at the Ohio Supreme Court."

    In a move that thoroughly qualifies as "not news," the Ohio Supreme Court today unanimously overturned the ruling of Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer [...]

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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 9:52pm EDT

  • BREAKING: Ohio Supreme Court To Host Judicial Selection Forum


    As long time readers of this blog realize, the cause of judicial reform in Ohio has long been a passion of mine. The rallying cry "Justice Requires Balance," and my assertions that a system of judicial appointment far better serves Ohio's citizens than our current' [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 12:22pm EDT

  • 2010: Let's Go Horse Racing!

    NOTE: A correction has been made in the piece below, as an astute reader points out that Republican Treasurer candidate Josh Mandel actually has a fundraising edge on incumbent Kevin Boyce. The projection has been altered to reflect that reality. -BLC

    By most accounts (and judging [...]

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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 1:47pm EDT

  • Health Care: Why Tort Reform Isn't The Answer

    What tort reform is really all about...

    I’ve been avoiding writing this piece now for a while. As a law student (and future attorney), I’m reluctant to speak on the topic of tort reform because A) I feel my words will be perceived as biased [...]

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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 11:30am EDT

  • So Pelosi and Hoyer Walk into a Bar...


    Dear Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Hoyer,

    This letter is in response to your August 10th op-ed in the USA Today. I am shocked and dismayed by what you said, but I’ll defend your right to say it – and anything else you’d like [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 11:31am EDT

  • Astroturf: Back In Style


    I, like most of us, believed very firmly that astroturf stopped being cool during the reign of Gerald Ford, disco, and swingers clubs.

    If you've been reading any political commentary or blogging on the health care debate, however, you have probably been witnessing the same renaissance' [...]

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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 10:33am EDT

  • Obama Admin: Public Option "Not The Essential Element" To Reform Efforts

    So much for Dick Nixon's "silent majority" winning the day.

    On the same day President Obama's op-ed in The New York Times spoke of the "millions upon millions who quietly struggle" under a health care system that strongly benefits insurers, his Administration took the rhetorical first steps in killing the only [...]

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    Posted: August 16, 2009, 10:14pm EDT

  • Deep Thoughts At Midnight

    Is it just me, or does this 1980s sitcom character...




    ...look an awful lot like this 1980s political figure?



    Note the exaggerated wrinkles, prominent ears, and dark, deep set eyes. The clear acting ability. The reliance on suburban, [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2009, 1:09am EDT

  • RECAP: Sen. Brown's Columbus Health Care Town Hall


    Video highlights (I apologize in advance for the poor quality...I'm learning on the fly):

    Despite what happened at prior health care town halls in Florida and Pennsylvania, and a concerted effort by conservative bloggers in our own state to drum up opposition, today's [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 3:29pm EDT

  • Sua Sponte: Gahanna Vice


    Contributor's Note: "Sua sponte" means "of its own will" in Latin. From time to time in this space, I'll take a look at cases from Ohio and around the nation showing that, sometimes, our justice system truly has a mind of its own.

    Beautiful [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 8:56pm EDT

  • Anything You Can Draw, I Can Draw Better


    In an attempt to paint Democratic health care reform plans as too complex, Rep. Boehner (pronounced "Boh-ner") and Co. in the House Republican Caucus put out a flowchart demonstrating the complexity of the proposal being bandied about (viewable here).

    The flowchart pictured above? [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 3:42pm EDT

  • Ohio Wins Race To 1,000



    As noted here, yesterday Ohio earned a somewhat dubious distinction.

    In executing convicted murderer Marvallous Keene, our state correctional system dispatched the 1,000th inmate executed since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in America in the landmark Gregg v. Georgia [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2009, 3:37pm EDT

  • Can't Get a Penny From the Block



    As Anthony from Ohio Daily pointed out in his piece here, the fundraising numbers for Jennifer Brunner were again not what we'd hoped this quarter. I personally adore Jennifer Brunner for all that she stands for (and have given money to her in' [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2009, 12:15pm EDT

  • Thoughts on the Ohio Budget


    As the long-awaited 2010-2011 Ohio budget finally makes its way out of conference committee today, details continue to emerge on the budget's contents including further information on the impact of the reduced budget on various programs and the shape and scope of video slots gambling' [...]

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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 4:47pm EDT

  • States Rights and Gay Rights Unite


    So a quick check-in from bar study land (I'll be back writing several times a week starting in August - I really miss it, especially when compared to the Rules of Statutory Intestate Succession).

    The State of Mass has filed suit against the' [...]
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    Posted: July 13, 2009, 1:49pm EDT

  • Blinded By the Right



    Manfred Mann's not blinded by the Right. Jeb Bush, on the other hand...

    This is a post for my wife. See, each month a glossy new edition of Esquire magazine shows up in our mailbox, full of insights on politics, style, literature and' [...]

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    Posted: July 09, 2009, 1:59pm EDT

  • Turner & Hooch


    Rep. Turner: "Nice to meet you, little girl..."
    Little Girl: "Maybe you should read Wickard v. Filburn..."

    Apparently Congressman (and former Dayton Mayor) Mike Turner was hitting the sauce a bit harder than normal in celebration of our country's birthday this past weekend.

    How' [...]

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    Posted: July 06, 2009, 10:32am EDT

  • The Gov's Gambling Crapshoot



    They say that politics makes strange bedfellows. In Ohio, it's increasingly looking like economics makes dysfunctional marriages.

    Gov. Ted Strickland (yep, that one...the Methodist minister) is standing behind a plan to place slot machines at all Ohio horse racing venues as a way to' [...]

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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 2:56pm EDT

  • Ohio Politics. Daily.


    That's where you'll find me...


    Today begins an exciting new chapter in this blogger's experience. Starting today, yours truly will be a front page contributor to Ohio Daily Blog, one of our state's oldest, most respected, and most-read outlets of internet opinion [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2009, 9:55am EDT

  • The Empire Strikes Back: The Return of Triangulation


    Has President Obama turned his back on campaign promises?

    Before we get into the meat of this post, a word on the status of Buckeye Punditeers. Since its inception last summer, the premise of this blog has been hosting a spirited debate about state [...]
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    Posted: June 15, 2009, 3:06pm EDT

  • BP After Hours: Tappin' the Rockies

    After a 2 week hiatus, BP After Hours returns in true Big Ten fashion. Pull up your barstool, wipe the week-old Coors from the sticky counter, and dig in...
    Well, bud, here we are again. It's been a while...why have I been away? Well, it's the [...]
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    Posted: March 14, 2009, 4:42pm EDT

  • The 4th Amendment and the Bailout Plan

    So here's an academic Constitutional Law question for you to chew on:

    Everyone, no matter their party affiliation, has some very public love for the protections of the 4th Amendment. For those that need a refresher, here's the text:

    "The right of the people to be secure in" [...]
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    Posted: March 06, 2009, 4:38pm EST

  • BP After Hours: Bellinis and Beneficence


    It's the end of another long and eventful week, friend. Pull up your comfortably appointed leather chair, and drift once more with us into the BP Smoking Room...
    Welcome back, old friend. It may be closer to midnight than breakfast, but bellinis are a morning' [...]
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    Posted: February 27, 2009, 12:44am EST

  • There's No Place Like Home

    Nice porch, Jonny. If only it were in your district...
    Home is where the heart is. Home, sweet home. You can never go home again...

    If it seems we here at BP have home on the brain, you'll have to excuse us. We're just [...]
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    Posted: February 26, 2009, 1:11pm EST

  • Carnival of Ohio Politics #156

    Jeb Bartlett doesn't make the Butter Rushmore of Ohio Presidents...
    The 156th edition of the Carnival of Ohio Politics is now posted, and dedicated to my all-time favorite TV show, The West Wing.
    Take a look here, and see "what's next."
    [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 3:04pm EST

  • Rolling the Dice that Everyhing Old Is New Again


    Banking on the desperation created by the foundering economy, a group of rival casino backers (including, oddly, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert) is proposing a plan to place casino gambling on the Ohio ballot again in the fall of 2010, according to an exclusive [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 2:25pm EST

  • Brunner's a Blogger!

    This got buried yesterday in the hub-bub over Obama's address (more on that in these pages in the coming days), but Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner posted (posted!) on Buckeye State Blog yesterday with her reasons for running for Senate. She came back later in the day and answered questions' [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 1:41pm EST

  • Dispatch and Kasich Team Up, Take On Common Sense

    Well, we knew this was coming. The Columbus Dispatch, theoretical paper of record in our fair state, officially declared itself a Republican instrument of mass deception today by publishing an editorial by undeclared (if he were gay, he'd be in the proverbial "glass closet") gubernatorial candidate John Kasich.
    [...]
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    Posted: February 25, 2009, 1:10pm EST

  • Standing Outside the Fire

    So BCB has done an outstanding job of outlining the Democratic Party's picks for the US Senate, but I have a hugely radical idea - let's look outside of the usual suspects.

    By that I don't mean just looking past Fisher and Brunner, who at this point have made' [...]
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    Posted: February 22, 2009, 9:09pm EST

  • Similarities Between Brunner and Blackwell? Their Names Start with "B"...

    ...and that's about it.

    You had to wonder how long this was going to take. After all, it's been a whole week since Jennifer Brunner announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate, while at the same time serving as Secretary of State.

    Well, on a slow news Sunday, [...]
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    Posted: February 22, 2009, 3:34pm EST

  • Clinton Pussy, 18, Dies


    Socks the Cat, former beloved pet of Chelsea Clinton and longtime companion of Bill and Hillary has died at the age of 18.


    Recently, Socks had fallen on hard times. Spurned by an Administration fearful of stories about pussy patrolling the Oval Office [...]
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    Posted: February 21, 2009, 12:12am EST

  • NEW FEATURE: BP After Hours


    Politics is hard, and we work hard at it. With that in mind, and in a nod to the smoke-filled rooms of eras past, BP would like to debut a new weekly feature we're calling "After Hours." It's our chance to take a lighthearted look [...]
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    Posted: February 20, 2009, 6:19pm EST

  • GOP-izzie Down Wit Stereotypes

    In its quixotic quest to remain relevant, the GOP has taken some pretty bold steps: "0" votes on the stimulus bill (which many Republicans are now taking credit for), theatrics on the Senate floor...they event went to far as to find their own "Barack Obama" by [...]
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    Posted: February 19, 2009, 2:46pm EST

  • Judge: What's in a Name?

    A famous judge once said, "Three generations of imbeciles are enough." I couldn't agree more.
    Head honcho of the High Court John Roberts made some waves earlier this week when comments he made last month surfaced regarding the importance of having Supreme Court justices' [...]
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    Posted: February 18, 2009, 6:54pm EST

  • Things Fall Apart. The Center Cannot Hold.

    This should be an exciting day for me. One of my favorite politicos, Sec. Jennifer Brunner, announced via web video today that she's officially in for the U.S. Senate race in 2010.

    Later today, it's widely expected that Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher will announce, as well.

    [...]
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    Posted: February 17, 2009, 1:58pm EST

  • Ground Zero in the Culture Wars


    Lest anyone doubt that evolution isn't necessarily progress...
    It's home to Rod Parsley and Antioch College. Bob Taft and Sherrod Brown. Gloria Steinem and Tom Cruise.

    If ever you doubted that Ohio sits at Ground Zero of the culture wars raging across America, you [...]
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    Posted: February 16, 2009, 12:42pm EST

  • Rob and Lee, and Jenny B Makes Three

    Multiple sources today are confirming that Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is throwing her chapeau into the ring to be Ohio's next junior senator.

    Buckeye State Blog regular modernesquire has a terrific analysis up on why he thinks folks ought to consider Brunner, and I'll spare you too [...]
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    Posted: February 13, 2009, 8:44pm EST

  • That's New Hampshire

    Folks from New Hampshire pride themselves on being contrarian. It's why they picked John McCain in 2000, despite knowing that The W. Show had already aired its pilot and was on its way to an 8-year run.

    Maybe that's why they like Judd Gregg.

    Minutes ago, Obama's' [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 5:14pm EST

  • Pitchers and Catchers, Report!





    Today, ladies and gentlemen, marks the official start of Spring Training. As the Boys of Summer begin again the quest for October glory, it is appropriate to pause and take stock of the state of the game. Unfortunately, due to the antics [...]
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    Posted: February 12, 2009, 11:06am EST

  • Looking for the CJ

    Let's take a step back from the question of finding a new CJ for a second and return to 7th grade Ohio History Class with Mr. Baughman and his overhead projector...

    Despite the love for appointed judges by the Federalist, Tocqueville, the Founders, and most philosophers over time that' [...]
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    Posted: February 10, 2009, 4:44pm EST

  • A Word on the Economy

    "A toast! A toast! A toast to Mama Dollar and to Papa Dollar, and if you want to keep this old Building and Loan in business, you better have a famly real quick."

    Yesterday, Speaker Budish announced that Ohio's House Democrats will push legislation calling for a six-month' [...]
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    Posted: February 10, 2009, 11:42am EST

  • Fisher All But In, Say ODB, BSB

    Nick D of Buckeye State Blog and Anthony Fossaceca of Ohio Daily, two stalwarts of the progressive blogosphere in Ohio, are reporting on the strength of a sit-down interview ODB had with Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher that he's all but in for the 2010 Senate race against Rob "T-1000"' [...]
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    Posted: February 08, 2009, 9:29pm EST

  • Ohio Chief Justice: O'Connor, Petro...Who Else?

    Justice Maureen O'Connor announced this week that she's in. Jim Petro, too. Are there any Dems out there who stand a chance in the face of the Republican judicial machine?

    This week, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Maureen O'Connor announced that she's running for Chief Justice [...]

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    Posted: February 07, 2009, 4:19pm EST

  • How Do I Spend Thee, Let Me Count the Ways

    Ok, so it's probably not a huge surprise, but I'm really worried about this concept of "let's spend our way out of this economic downturn" that it currently under consideration by the Congress.

    For the record, I was against the Bush bailout as well, but at least that money' [...]
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    Posted: February 03, 2009, 4:45pm EST

  • TrimSpa for State Government?

    Cutting the fat helped kill Anna Nicole. Might it do the same to state government in Ohio?
    We all know the saga of Anna Nicole Smith: Playboy bunny-turned-golddigger-turned-overweight reality star-turned-pill salesman-turned-cautionary tale. If you'll remember the gossip surrounding her death (sure to feature prominently on' [...]
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    Posted: February 02, 2009, 8:27pm EST

  • Hello Everybody!

    First off, let me welcome myself to this blog as a regular poster. After months of pestering by BCB (Brass Collar Buckeye), I've finally found the time in my day to make this something that I'm able to do as often as I'm able to do it.

    By way' [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 7:52pm EST

  • Quick Thoughts on the State of the State


    Today, despite blustry January weather that claimed Sen. President Bill Harris' leg, OhioGov. Ted Strickland delivered his vision for the state of Ohio in 2009.

    The weather outside was an appropriate backdrop for the Governor's remarks, which reminded Ohioans of the economic storms' [...]
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    Posted: January 28, 2009, 1:15pm EST

  • Change Has Come to America


    The text of President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address: My fellow citizens:
    I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our [...]
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    Posted: January 20, 2009, 8:26pm EST

  • National Day of Service, Rememberance

    "This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected."-Barack Obama
    In the spirit of the above quotation, Buckeye Punditeers would like to offer you excerpts from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Birth of a New Nation" [...]
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    Posted: January 19, 2009, 1:50pm EST

  • The End of Jack Bauer Legal Policy


    Quoth the future AG: "Waterboard is torture."

    There's a lot to say on this count, but it all boils down to this: finally, it appears the United States government's legal department will look to the Constitution as something more than rough guiding principles.

    [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 3:37pm EST

  • Now Playing Left Field: Ohio Daily Blog

    Where are they getting this stuff?

    First, let me say that I don't want to make a habit of sniping at other blogs. The glory of the blogopshere is that it gives folks outside the mainstream media a voice with which to impact the political world we live [...]

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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 1:26pm EST

  • Senate 2010: Fisher Casts Wide Net



    If he doesn't get "Rob"d, this man may be the junior senator from Ohio.

    This week George Voinovich, like so many of his Senate colleagues, decided now's the time to abandon the S.S. GOP and retire.

    Not surprisingly, the Ohio political blogosphere [...]
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    Posted: January 13, 2009, 9:47pm EST

  • Another One Bites the Dust

    PolitickerOH.com, following a long illness marked by slow posting on the Kilroy/Stivers recount and a transition to "news feeds" from other blogs, officially died today. It was two years old.

    A source close to the deceased, Politico.com's Michael Calderone, tells us that joining PolitickerOH.com in death are nearly [...]
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    Posted: January 09, 2009, 5:12pm EST

  • Congrats, All

    Just a quick word here of congratulations to all the new and returning members of Ohio's General Assembly.

    Today marked the official start of the 128th gathering of the august body, and 2009 promises to be a year full of battles and compromises as they seek to find [...]
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    Posted: January 06, 2009, 3:34am EST

  • Quick Hits: Of Swans and Ugly Ducklings

    In honor of the close of the 127th General Assembly (and the end of more than a decade of Republican House dominance), I feel it's appropriate to look at some of the lame duck legislation the General Assembly passed before heading home for nog and yule logs.

    Some of [...]
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    Posted: December 18, 2008, 8:04am EST

  • BREAKING: Kilroy Wins Ohio 15th After Stivers Concedes

    Ohio's newest Congressperson.
    So, I was initially planning on posting today with a deeper analysis of the Ohio Supreme Court's botched decision this week on the counting of ballots in the Ohio 15th. Thankfully, the voters have made the point moot.

    Despite the [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2008, 7:35pm EST

  • Justice Requires Balance: Initial Reactions to Today's Ruling



    What's wrong with this picture?

    Cuyahoga County Judge Joe Russo, on his way to a 67-33% shellacking this fall, ran for office on the sole premise that a Supreme Court wholly dominated by one party was bound to make some decisions on a [...]
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    Posted: December 05, 2008, 4:49pm EST

  • Flowers for Algernon


    Mary Jo Kilroy and the Ohio Democratic Party owe one Judge Algernon Marbley a bouquet.

    Last night, to the surprise of almost no one, the Ohio Republican Party (in the form of State Sen. Steve Stivers' campaign) was reminded by yet another federal court [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2008, 3:45pm EST

  • BREAKING: New Ohio Dem House Leadership Announced



    Your new Ohio House Democratic Caucus Leadership (HT, BSB, with one small correction):

    Speaker: Rep. Armond Budish (D-Beachwood)

    Speaker Pro Tempore: Rep. Matt Szollosi (D-Toledo)

    Majority Floor Leader: Rep. Jennifer Garrison (D-Marietta)

    Ass't. Majority Floor Leader: Rep. Tracy Heard (D-Columbus)

    Majority Whip: Rep. Jay Goyal (D-Mansfield)

    Ass't. Majority Whip: [...]

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    Posted: November 18, 2008, 10:02pm EST

  • Welcome Back, Clinton!



    Just like classic television from the 1970s, it seems some political families find new life in syndication.

    There's been a great deal of chatter this week about the prospect of former First Lady, Senator from New York, and erstwhile presidential contender Hillary Clinton [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2008, 7:08pm EST

  • It's Coming...


    Buckeye Punditeers is relaunching.

    Soon.

    Tell your friends and neighbors. [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2008, 8:20pm EST

  • Fighting the Good Fight

    As each of you knows, Michael and I have endeavored in these pages to provide you with insight into the world of politics from the legal perspective. We've worked very hard to be as fair and balanced as we can, while still providing you with [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2008, 2:46pm EDT

  • John Edwards: who cares?

    Well I guess it is time for me to comment on the John Edward’s scandal since every media source out there has beat it to death. First of all, I feel bad for his whole family -- in particular his wife, whether she is ill or not. I do not [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2008, 3:26pm EDT

  • How's the Groom? Why, He's Slightly Fried

    The liberal half of the Buckeye Punditeers, Brad Cromes, is headed to the Cleveland area today to prepare the way for his wedding this weekend, and won't be back from his Honeymoon until August 19th.

    Until then, he leaves you in the capable hands [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 9:34am EDT

  • Guaging the Energy Debate

    Yet again this week, the Great Energy Debate of 2008 continues on the Presidential campaign trail. The latest plot device? A slender piece of aluminum and plastic central to any car's maintenance program: the tire gauge.

    As reported earlier by Mark Halperin at [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 11:13am EDT

  • A Good Run of Bad Luck


    Yesterday marked a step back for the state of Ohio. With the introduction of Keno gambling statewide, an expansion of the Ohio lottery meant by Gov. Strickland to boost flagging education budgets, the state continued down the path we began in 1971 with the sale [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 9:49am EDT

  • Perils of the High Road


    The above image, one of many depictions of the junior senator from Illinois as "Saint Barack," speaks to the massive success of the McCain campaign in setting the narrative for the fall campaign, now only 92 short days away from its terminus.

    "What?" you [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2008, 2:51pm EDT

  • Romney for Vice President

    A year ago, if you had heard me say this, you would've wondered what was in my morning cup of coffee.

    I did not like Romney one bit. I thought he was inauthentic. I didn't believe his "conversion" to being pro-life. I thought he was a manufactured candidate and [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2008, 11:40am EDT

  • Obama's Tank Moment


    Obama may still go ahead and win this election. However, the seeds have been planted for a 100 day assault on him that his campaign may not be able to survive.

    If Obama had gone to the Middle East, visited the troops, then had [...]
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    Posted: August 01, 2008, 3:44pm EDT

  • Before Michael Gets To It...

    About this quote from Obama, where he claims he's "become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions"...

    In its full context, it sounds a lot less audacious:

    "It has become increasingly clear in my travel, the campaign, that the crowds, the enthusiasm, 200,000 [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 11:01am EDT

  • Attempting to Dispatch Kilroy in OH-15


    If Mary Jo Kilroy doesn't win the race in the Ohio 15th Congressional District this fall, she will not have lost the race to Republican opponent State Senator Steve Stivers. No, friends, if Mary Jo Kilroy loses, she will have been dispatched by, well, The [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2008, 9:41am EDT

  • Quick Observation on Obama's trip

    Who does this guy think he is?

    It's one thing for a President to be speaking overseas in such a setting. But Obama already thinks he is President, doesn't he?

    On another note - who do you think he's going to choose to be his VP? Personally, my [...]
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    Posted: July 26, 2008, 12:20am EDT

  • Love Child? Never Meant to Be

    Your faithful bloggers here at Buckeye Punditeers have two words to describe the "breaking news" regarding John Edwards and his alleged love child: National Enquirer.

    Is it really such a slow news day that the Drudge headline needs to focus on something this blatantly questionable [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2008, 12:57pm EDT

  • It's Hot! Damn Hot!


    Maybe you should head over the Carnival of Ohio Politics to cool off....
    I hear they make a wicked snow cone! [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2008, 12:55pm EDT

  • The Education Governor?

    First, let me say this: Gov. Ted Strickland is perhaps the shrewdest Ohio politician I've seen in my life. His ability to weather a terrible economy without so much as a scrape on his approval ratings, and his deft handling of the Marc Dann scandal, demonstrate [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2008, 3:07pm EDT

  • Follow Up: Ohio in 2008?

    RealClearPolitics.com is up with the follow-up piece to the one Michael linked last week. In it, they discuss Ohio voting patterns, and what a candidate needs to do to win the state. (Nothing new on the CW, really: Dems need the large cities, a few moderate cities, and the [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2008, 12:50am EDT

  • How Alan Gura Saved the 2nd Amendment

    I thought this was a fascinating read. As a future attorney, it should come as no surprise that I dream of arguing before the Supreme Court someday (my dreams often involve me verbally sparring with the brilliant (yet very wrong) Justice Breyer over whether Roe v. Wade should be [...]
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    Posted: July 19, 2008, 11:04pm EDT

  • A Big, Hairy, Audacious Gore...Er, Goal


    Get it? He's got a beard! I crack myself up...

    Ok, now for the serious post.

    Today, Al Gore decided to go all JFK on us and challenge our nation to accomplish the seemingly impossible: produce all U.S. energy using clean [...]
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    Posted: July 17, 2008, 5:35pm EDT

  • Obama: naive and dangerous thinking?


    One has to wonder whether Obama actually believes the stuff he says, or whether he's got such incapable and ridiculous aides who guide him down the wrong path. Either way, Obama today said during his first term he will eliminate all nuclear weapons.

    [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2008, 5:48pm EDT

  • I Have a Dream...A NIMBY Dream



    This story from the New York Times sums up my greatest fear about the Obama candidacy:

    "White voters, much more so than black voters, are divided in their political loyalties. Mr. Obama draws significant support among white Democrats. Yet still, among just [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2008, 3:02pm EDT

  • Messin' With Texas






    On a day when soaring consumer pricing and our fiscal crisis are painting a less than rosy image of the good 'ole USA, now this. The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the U.N.'s highest court, has ordered a stay of the [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2008, 10:37am EDT

  • Ohio in 2008?

    I wanted to share this link, because it is an interesting analysis of Ohio politics. Plus, there are pretty maps (I prefer this one).

    I don't know how Ohio will go this time around. My gut instinct tells me that Obama will not win it, but that [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2008, 1:12am EDT

  • Happiness Is a Warm Gun

    Mea culpa.

    Yes, my post about the slain Twinsburg officer focused on too small a sample size. I cherry picked. The post was intentionally biased, and meant to illustrate a point I deeply believe is accurate: concealed carry laws in general put the population at greater risk of harm [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2008, 12:08am EDT

  • On concealed carry laws

    Biased sample/spotlight fallacy
    Ignoratio elenchi
    Nirvana/perfect solution fallacy
    Cherry picking/anecdotal evidence fallacy
    Hasty generalization

    All of these things apply to the argument that "because X improperly [used his concealed carry permit] to murder someone, [concealed carry permit] should not exist."

    The same type of fallacious reasoning can be [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2008, 11:28pm EDT

  • The New Yorker and Shock Journalism

    You've no doubt read this week about The New Yorker's provocative cover on its most recent edition. I'm choosing not to post it here (I'll discuss why below), but it shows Barack Obama in his fictional Oval Office, flanked by his afro-ed and machine gun toting wife and framed by [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2008, 8:30pm EDT

  • Concealed Carry's Natural Conclusion




    Despite what the U.S. Supreme Court (see the Heller decision, and the oral arguments in that case) and the Ohio Legislature (see the state's "concealed carry" law) would have you believe, the right to own and carry a gun is and [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2008, 8:10pm EDT

  • Why We're All Liberals, and In Defense of Populism


    The gentleman pictured above is one John Locke, widely seen as the founder of modern political liberalism. You may be questioning my assertion that we're all liberals. As Michael no doubt remembers from his political science courses at Vanderbilt, the term "liberalism" has only had [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2008, 5:43pm EDT

  • Why Leftist Economic Theory Doesn't Work

    I grew up in the middle class. I didn't always have everything I wanted, but I always had what I needed. I lived a comfortable life as a child, and was fortunate to grow up in a family that was also expanding its wealth as I got older. Now, I [...]
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    Posted: July 12, 2008, 9:22pm EDT

  • Dr. Phil Clarifies

    Sen. Phil Gramm, in an attempt to clarify his earlier misspeak, said he wasn't saying that we're a nation of whiners, our leaders are whiners.

    Uh, Phil? Last I checked, our leader (nominally, anyway) is still one George W. Bush. Pretty sure he's a Republican. From your home [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 8:54pm EDT

  • Phil Gramm is right

    Yeah, for all of his virtues, John McCain has this habit of immediately pouncing on things like this and denouncing people. Unlike Obama, who flips and flops when it comes to such comments, McCain takes a stand and says that's not what he believes.

    But McCain is wrong and [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 8:47pm EDT

  • Sen. McCain, Meet Your Wes Clark



    Sitting in my lair (yes, I have a lair), I knew this moment would come. Someone tangentially related to the McCain Campaign would say something unbelievably stupid, and I'd have a shot at vengeance for the overzealous reporting of Gen. Wesley Clark's comments [...]

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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 8:07pm EDT

  • It's Fair Week in Logan County...

    And the newest Ohio Politics Carnival, #125, is up.

    [ohiopoliticscarnival.blogspot.com]

    Happy surfing! (And get an Elephant Ear for me...) [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 1:40pm EDT

  • Too young? Too old?


    Some contend Barack Obama is too young to be president. At 47 he would be sworn in, becoming one of the youngest presidents in our nation's history.

    Some contend John McCain is too old to be president. At 72 when sworn in, he would [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2008, 11:52pm EDT

  • Charlotte's Webb: "Nope"

    According to The Hill, the candidate this blogger felt was the Dems best choice for Vice President, Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.), is out. So much for this installment of the Vice President Preview Series.

    Webb's statement this afternoon:

    "Last week I communicated to Sen. Obama and his presidential [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2008, 3:36pm EDT

  • Adam Brannon: Bellefontaine's Boy Mayor



    BUCKEYE PUNDITEERS EXCLUSIVE!

    I grew up a lonely Democrat in very red Logan County, near a town of about 13,000 called Bellefontaine. So, as you can imagine, I was quite shocked to wake up one morning in early November 2007 and find [...]
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    Posted: July 07, 2008, 2:16pm EDT

  • A great site for election nerds

    If you're reading this blog, chances are you are an election nerd, like me.

    I just discovered this awesome site:
    [www.fivethirtyeight.com] [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2008, 11:38pm EDT

  • Today (Ok, Tomorrow), We Celebrate Our Independence Day.

    The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America

    When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2008, 9:07am EDT

  • Step Right Up! Step Right Up!



    The Carnival's in town!

    Buckeye Punditeers gets some blog press in The Carnival of Ohio Politics #124. For those who don't know, the Carnival takes submissions from political blogs around the state, and publishes select articles each week.

    We encourage you [...]
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    Posted: July 02, 2008, 3:05pm EDT
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