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  • Austria's Contributors on Blue Ribbon Commission

    * Republican Rep. Steve Austria (OH-7th) has finally released the names of those people serving on his blue ribbon commission that will examine the contracts at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

    Dayton Daily News:

    Michael Bridges, president, Peerless Technologies

    Arnold Fife, vice president, CACI

    John Garland, president, Central State [...]

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    Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:39am EST

  • Worth A Look

    Update: Rep. Steve Austria (OH-7th-Republican) apparently made his speech this morning about his super special "blue ribbon commission", according to WHIO-TV. However, Austria has not yet released the names of the members of his super special "blue ribbon commission" that he alone appointed. On October 27, 2009, Austria and [...]
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    Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:24am EST

  • Voinovich

    * Why did Sen. George Voinovich vote against legislation that would allow women to have their preventive medical procedures paid for by their insurance companies? According to the U.S. Senate website, Voinovich voted (Senate Vote 00355) against ---Mikulski Amdt. 2791 As Amended; To clarify provisions relating to first dollar [...]
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    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:51am EST

  • There You Go Again....

    *** Will David Ryon of the Constitution Party take votes away from Republican Steve Stivers? Is Stivers conservative enough for the Republican base and the teabaggers? Exactly what kind of consulting work is Stivers doing these days?

    >>> Cincinnati.com reports that the Ohio Democratic Party held a [...]
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    Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:50am EST

  • Boehner

    Republican leader, John Boehner, finally got an answer to his questions about jobs created by the federal stimulus. Cincinnati.com:

    House Minority Leader John Boehner received a sharply worded rebuttal today to his complaints that the Obama administration is using misleading and inaccurate job numbers to promote its stimulus [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:34pm EST

  • Repeats

    This morning, TheHill.com, reports that there is some uneasiness with repeat Republican candidates popping back the 2010 election campaign:

    ...While Republicans claim the enthusiasm to try again is a good sign of GOP momentum, it does have its drawbacks. Several of the repeat candidates face top GOP recruits [...]
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    Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:45am EST

  • Even More....

    *** A car accident in Dublin, Ohio, killed two popular students from Dublin Scioto High School.
    The Dispatch has the complete story.


    * How good was John Kasich's record as a member of Congress (1991-2000)? According to GovTrack.us, not so good:

    ...John Kasich missed [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:10am EST

  • More Reasons Not to Support Kasich for Governor

    According to an article in the Cleveland Jewish News, John Kasich, Republican candidate for Ohio Governor has some big plans for Ohio if he wins the election:

    Cleveland Jewish News:

    ....To improve the economy in Cleveland and Ohio, Kasich wants to gradually phase out the state [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:30pm EST

  • Splitsville?

    Is there a split in the Ohio GOP?

    Cincinnati.com:

    All over the country, a battle is going on for the heart and soul of the Republican Party.

    ....In Ohio, the line is being drawn between the two announced candidates for attorney general, who will face each [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:52am EST

  • In case you were wondering.....

    ....in a letter to the editor, a citizen from Republican Jon Husted's district puts the blame squarely on Husted's shoulders for a telephone surcharge. (Dayton Daily News)

    ....Sen. George Voinovich (OH-R) did not vote on Saturday evening when the U.S. Senate voted to start the floor debate on [...]
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    Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:22am EST

  • O-H-I-O

    Congratulations to the Ohio State Buckeyes for defeating that team up north. The Buckeyes have won 6 in a row against the wolverines. As a tribute to Stefanie Spielman, the team had a sticker on their helmets with the initials SS and a pink buckeye leaf.

    Thank you, Coach [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:46pm EST

  • Boehner

    John Boehner has gone off his rocker again. Time and time again, Boehner just lies about legislation and yet few people actually call him on it. TPMDC shows how the DNC got him!

    TPMDC:

    The Democratic National Committee released a rapid response to House [...]

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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:54am EST

  • Remembering Stefanie Spielman

    Stefanie Spielman has passed away. Those of us here in central Ohio will remember her courage and her extraordinary dedication to raise money for the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research. Because of her example, many of us participated in the annual Komen Race, got mammograms, and contributed money [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:30pm EST

  • Why do the Ohio Republicans refuse to work with Gov. Strickland?

    Ohio Republican Jon Husted, who is so accustomed to getting his way (remember the residency case?), has called Gov. Ted Strickland's remarks "almost childish", according to the DaytonDailyNews:

    Gov. Ted Strickland has told Senate President Bill Harris, R-Ashland, that the Senate Republican budget plan unveiled on Wednesday, Nov. [...]

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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 12:41pm EST

  • The Examiner points out that Republican ...

    The Examiner points out that Republican leader John Boehner is wrong, wrong, wrong, about health care reform:

    The House minority leader Congressman John Boehner (r) 2nd OH, has said repeatedly that the American people do not want this health care reform.

    Two very interesting [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:01pm EST

  • Trouble in the Ohio GOP???

    >Is there trouble in the Ohio Republican Party? The Middletown Journal:

    Local ties and name recognition weren’t enough for former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine to get support for state office from what one observer called an “angry crowd” at a Butler County GOP meeting Thursday, Nov. 12.

    Instead, the [...]

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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:39am EST

  • Monday's Good News and Bad News

    * The Buckeyes are going to the Rose Bowl!!!!!

    We were lucky enough to be at the game on Saturday. It was very exciting. During TV commercial breaks, the scoreboard had video messages from active duty military personnel who were stationed in Iraq. Each of the men and [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:19am EST

  • Ohio GOP

    John Kasich, Republican candidate for Ohio Governor, worked for several years for Lehman Brothers. Yes. That Lehman Brothers. You can't remember the full extent about the disaster of Lehman Brothers? Let me refresh your memory with this tidbit from Reuters:

    Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's emergency bankruptcy filing wiped [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 8:29am EST

  • He Has Health Insurance!

    Sometimes candidates for office set up and sponsor events in specific areas because they think it will be a friendly crowd. That did not happen to the Republican candidate for Ohio Secretary of State. The Dayton Daily News:

    ...Twice during the two-hour event, some among the crowd of [...]

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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:21am EST

  • Working for Middle Class? Show Me!

    It has been awhile since I've checked TheMiddleClass.org to see how our elected officials are doing in helping regular Americans. Here is some information from TheMiddleClass.org:

    Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15-Democrat) = (2009 year to date total) 100%

    According to TheMiddleClass.org, Kilroy has voted for' [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:45am EST

  • Thank you, veterans, for your service!

    Thank you, veterans, for your service!

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    *** Think Progress has comments from Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15). On the day of the passage of the health care reform bill, Kilroy and other female members of the House were yelled at and screamed at [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:17am EST

  • While people suffer and die without health insurance....

    While people suffer and die without health insurance, the Republicans are going after Ohio's Democrats for supporting the health care reform bill.

    The Lancaster Eagle Gazette:

    The Republican Party has launched a political attack against three Ohio Democrats they say cast the decisive votes for a $1.1' [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:24am EST

  • Just Enough

    *** Thank you, Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15) for voting in support of the health reform bill on Saturday night. Thank you!

    * * * Do Ohioans really believe anything that comes out of the mouth of Republican Jon Husted? Husted has apparently teamed up with another Republican state [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:54am EST

  • Health Care Bill Passes the House!!!

    Thank you to all those who supported the passage of the Health Care Reform bill in the House!!! Your support of this bill shows that you care more about people than the insurance companies who have shown their greed and non-caring attitude.

    Nice job, Boehner and company for your [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:47am EST

  • Update!

    Hey, Music and Tea Fans! I just saw this at the Whole Foods Facebook website:

    Whole Foods Market Dublin Remember: Jorma, former lead guitarist of Jefferson Airplane & Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer will play at our store on Saturday, 11/7 at 1 p.m.
    Jorma was also a [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:49pm EST

  • It appears that the Republican Party's long ...

    It appears that the Republican Party's long awaited health care bill has arrived. Unfortunately, it is positively worthless. Here is an article about the GOP bill from NY Daily News:

    ....the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found an odd feature in the 230-page bill:' [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:56am EST

  • Some Members of Congress Just Like to Help and Protect Bankers

    A vote yesterday shows exactly which members of the House of Representatives support people and which support banks. HR 3639 was passed to stop banks and credit card companies from increasing rates to high, obscene percentages before a law kicks in next year.

    From Thomas, the Library [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:09am EST

  • Busy, Busy

    > Democrats won the open seats for Congress in NY-23rd and CA-10th. Bill Owens (NY-23) beat the far right conservative that had been endorsed by Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and other extremists. In California, Democrat John Garamendi, beat the Republican and some third party candidates.

    >Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:46am EST

  • Boehner

    My posting today is a little late. I think the squirrels were having fun outside playing with the cable.

    **** After months of stalling, the Republicans have their own health care bill. It is amazing that they've come up with something at all. The GOP is sort of like' [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 4:07pm EST

  • Stopping Credit Card Rate Increases

    Both U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15th), Democrats, are working on legislation to hold up any further credit card interest rate increases.

    Dispatch:

    Sen. Sherrod Brown has signed on to a bill unveiled last week in his Senate Banking Committee that [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:36am EST

  • Some Republicans Don't Support Small Business

    Legislation for small business was passed yesterday in the House of Representatives. According to the website for the Clerk of the House, (Roll Call Vote 830, HR 3854: Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009), 389 voted for the bill, and 32 voted against the bill.

    I [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 4:32pm EDT

  • Friday!!!!!

    Oooooooops! Another Ohio Republican is in trouble!

    Chillicothe Gazette:

    CINCINNATI -- A federal grand jury in southwest Ohio has indicted a former Republican state representative on charges involving mail fraud and filing false income tax returns.

    The indictment, announced Thursday, alleges that Michael A. Fox, also [...]

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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 7:52am EDT

  • Republican Problems Spreading to Ohio????

    Those of us that follow politics are aware of the election for New York's congressional district 23. Democrat Bill Owens is facing two opponents --- Republican Dede Scozzafava and Conservative Doug Hoffman. Hoffman has received the endorsement of Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, and tea baggers.

    Now the Washington Times' [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 8:35am EDT

  • Scary Republicans

    With Halloween this week, I've noticed some very scary things from Republican candidates.

    **** More and more people in central Ohio are starting to question whether we need a former bank lobbyist, Republican Steve Stivers, to go to Washington. Stivers is a Republican candidate running against U.S. Rep. Mary' [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 7:43am EDT

  • Special Event

    A wine tasting benefit for the Haven of Hope Cancer Foundation will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2009, 5:30pm, at The Wine Guy Bistro in Hilliard. Special guest will be Barry Mitterhoff of Hot Tuna.


    For tickets, call the Haven of Hope (614) [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 6:51pm EDT

  • Biden Visits

    Vice President Joe Biden helped U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15th) with a visit.

    Dispatch:

    Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, midway through her first term in Congress, enlisted the country's second-most-prominent Democrat yesterday to aid her in what's expected to be a tough re-election battle....

    ....He [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:02am EDT

  • U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy has been ...

    U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy has been working to protect constituents from banks that take advantage of borrowers. Here is a release from Kilroy:


    U.S. Representative Mary Jo Kilroy voted yesterday to protect central Ohioans from unfair lending practices that triggered the economic downturn and put undue [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 9:13am EDT

  • Notes

    The Examiner:

    Three first-term Ohio congressman, who sit on the powerful U.S. House Financial Services Committee and who can expect a tough fight for a 2nd term next year, added their votes to pass out reform legislation designed to protect consumers against unfair and dishonest financial marketplace practices [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 8:44am EDT

  • Ohio Republicans: Call Them Irresponsible

    Besides "irresponsible," there are a few other words that come to mind when I think of the Republicans in the Ohio Senate. While Democrats want to delay a planned tax cut, the Republicans in the Ohio Senate still support a tax cut. Just before he left office, former Republican Gov. [...]
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    Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:00pm EDT

  • Those Whining Insurance Executives

    A recent panel discussion in Cleveland shows that some health insurance executives are clearly worried that their huge income will be decreased in the coming health care reforms in Congress.

    Cleveland.com    :

    Some of Greater Cleveland's largest and strongest companies stand to lose money under the nation's [...]
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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 8:34am EDT

  • Monday's News

    *** Is it possible that Ohio is turning more Democratic? Ohioans seem to be turning a deaf ear to the Ohio GOP's candidates. Case in point: John Kasich.

    Cleveland Scene    :

    Sean Hannity was in Northeast Ohio recently for a high-dollar fundraiser for Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich,' [...]

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    Posted: October 19, 2009, 8:51am EDT

  • Still More....

    Politico has some info on Boehner's big money:

    ....Boehner (R-Ohio) shelled out an impressive $535,000 to the Republican National Congressional Committee -- most of it in the last two weeks of September, according to new federal disclosure reports.

    Boehner's been on a fundraising tear of late, according to [...]

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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:44am EDT

  • Eyes on the News

    Ohio RealEstateRama has this story about U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15):

    U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy voted to amend the home-buying provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to benefit active-duty service members and other federal employees. The Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act (H.R. 3590), [...]
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    Posted: October 15, 2009, 9:38am EDT

  • Boehner is Irrelevant

    Here is your vocabulary lesson for the day:

    According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, the word "immutable" means not capable of or susceptible to change.

    Now we see the word "immutable" in use in this CBS News story:

    Last week, House Republican Leader John Boehner [...]
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    Posted: October 14, 2009, 7:56am EDT

  • Still More Ohio Politics

    * A story in the Dispatch reads: "Ruling Against Brunner Not Partisan, Court Says"

    I doubt that people actually believe it. Dispatch:

    Although some critics have detected a partisan flavor to the Ohio Supreme Court's ruling against Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner and in favor [...]
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    Posted: October 13, 2009, 8:46am EDT

  • Just another day.....

    * We went to the Columbus Italian Festival over the weekend. I think it is time for festival organizers to move the event to a location with more parking and more room to walk and sit. The size of the crowds and the problems with parking make the festival less [...]
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    Posted: October 12, 2009, 8:58am EDT

  • Friday!!!!!

    ****** President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

    * The Columbus Italian Festival will be held this weekend at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.

    * The Toledo Blade has a grade editorial about Republican Jon Husted and his residency scandal:

    JON Husted was [...]
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    Posted: October 09, 2009, 8:27am EDT

  • Time to Get Moving!

    > While Ohioans continue to lose their homes to foreclosure, a legislative bill that passed the Ohio House of Representatives remains collecting dust in the Republican controlled Ohio Senate. Here is an article from June 1, 2009, from the Cleveland Plain Dealer:

    The Ohio Senate needs to get [...]
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    Posted: October 08, 2009, 8:34am EDT

  • Late News

    Cleveland.com:

    State Sen. Jon Husted is indeed a Dayton-area resident for voting purposes, the Ohio Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday, overturning a decision by Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner.

    Husted, a Republican lawmaker, spends most of his time living in suburban-Columbus where his wife owns a home [...]

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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 11:46pm EDT

  • Hype

    *** Don't believe the hype from the right. As an example of the propaganda coming from Republicans, you need to look at some quotes in TheHill:

    ....Republican campaign efforts are “far ahead” of where they were the year before the party took back the House in 1994, the' [...]

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    Posted: October 06, 2009, 8:21am EDT

  • Husted's Tax Dollar Give Away

    It seems to me that Jon Husted, Republican candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, just doesn't like to play by the rules. Everyone knows about the continuing scandals surrounding Husted's residency. Husted represents Kettering but lives 99.99999% of the time in fancy Upper Arlington. Now Husted wants to give away' [...]
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    Posted: October 05, 2009, 9:02am EDT

  • TGIF

    Huffington Post has this little tidbit:

    Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R-S.C.) offered unusually blunt assessments of the fringe elements of his party and conservative media on Thursday, calling the popular and bombastic Fox News host Glenn Beck a "cynic" whose show was antithetical to American values.

    "Only in America" [...]

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    Posted: October 02, 2009, 8:39am EDT

  • Who is working for change?

    With the push on to get the 2016 Olympics to the U.S., some politicians (on the Republican side) are complaining.

    ABC NEWS:

    ....In Washington, critics are panning Obama's decision to fly to Copenhagen Friday for a brief trip to persuade the judges that Chicago should be [...]

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    Posted: October 01, 2009, 9:04am EDT

  • Republican Hype

    Should anyone believe this Republican hype?

    CBS News:

    So how good could 2010 be for Republicans running for the House of Representatives?

    A phenomenal year is now in the cards, which is obviously not the same as saying that it will be a phenomenal [...]
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    Posted: September 30, 2009, 8:18am EDT

  • Finally some sun.....

    * We thoroughly enjoyed the Buckeye football game on Saturday. Needless to say, we were completely soaked by the end of the game. Even though it seemed like a monsoon, it did not force us from the stands.

    * The Toledo Blade has the lowdown on the stands [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 8:27am EDT

  • Those Ohio Republicans

    Republican candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted, could suffer at the polls because of questions about his residency, according to an article at the Dayton Daily News.

    State Sen. Jon Husted’s residency dispute will be decided by judges, but analysts say the court of public opinion [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 12:18pm EDT

  • Friday

    Although some recent polls suggest that Ohioans favor some type of casino gambling for the state, political ads, both for and against, are running continuously. Today's Columbus Dispatch has another story about those facing off in the battle about casinos for Ohio:

    Casino opponents called on Franklin [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2009, 8:22am EDT

  • Ohio Politics

    * Gov. Patrick of Massachusetts has announced that Paul Kirk will be the interim U.S. Senator who will fill the seat of the late Ted Kennedy.

    More on Republican Jon Husted and his residency----Kettering Oakwood Times:

    Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has ruled that State Sen. [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2009, 11:12am EDT

  • Husted Doesn't Live There

    The continuing saga of Republican Jon Husted's residency goes on.....

    Dayton Daily News:

    State Senator Jon Husted (HYOO'-sted) has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to allow him to remain a registered voter in the Dayton suburb of Kettering.

    The Republican filed his request with the highcourt Tuesday, a' [...]

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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 10:13pm EDT

  • Ruling: Husted NOT A Resident of Kettering

    The ruling by Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on the residency of Republican Jon Husted, finally came down late last night.

    Dispatch:

    Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner ruled last night that state Sen. Jon Husted no longer is a resident of Kettering in Montgomery County, [...]
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    Posted: September 22, 2009, 7:53am EDT

  • Boehner: Obama Not a Socialist

    Republican leader, John Boehner, the sun-tanned, golf-loving, tobacco smoking, Ohio Representative, admitted the truth when he said that President Obama is NOT a socialist.

    ChattaBox has Boehner even trying to deny that he called Obama a socialist:

    John Boehner (R-Ohio), the House Minority Leader, appeared on Meet [...]
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    Posted: September 21, 2009, 9:49am EDT

  • College Students Won't Like Ohio GOPers for This Vote

    College students should rejoice at this news---- Dispatch:

    The House voted yesterday in favor of the biggest overhaul of college-aid programs since their creation in the 1960s -- a bill to oust private lenders from the student-loan business and put the government in charge.

    The vote was 253-171 [...]

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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 8:40am EDT

  • Tired of Republican Hysteria??? Me Too

    czars* Daily Kos referred to this post about the "czars" in the White House. Here is the original post from John Cole's Balloon Juice:

    From wikipedia:



    OMG! President Obama has less czars than George W. Bush!!!

    Here is more [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 3:52pm EDT

  • Ohio Politics

    The Hill has some political updates about Ohio's upcoming elections:

    The new Quinnipiac poll in Ohio shows Democrats’ situation improving. Yesterday, Gov. Ted Strickland (D) started looking better in partial results of the poll, and now former Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) is shown to be losing ground [...]
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    Posted: September 16, 2009, 8:28am EDT

  • One Week for a Decision...

    >>>>>UPDATED!!!!!

    The Dispatch has a picture from Jim Witmer Dayton Daily News:
    (Note: The sign reads, "Jon Husted, if you can READ this sign you'd be HOME by now."

    An Ohio Democratic Party staff member paces outside state Sen. Jon Husted's home in Kettering, [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 10:28pm EDT

  • I'll Always Love My Buckeyes

    * The Ohio State USC game was very exciting. Even though the Buckeyes did not win, it was pure insanity in the stadium. Besides an incredible crowd of over 106,000 people, celebrities like former Buckeyes Chris Carter, Michael Redd, Santonio Holmes, as well as stars like Will Farrell and Vince [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 8:42am EDT

  • More Losses in Iraq

    Two soldiers from central Ohio were killed in Iraq, according to the Dispatch:

    They were in Iraq, and the two soldiers who served with the 545th Military Police Company marveled at how they ended up together when both were from central Ohio.

    Army Staff Sgt. Shannon M. [...]

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    Posted: September 11, 2009, 8:38am EDT

  • Shame on Rep. Joe Wilson

    Obviously Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina is a disrespectful person. He is the person that yelled, "You lie," during the President's address last night. Wilson must be very busy today because Wilson's official U.S. House website is "...down for maintenance."

    CNN has a follow up [...]
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    Posted: September 10, 2009, 9:46am EDT

  • Jean Schmidt is a "Birther"?????

    Think Progress has a clip of Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt (OH-2) which indicates that she is a "birther":

    Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) spoke at the Voice of America tea party this Labor Day weekend outside of Cincinnati, OH. Following a tense Q&A session — during which, the [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 8:59pm EDT

  • Truth

    >>>> An overblown story by WTTE, fails to explain the truth about the recent Republican "energy summit" held in Columbus, Ohio. What is the truth? The panel of elected Republicans almost outnumbered the audience members. With less than 30 in the audience (most of which were members of media [...]
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    Posted: September 08, 2009, 9:13am EDT

  • President Obama's Message of Staying in School Upsets Some Parents in Central Ohio

    Every so often you think that some of your neighbors are just off their rockers. Some parents in central Ohio are objecting to President Obama's back to school message. Obviously, the President's suggestions of studying hard, setting goals, and staying in school, are controversial to some parents. (Those objecting parents [...]
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    Posted: September 06, 2009, 2:26pm EDT

  • 1865

    It is fairly clear that the Republicans haven't had a fresh idea since Abraham Lincoln, and, if they had their way, they'd like to move backwards with rights and privileges that we enjoy today. The GOP is against any progress for women, minorities, students, the elderly, immigrants, working people, diversity, [...]
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    Posted: September 04, 2009, 12:27pm EDT

  • Ohio Republican Energy Summit = Failure

    Ohio's Republican elected members of Congress just don't understand climate change.

    Dispatch:
    U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner and other GOP House members pressed their case in Columbus yesterday against climate-change legislation, charging that it would drive more jobs out of ailing Ohio.....
    .....Greenpeace USA spokeswoman Deborah Steele' [...]
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    Posted: September 03, 2009, 7:53am EDT

  • Even More...

    U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH-Democrat) had some touching words about the passing of Sen. Edward Kennedy. Dayton Daily News:

    ...Brown considered the liberal lion of the Senate a mentor and friend, and he felt the loss....

    ...The elder senator took the younger senator under his wing. He’d [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2009, 8:56am EDT

  • Ignorance on the Right

    Cleveland.com:
    The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it would soon formally declare carbon dioxide a dangerous pollutant -- a move that could help propel slow-moving climate change legislation on Capitol Hill....

    and this----

    ....House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, earlier this year called [...]
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    Posted: September 01, 2009, 8:41am EDT

  • Same old stuff from the religious right

    BuzzFlash has an interesting take on the far right's latest project:

    The Religious Right's Freedom Federation: Old Wine in New Bottles

    ...Ken Blackwell, former Ohio Secretary of State and now a senior fellow for family empowerment at the Family Research Council said that the Freedom Federation “will [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2009, 8:54am EDT

  • Hmmmmm.

    --- Charter schools are still not doing that well, in my humble opinion. If some of these charter schools were public schools, parents would be outraged. The Columbus Dispatch states that some progress was made, but "......more than half of the charter schools in Franklin County and its adjoining" [...]
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    Posted: August 30, 2009, 3:27pm EDT

  • Women May Want to Speak Out About This

    A case before the Ohio Supreme Court has left a lot of women wondering how this case got this far.

    Dispatch:

    A Cincinnati-area company didn't discriminate against a new mother when it fired her for taking unauthorized breaks to pump milk from her breasts, the Ohio' [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 8:24am EDT

  • Reflections

    Which member of the U.S. Senate will take up the causes that Sen. Kennedy fought for over the years? Sen. George Voinovich and Sen. Sherrod Brown reflect on Kennedy's death.

    WMFD.com:

    ...Sen. Kennedy was considered one of the greatest senators of our time. He became known as [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2009, 8:24am EDT

  • Sen. Kennedy

    Sen. Edward Kennedy's death leads us to reflect on his accomplishments. Bloomberg has some of the details:

    ....Kennedy was the dominant congressional figure in shaping U.S. health care, civil rights and education policy for decades, working to raise the minimum wage, overhaul immigration laws and allow 18-year-olds to [...]
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    Posted: August 26, 2009, 7:03pm EDT

  • Money Revealed

    How much are some candidates worth?

    Cleveland.com has info from Republican Rob Portman's financial statement:

    ...Portman's form was about 15 pages and detailed his lucrative salary as a lawyer at Cleveland-based law firm Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, where he earned $800,000 in 2008, and fees from speaking [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 6:22pm EDT

  • Of Note...

    * U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH-Dem) and Rep. Zach Space (OH-18-Dem) have just returned from a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan, according to Cleveland.com.

    * Even though "Joe the Plumber" (who is not named "Joe" and is not a licensed plumber) has exceeded his 15 minutes of fame, he [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2009, 7:46am EDT

  • Just asking....

    The party of "No" continues to say "No" to health care reform.
    Dispatch:
    Republican Reps. Pat Tiberi of Genoa Township and Steve Austria of Beavercreek oppose the proposed government-run health plan option, charging it would crowd out private insurers and take away consumer choices....

    According to OpenSecrets, [...]
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    Posted: August 24, 2009, 7:56am EDT

  • Losing the Luster

    * An opinion piece in the Newark Advocate is questioning Republican Rep. Pat Tiberi's (OH-12) record. According to the entry in the Newark Advocate, Tiberi recently picked up the theme used by The Ohio State University when he said, "Do something great." The writer then goes to describe [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2009, 7:41am EDT

  • Ohio Politics

    *** Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15-Democrat) had a tele-town hall meeting last night.
    Dispatch:

    U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy last night insisted that congressional Democrats are not considering "socialized medicine'" in their efforts to approve a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health-care system.

    In a town-hall meeting' [...]

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    Posted: August 20, 2009, 9:29am EDT

  • Wednesday's Notes

    > Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy's (OH-15-D) fundraiser this week will have a special guest--- Kathleen Sebelius, according to the Dispatch:

    Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will be in Columbus on Friday to help raise campaign cash for Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Columbus - [...]
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    Posted: August 19, 2009, 7:56am EDT

  • Here and Now

    * Looks like we won't be getting the AT&T White Pages delivered. NBC4i:

    AT&T will no longer automatically deliver white page directories in the Central Ohio area.

    It began delivering its Yellow Pages Tuesday, and a flier inside the phone book explains how customers can order white' [...]

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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 12:33pm EDT

  • Monday

    * The whisper campaign against State Auditor Mary Taylor, Ohio Republican, has started, according to Ohio.com. The Ohio Republicans are continuing their efforts to dump Taylor because her fundraising efforts are below their expectations. Ohio.com has the story which leads us to believe that the GOP may pull [...]
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    Posted: August 17, 2009, 8:32am EDT

  • My Two Cents

    * While Republican leader John Boehner tours Mongolia, China, and Asia, other elected officials are having town halls. If you are interest, Boehner has a twitter account ([twitter.com]) where he quotes right wing, anti-health care reform "research" from right wing think tanks.

    * What? GOPers voted for a [...]
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    Posted: August 14, 2009, 8:26am EDT

  • Huh?

    Surprise. Surprise. Surprise. Huntington Park in Columbus has been picked as the Ballpark of the Year. An article in the Dispatch, notes that Huntington Park beat out all the fancy schmancy ballparks:

    BaseballParks.com cast the latest vote that dream matched reality in Huntington Park.

    The Web site [...]

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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 9:44pm EDT

  • Husted Throws a Tantrum

    Ohio GOP's "golden boy" (aka Jon Husted) filed suit today:
    Dayton Daily News:

    State Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, sued Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner in the Ohio Supreme Court, saying the residency challenge against him should be dismissed.

    Husted also argued that Brunner had no right [...]

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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 5:18pm EDT

  • Meetings and Conferences

    This congressional recess has some members of Congress taking a different approach to meeting constituents. An article in the Dispatch has some tidbits about Republican Rep. Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Democratic Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15), and Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown:

    ...For nearly an hour yesterday as he sat [...]
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    Posted: August 12, 2009, 8:19am EDT

  • News to Use....

    * Our hearts go out to the family of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Mrs. Shriver was the founder of the Special Olympics.

    * Someone from the Republican Party finally got it right!!!
    Raw Story:

    Georgia’s junior Republican senator has something to say about Sarah Palin’s interpretation of US [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2009, 9:32am EDT

  • * A small little item in today's ...

    * A small little item in today's Dispatch may look innocent, but is there more behind it?
    Dispatch:

    Professional Education Corp. of Hamilton, Ohio, has been stripped of its authority to conduct pre-licensing and continuing-education classes for Ohio insurance applicants and agents, according to the Ohio Department of Insurance.

    [...]
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    Posted: August 10, 2009, 8:26am EDT

  • Remembering Lima Company.....

    Washington Post (published August 4, 2005):

    A Marine Reserve company that was known as "Lucky Lima" before suffering heavy casualties in May was hit Wednesday by the deadliest roadside bombing of the Iraq war, a massive explosion that killed 14 Marines and the unit's Iraqi interpreter, according to [...]
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    Posted: August 09, 2009, 6:24pm EDT

  • Money, Money, Money

    Republican Rep. John Boehner's activities against health care reform are paying off for his campaign. Is Boehner working for his constituents or for his contributors???? I'm just asking. According to Open Secrets (Center for Responsive Politics), Boehner's leadership PAC is getting money from:

    Top 5 contributors, 2009-2010, Leadership' [...]
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    Posted: August 07, 2009, 8:29am EDT

  • Trouble for the Ohio GOP?????

    * The Ohio GOP is getting a little nervous as Republican U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi has a tough Democratic challenger toss her hat into the ring. CQ Politics:

    ...Democrat Paula Brooks, an elected commissioner in the county that includes Columbus, said Wednesday that she will challenge [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 7:57am EDT

  • Is Husted paying back charter school supporters?

    Looks like Republican candidate for the Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted, is pandering to the charter school contributors. Instead of offering a bill to fix the inequality of funding public education in the state, Husted wants to take more money away from public schools.

    News-herald:

    [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2009, 8:28am EDT

  • NRCC's Ambitious Plans

    The NRCC (National Republican Congress Committee) has some very ambitious plans. They are targeting 70 Congressional seats currently held by Democrats. At first glance, anyone would notice that the large list (see Politico) contains well-known Democrats and other Democrats who've been recently elected.

    The NRCC may have' [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2009, 8:16am EDT

  • Kilroy's New Legislation

    Democratic Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15) has introduced new legislation that would definitely help consumers with medical debt.

    Dallas News:

    ...U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Ohio, who introduced legislation that would keep medical debt from haunting your credit record after it's paid off.

    Her bill would require medical debt [...]

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    Posted: August 02, 2009, 11:02pm EDT
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