All right BSB readers, the Senate Republicans have screwed around long enough. It’s time to start making them really own this.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it (and you do), is to bring up the budget battle to at least three people you know that don’t follow politics [...]
GOP Sen. George V. Voinovich of Ohio amplified today in an interview on his at least partial support for President Obama's desire to use $200 billion in surplus bank bailout money (known as TARP) for job creation efforts.
Like most Republicans, Voinovich wants to use the excess TARP money [...]
Senate Republicans have called off all meetings this week regarding a much delayed budget fix, delaying any chance of a fix for at least another week.
They’ve basically tried to turn this into a giant game of chicken, with a budget needing to be passed before the end of [...]
RNC Chairman Michael Steele this evening released a fundraising email attacking Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for agreeing with those standing on the right side of history in condemning slavery, women's voting rights, and civil rights.
In his typical, rambling assault on the Thesaurus, Steele brushes off the suggestion that Republicans [...]
House Minority Leader John Boehner, a West Chester Republican, says President Obamas proposal to use surplus bank bailout funds for job creation initiatives amounts to a slush fund for politicians and continues Washington Democrats unprecedented deficit spending binge.
Boehner and other Republicans want estimated $200 billion in excess TARP [...]
So Democrats and the black caucus cry raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacism!:
Oddly enough, Ted Strickland even supports the changes. But I suppose this is what happens when a number of districts in the state legislature are “set asides” for some very ignorant politicians.
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Not surprisingly, some construction contractors are feeling left out after they were not invited by Senate Republicans to testify on a proposed overhaul of public construction laws.
Leaders of the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association sent a letter this week to Sen. John A. Carey [...]
In addition to DeWine firing his spokesman, DeWine’s fundraiser, Amanda Sima is leaving the sinking Titanic known as the Mike DeWine for Attorney General campaign. Amanda is one of the most prominent Republicans fundraisers in Ohio, and I had the pleasure of working with her on the Blackwell campaign [...]
Breaking a three-day stalemate, the Senate approved an amendment to its health care legislation that would require insurance companies to offer free mammograms and other preventive services to women.
The vote was 61 to 39, with three Republicans joining 56 Democrats and the two independents [...]
Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee will enter the debate over the state budget fix on Monday when he testifies before the Senate Finance Committee in support of public construction reform being pushed by Senate Republicans.
Lawmakers continue to debate how to fill the $851 million budget hole. [...]
GOP Quickly Goes to War Like many Republicans, Rep. Steve Austria of Beavercreek backs President Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, but the endorsement came with criticism of the length of time Obama took to make the move.
It is good the president finally made a decision on this important issue," Austria" [...]
With the pressure mounting and opposition starting to crumble, the State Senate Republicans have put forth a new budget deal offer.
In a desperate attempt to not look powerless though, they’ve tacked on prison and construction reforms into the bill. As these issues haven’t really had any debate, it’s [...]
Republicans appear to realize that Democratic budget plan they roundly opposed as a tax increase is the best way to solve the budget issues currently facing the state, but try to provide themselves with as much political cover as they can while passing the budget.
Senate Republicans [...]
The national Republicans today assailed Democratic Senate candidate Jennifer Brunner for what they described as her inflammatory and baseless attacks against General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Jennifer Brunner should immediately apologize not only to General McChrystal, but to all American troops, for her inflammatory [...]
In what could only be described as a total suprise by The Sidney Independent is that State Senator Keith Faber is putting in a strong effort to end the stereotype that Republicans only vote No. The State Senator has actually voted Yes 97% of the time. Of course Senator [...]
Just in case your GOP relatives want to lecture you about the socialist politics of the "DumocRATS" and the failure of our Marxist Messiah Obama over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
The Maryland Millionaire Count, Tax Scams, and Train Wrecks
In a capitalist system, investors make [...]
