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Paul Krugman is one-third right - the Senate is creating more than the impression of a disfunctional government in inaction - but only one-third right. For, you see, we have the House of Representatives to make up another third. As an example, I submit the following: finding the political will to let the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy to expire is apparently political suicide . Are you fucking...
De Magno Opere - 3:03 a.m.
This in via e-mail from the office of Governor Ted Strickland: Governor Appoints Steven Lesser as PUCO Commissioner Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today appointed Steven Lesseras a commissioner of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for a five-year term beginning April 11, 2010 and expiring April 10, 2015. Lesser, of Bexley, is currently the [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Mon 9:26 p.m. - 2 clicks 
This in via e-mail from the office of Governor Ted Strickland: Governor, Lt. Governor Call for Vigilance, Collaborative Action to Protect Lake Erie from Invasive Species Asian Carp Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher today sent the following letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to press the [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Mon 9:26 p.m. - 2 clicks
This in via e-mail from the office of Mayor Mike Bell: Mayor And Council To Hold Budget Working Meetings First Public Input Session Also Scheduled The Mayor and City Council will continue to address the 2010 City Budget at a series of working meetings that will also include members of the Mayor’s Transition Team, the Citizens Special [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Mon 9:26 p.m. - 2 clicks
Sarah Palin’s last visit to Ohio for a book signing turned out to be a great video opportunity for Tim and Eric in front of the Dublin Border’s book store. I expect nothing less from Palin’s next visit on March 5th. According to the website for the event: “Purchasing a ticket (for $40) guarantees you a comfortable [...]...
Plunderbund - Mon 9:15 p.m. - 6 clicks
Together our tears come together and form a giant river of suffering and I hope, cleansing. Injustice is never final, I keep telling myself. I pray this is true for all of us....
Fraudbuster Bob - Mon 8:45 p.m. - 2 clicks
Last Thursday Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher met the Ohio State College Dems for a speech and Q&A. Ostensibly, he was there as Lt. Gov-- not a Senatorial candidate --to speak about the economy. He was in full campaign mode, anyway. In short: the Lt. Gov. was on message, rehearsed, and electable. I'm not in love with his policies, but I think he's the guy to beat Rob Portman. Below the fold is (1) my ...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Mon 7:05 p.m. - 8 clicks
From the Dispatch (R-Columbus): Freshman Rep. Steve Austria, who announced as expected last week that he will seek re-election, has $260,259 in his campaign bank account. This is not exactly a juggernaut like total from a freshman congressman in a swingy district. Perhaps maybe Sharen would be game for a re-match against Austria? David Hobson, this guy is not. ...
Buckeye State Blog - Mon 7:05 p.m. - 7 clicks
As Republican leaders are urging President Obama to scrap the Democrats’ health care reform legislation and start the process from scratch, they’ve found an unlikely ally in Rep. Dennis Kucinich. The Ohio Democrat — a perennial presidential candidate — wants President Obama to consider government-sponsored, single-payer health coverage in lieu of the insurance industr...
Progress Ohio - Mon 5:28 p.m. - 2 clicks
The Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes or COAST has been constantly pushing the line between reasonable an unreasonable, even calling a female U.S. Senator a “whore”. But I think they’ve really crossed a new line today. As many of you know, Rep. John Murtha passed away earlier today. COAST posted the following in response: Seriously, someone’s ass needs called o...
Buckeye State Blog - Mon 4:40 p.m.
Okay, so Jennifer Brunner and Lee Fisher want us to think that their election to the United States Senate will make a big difference in our lives. Well, here is a question for them, and for that matter, for the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee: What evidence do we have that it will make any difference whatsoever? I mean, look at the the situation we are in at the present time. The Dems have ...
Medina County Democrats - Mon 4:08 p.m. - 9 clicks
Rep. John Murtha, Democrat of Pennsylvania, has passed away. Pittsburgh Post Gazette : Congressman John P. Murtha, D-Johnstown, died this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. His family was at his bedside.... ....First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in February of 1974, Murtha was a Marine who became the first Vietnam War combat Veteran elected...
Stubbon Liberal - Mon 2:14 p.m. - 5 clicks
I just found a PBS transcript from July 18, 2008, in which various people speak about banking regulations and predatory lending: ... OHIO STATE REPRESENTATIVE JON HUSTED: I don't think that there is anyone in this body today that can tell me how we should regulate, manage or micromanage how people get loans in this state.... This leads me to believe that Husted is for predatory lending...
Ohio15th District - Mon 2:13 p.m. - 4 clicks
Despite Kevin DeWine’s best efforts to keep Mike happy, it seems the AG field won’t be clear after all. Hardin County attorney Steve Christopher, a certified Tea Bagger, is jumping into the race. ...
Buckeye State Blog - Mon 2:13 p.m. - 4 clicks
Why don’t you read this quote used on John Kasich’s blog : At the heart of Ohio’s fiscal problems is a tax system and business climate that has been driving people out of the state for more than 15 years, resulting in a shrinking economy and a smaller tax base. At the same time, state government spending grew unchecked, resulting in a heavier tax burden on the state’s remaining citizens. ...
Buckeye State Blog - Mon 2:13 p.m. - 5 clicks
If you have been following the story of an attempted smuggling incident at the Governor’s residence that involved a prison inmate who was working at there along with several other inmates, (Dispatch story as one example) you may wonder to yourself about the use of prison inmates in working at the Governor’s office for parties, [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Mon 1:26 p.m. - 4 clicks
This in via e-mail: McNamara To Run For State Senate Councilman pledges leadership on middle class priorities Toledo, OH – Joe McNamara announces today that he will be a candidate for the 11th District seat in the Ohio State Senate being vacated by Teresa Fedor, who is term-limited. McNamara, an at-large member of Toledo City Council, [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Mon 1:26 p.m. - 5 clicks
A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77. He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. In 1974, Murtha became the first combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected to Congress. He wielded considerable clout for two decades as a leader of the House subcommittee...
Progress Ohio - Mon 12:05 p.m. - 2 clicks
America spends $1 billion a day on crude oil from other countries . Depending on foreign oil puts both our national security and our checkbooks at risk. We’re funding those who want to see our county fail. It doesn’t have to be this way. A real clean energy bill will put us back in control by using energy that’s made in America and works for A...
Progress Ohio - Mon 12:05 p.m.
Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. He was 77. Share on Facebook...
Plunderbund - Mon 12:05 p.m.
Again, apparently completely unaware of the concept of irony, Sarah Palin gives a speech in which she criticizes President Obama for using a teleprompter and reads crib notes off her hand! LOL So. Great. Sarah Palin is a blogging gift that keeps on giving. I can’t wait to get to interview more supporters. My guess [...]...
Plunderbund - Mon 12:05 p.m.
Judge Bill O'Neill held a press conference in Shaker Heights on Saturday to make a point. The location, miles outside of what would be his district, is the very end of the Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's "Red Line." O'Neill kicked off his campaign at the "end of the line" to illustrate the failures of Steve LaTourette's time in congress. During his 15 years in Washington, not a single inch...
Ohio Daily Blog - Mon 12:05 p.m. - 3 clicks
Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha, the Vietnam war hero who Cincinnati-area Congresswoman Jean Schmidt tried to brand as a coward, has died according to ABC News . Murtha was 77. UPDATE: Statement from Congressman Dennis Kucinich: “John Murtha was a great American who served his country in many different capacities. His deep love for America was reflected in all of his...
Ohio Daily Blog - Mon 12:05 p.m. - 3 clicks
John Kasich, the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, serves on Invacare Corporation's board of directors and owns 45,000 shares of stock in the Elyria-based medical products manufacturer. Kasich's company -- which has made him rich -- loves the state. And while Kasich is campaigning on a theme that Ohio's tax climate is miserable for business growth and entrepreneurs, Invacare is taking pa...
Ohio Daily Blog - Mon 12:05 p.m. - 2 clicks
Poll: Rob Portman ahead in Ohio Senate race, but not by much Rob Portman, a former GOP congressman who served as budget director under then-President George W. Bush, holds slight leads over two potential Democratic opponents in the Ohio Senate race, a new Rasmussen survey shows . But the leads are so slight that they are within the margin of error, so the state remai...
Progress Ohio - Mon 11:27 a.m. - 5 clicks
Projects Strengthen Ohio’s Leadership Position in the New Energy Economy Columbus, Ohio – Governor Ted Strickland, Lisa Patt-McDaniel, Director of the Ohio Department of Development , and Mark Shanahan, energy advisor to Governor Strickland, today announced that 18 Ohio projects will receive more than $11.8 million in industry efficiency grant awards funded through the American Re...
Progress Ohio - Mon 10:46 a.m. - 5 clicks
WASHINGTON – Students from Cleveland, Ohio’s Lakewood High School will be among 120 high school students from across the country to attend and participate in a music workshop at the White House hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama. The workshop is entitled “Music that Inspired the Movement,” and it will take place on Wednesday, February 10th from 1:00 p.m. &ndash...
Progress Ohio - Mon 10:46 a.m. - 3 clicks
Ohio Treasurer Kevin L. Boyce and Attorney General Richard Cordray encouraged members of the Ohio Congressional Delegation to help spread the word to their constituents about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC is a federal, refundable tax credit allowing people earning low to moderate wages to receive a larger share of their income back on their tax refund. However, many Ohioans wh...
Progress Ohio - Mon 10:46 a.m. - 2 clicks
Top of the rec list. It’s happening, just as I said it would back in July. At some point, the dollar signs which Lee incessantly throws in everyone’s face will start to dwindle. Lee came out with a bang, and in the next quarter, his numbers dropped. Next quarter, they’ll drop some more. And then the [...]...
Plunderbund - Mon 9:25 a.m. - 2 clicks
With 11th District Senator Teresa Fedor term-limited, Democrats in the Toledo area are now gearing up for a primary battle to fill her slot. Glass City Jungle reported last week that Edna Brown would likely be vying for the slot, and today, Toledo Councilman Joe McNamara entered with both feet. From the release : “I’m running because our community needs strong, independent leaders in Columb...
Ohio Daily Blog - Mon 9:25 a.m. - 3 clicks
Wall Street just doesn't get it. Last week insurance giant AIG announced that it would be paying out $100 million in bonuses —after America’s taxpayers bailed it out to the tune of at least $180 billion! Americans are simmering and ready to brew over. I'm Ohio Secretary of State and I'm running for the U.S. Senate . Here in Ohio, people are hurting like they haven’t hu...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Mon 9:24 a.m. - 5 clicks
Thanks to a decade of misinformation masquerading as sex education, teens are having the same amount of sex, using contraception less, and getting pregnant more. We're reaping what we've sowed. A 2002 study found that one-third of U.S. teenagers hadn't received any formal instruction about contraception. For those who did learn about contraception - it was all scare tactics. In Me, My World, My ...
Progress Ohio - Mon 9:04 a.m.
COLUMBUS, OH – A tax credit passed through the Recovery Act has already provided $125 million to help Ohio manufacturers produce clean energy technologies, but funding for this program is set to expire. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined the top executives of seven Ohio companies that have collectively received $125 million in funds through the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit...
Progress Ohio - Mon 9:04 a.m. - 3 clicks
A new Rasmussen Poll taken over the end of last week doesn't tell us much about who is leading the Democratic Senate primary, but it does point out some possible weaknesses and strengths with Jennifer Brunner and Lee Fisher. Fisher and Brunner both trail Portman by 4% points - Fisher down 43%-39% while Brunner is behind 42%-38%. The favorability test gives the better clues as to who is best...
Ohio Daily Blog - Mon 8:48 a.m. - 10 clicks
I plan to blog throughout my run for Cuyahoga County Council District 7. Of course, the regularity will be spotty, but I find that blogging clears a lot of cobwebs out of my head, and that value increases as I get further into being an actual candidate. I also plan to be totally transparent during [...]...
Plunderbund - Mon 7:49 a.m. - 3 clicks
I confess--- I watched more of the Puppy Bowl than I did the Super Bowl. Those puppies are sooooo cute! Did you see that huge crowd of people at the Tea Party convention? They had almost 500 people??? Wow. 500 people?????!!! Where were the busloads of people they had before? Only 500 people??? Sad. I thought Sarah Palin and her "palm notes" were pathetic. Raw Story has info and the vid...
Stubbon Liberal - Mon 7:30 a.m.
We have about 11 inches of snow on the ground here in central Ohio. It remains very cold, with the chance of additional snow in the next few days. In re-examining the 2008 race for Ohio's 15th congressional district, you have to wonder how certain people feel about the candidates. U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (Democrat), has demonstrated her commitment to regular human beings by working on legisl...
Ohio15th District - Mon 6:47 a.m. - 5 clicks
New Revenue is Needed to Invest in Economic Recovery In a Progressive States Network report last week: As 48 states confront monetary shortfalls this fiscal year, the budget will undoubtedly be the predominant focus of lawmakers. In fact, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) estimates that states will face cumulative deficits of approximately $350 billion in 2010 and 2011. Th...
Progress Ohio - Mon 6:27 a.m.
Bank of America Looks Like First of Many Michael Collins "This merger (Bank of America and Merrill Lynch) is a classic example of how the actions of our nation’s largest financial institutions led to the near-collapse of our financial system," said Attorney General Cuomo. "Bank of America, through its top management, engaged in a concerted effort to deceive ...
Progress Ohio - Mon 6:27 a.m.
The last politician to quote Pat Buchanan was Richard Nixon when Pat was penning speeches in a back room of the West Wing, but he didn't give him credit -- at least not in public. Sarah Palin has no hesitation giving credit where credit is due, however: WALLACE: I know that three years is an eternity in politics. But how hard do you think President Obama will be to defeat in 2012? PALIN: ...
Dispassionate Liberal - Mon 6:26 a.m.
According to a report released last week by Green Options: ------------------------------------------------------------ A study by Smart Growth America found that every billion dollars spent on public transportation projects created over 16,000 months of employment, almost twice as much work as those created by simple highway expansion and renewal projects. ...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m.
The Progressives States Network last week reported: One reason states are readily raising revenue as an alternative to more cuts is that they can turn to a wealth of examples to debunk the rhetoric that raising taxes to fund services in a state is harmful to the economy. Taxes Do Not Undermine State Economic Growth: As we've highlighted in previous Dispatches , research consi...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m. - 2 clicks
This week the Progressive States Network reported that by approving Measures 66 and 67 this week, Oregonians not only expressed their desire to protect services, but became the latest state to reject the hollow manipulations of right-wing anti-tax rhetoric. Just last November, voters in Maine and Washington rejected anti-tax initiatives , including so-called "Taxpayer Bill of...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m.
REPORT: JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GREEN ECONOMY IN OHIO Job Opportunities for the Green Economy: A State-by-State Picture of Occupations that Gain from Green Investments is a new report from the Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The report examines 12 states and the people employed in occupations affected by six green economic strategies: ...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m. - 3 clicks
The green-collar jobs movement just got another major boost: a groundbreaking new report underscores how the growing green economy can provide high quality jobs for those who need them most. The author, Professor Raquel Rivera Pinderhughes of San Francisco State University, is a leading national expert on green-collar jobs. This report deepens our unde...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m. - 3 clicks
According to a report from the Progeressive States Network: Building a green economy is one of the largest areas of entrepreneurial energy these days and states are designing a wide range of programs to encourage firms in their states to become leaders. Since energy savings are an inherent source of potential revenue, the opportunities are large, but the need for technical, regulatory and...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m. - 2 clicks
Green Party candidate for Ohio Governor Dennis Spisak cites a recent Green Options report which states the Ontario will be giving the green light to receive 16,000 jobs thanks to their energy legistlation which is allowing a 6.6 billion dollar wind and solar power deal to fall their way: ------------------------------------------------------------ In o...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m. - 3 clicks
In a Progressive States Network report last week: As 48 states confront monetary shortfalls this fiscal year, the budget will undoubtedly be the predominant focus of lawmakers. In fact, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) estimates that states will face cumulative deficits of approximately $350 billion in 2010 and 2011. The downturn has also taken an enormous...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m.
The Progressive States Network last week reported other state leaders are moving forward, laying the groundwork for how national changes should be implemented, and creating the momentum for other meaningful health care reforms in their states. Public Options and Universal Coverage: In Iowa , SB 2092 would establish the Iowa Choice Exchange -- a form of the public option -- to ser...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m. - 4 clicks
Ohio Needs SPAN There are now well over 45 million American citizens with no health insurance. The majority of these are employed adults—many at several part time jobs. With Ohio spending $70 billion a year on health care, which includes $11 billion on administrative costs, there is a way to cost-shift and cover everyone in Ohio with no co-pays and no-deductibles. This means that paymen...
Thinking Green, Speaking Green - Mon 5:42 a.m. - 3 clicks
Yesterday in an interview with Katie Couric broadcast before the Super Bowl, the president announced a bipartisan, bicameral half-day healthcare summit to be held on television (C-SPAN) during which he'll make a very public attempt to talk things over with Republicans and Democrats alike. The point of this isn't necessarily to start a new bill from scratch, but to kill some of the GOP's bi...
Progress Ohio - Mon 4:22 a.m. - 6 clicks
Was the Focus on the Family/Tebow ad controversy much ado about nothing? Or did I miss something? Watch It: Of Course, those who do go to the website that was advertised get a much longer video that prostylizes about God and Abortion . ...
Progress Ohio - Mon 3:25 a.m.
Few of you may have made it down to the Tea Party Patriots convention in Nashville, as the $500 cover charge is not exactly an amount that everyday Americans can just drop on any festival or convention. If you didn't get to go, I hope that you did read up about it following the event, as there were some groundbreaking revelations during the Q&A session with Palin. You've probably seen the ...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Mon 1:01 a.m. - 4 clicks
Rahm Emanuel calls liberal groups “fucking retards” and Sarah Palin wants him fired. Rush Limbaugh calls same groups “retards” (he can’t say fuck on the radio like Howard can) and Sarah at first calls it “crude and demeaning” only to later defend Rush by agreeing with him and calling it “satire” and claiming the [...]...
Plunderbund - Sun 10:03 p.m. - 3 clicks
Sounds like some supporters want him to do just that: If John Kasich succeeds in abolishing the state income tax, maybe we could just shut down the whole Ohio state government. That way the Democrats wouldn’t have anything to take over, and they’d be out of our lives forever. No word from the Kasich camp whether such [...]...
Plunderbund - Sun 10:03 p.m. - 2 clicks
The Who as we’d like to remember them. Not whatever it was we saw during the Super Bowl: Share on Facebook...
Plunderbund - Sun 10:03 p.m. - 2 clicks
For those of you who love the fun aspect of the Super Bowl commercials, one Web site that promises they will have all of them. Here is another. You can also vote on your favorite commercial. ...
Glass City Jungle - Sun 6:27 p.m.
This in via e-mail from earlier today from District 5 Toledo City Councilman Tom Waniewski: New Bulk Pick Up Rules Beginning Monday, Feb. 8th, you will need to call 48 business hours in advance of your regular refuse pick up if you have oversized or overloaded refuse. In other words, if it doesn’t fit in the [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Sun 6:27 p.m. - 6 clicks
Andrew Sullivan is on quite a tear over Sarah Palin’s Tea Party appearance last night. I didn’t get to see the whole thing – I channel flipped between Palin and the Cavs, who were in the process of blowing a massive lead at home to the Knicks – Lebron, of course, pulled it out. What [...]...
Plunderbund - Sun 2:13 p.m. - 3 clicks
The Blade today gives us a brief historical look at 1982 in City deficit has parallels to ‘82 plight. When I read this, these selected paragraphs from the linked article stuck with me: During tense negotiations in 1979 with its unions, the city made a final offer for a three-year contract that called for a 2 [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Sun 2:13 p.m. - 10 clicks
I just came across this classic Ken Blackwell interview with Michelangelo Signorile back from the Republican convention. It really makes me nostalgic for the good old days of the 2006 Ohio Gubernatorial race… MS: Well, here’s what you said, “Homosexuality is a lifestyle. It’s a choice. And that lifestyle can be changed. It’s a transgression [...]...
Plunderbund - Sun 12:22 p.m. - 5 clicks
If you haven't already seen it, here's a link to the Hamilton County U.S. Senate Forum held a couple of weeks ago. It's on community access in southeast Ohio right now, but for everyone unable to get it at home, here's the link to the event. Remember, this is not a debate ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Sun 12:03 p.m. - 3 clicks
Many thanks as always to Cleveland Family for allowing me to write for them. I’m actually now in my seventh year of being published in their magazines. They have been fantastic to write for and it’s been wonderful to see them grow. Please check out their website – it has a lot of great resources. And [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Sun 11:44 a.m.
It was interesting that the recent story about possible voter fraud in Waterville, reported by the Toledo Free Press and blogged about below didn’t get a mention in today’s Blade. Councilman Ann Cherry is quoted in Waterville weighs cutting services, boosting revenue. What’s also not mentioned is Waterville Mayor Derek Merrin’s idea that [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Sun 11:43 a.m. - 6 clicks
Two Plain Dealer online pieces (also both in the print version) today discuss the race for Cuyahoga County Executive. I’m quoted in this one and this link takes you to a rundown of 20 individuals whose names, the PD reporters say, come up the most often in conversation about the position. Observations: 17 men, three women. [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Sun 11:30 a.m. - 11 clicks
Wealth Redistribution Assumes Convenient Enslavement When buying a new car or truck, how important is the transmission, auto or manual? When examining your own lifestyle, is it auto or manual? What is your market philosophy, auto or manual? Your church, politics or news in general, is it auto or manual? What would happen if all automatic transmissions were taken off the market and...
Progress Ohio - Sun 10:26 a.m.
Bill O’Neill isn’t letting his ‘08 election defeat slow him down, yesterday he announced he’ll once again seek to show Rep. Steve LaTourette the exit. In ‘08, O’Neill suffered a 20% loss to LaTourette, in large part due to a significant fundraising gap. Now in 2010, with less high profile Democratic pick-up opportunities for OH-14 to compete for attention with, perhaps the stars may finall...
Buckeye State Blog - Sun 9:09 a.m. - 8 clicks
It’s old news by now, but former ODP Online Communications Director Todd Hoffman has left most of his responsibilities at ODP to set up his own venture . Todd now offers his services designing websites, logos, and print layouts to Democratic candidates and organizations. So why am I posting this admittedly old news? Well there’s two reasons really. I haven’t seen it posted elsewhere ye...
Buckeye State Blog - Sun 8:49 a.m. - 2 clicks
Tweet Photo link Talk about being busted. Last night while giving her little speech to the tea bagger convention, Sarah Palin is caught reading answers from her palm. Not only that, but in the same speech she also gets on Obama as a “guy with a teleprompter”. Obama went to the House GOP and answered questions for a over an hour, all without a teleprompter . Palin walks int...
Progress Ohio - Sun 7:43 a.m. - 2 clicks
Let's begin with a guided meditation. After reading the next few paragraphs, close your eyes, and envision yourself in the situation of a swing voter in the center of southern Ohio, Appalachian Ohio, where I live. You hear Democrats in the media celebrate a drop of the national unemployment rate into single digits, and say that the Democratic Party will be r...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Sun 7:42 a.m. - 5 clicks
I hope that this guy from Ohio's Righty Blogosphere isn't planning to apply to appear on "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader. In reality world, where we don't put our fingers in our ears and scream Wahhhhhhhh!, catastrophic “ snowpocalypse ” and “ snowmageddon ” events are exactly what scientists have been warning would occur because of global warming, in ...
Progress Ohio - Sun 6:46 a.m. - 6 clicks
Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) “has put an extraordinary ‘blanket hold’ on at least 70 nominations President Obama has sent to the Senate", according to Talking Points Memo . The hold means “ no nominations can move forward unless Senate Democrats can secure a 60-member cloture vote to break it , or until Shelby lifts the hold.” Remember Up or Down Vote? ...
Progress Ohio - Sun 6:22 a.m. - 9 clicks
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has sent a strongly worded letter to the chairman of Hugo Boss, urging him to reconsider the closing of a suburban Cleveland clothing factory. In the letter, Strickland expresses his concern and disappointment to Hugo Boss USA Chairman Mark Brashear (pdf) at the planned closing in April of the factory in Brooklyn, Ohio. Three hundred workers will...
Progress Ohio - Sun 6:02 a.m. - 5 clicks
The Progressives States Network last week reported: One reason states are readily raising revenue as an alternative to more cuts is that they can turn to a wealth of examples to debunk the rhetoric that raising taxes to fund services in a state is harmful to the economy. Taxes Do Not Undermine State Economic Growth: As we've highlighted in previous Dispatches, research consistently show th...
Progress Ohio - Sun 5:45 a.m. - 8 clicks
On Thursday a media release went out from Marilyn’s on Monroe, the adult entertainment place that’s doing the whole “lap dances for Haiti” thing. I heard about it when I was working at the Toledo Free Press. FOX Toledo covered the story, and it went national when CNN picked up the story. [...]...
Glass City Jungle - Sat 5:01 p.m. - 5 clicks
We have a friend who has donated in the five figures to Democratic candidates since late 2003. He has donated to gubernatorial candidates, senatorial candidates, congressional candidates, and presidential candidates. He has worked extensively for Democratic candidates for president, governor, senator, and representative. Recently he made the following observation: He pointed out that Democrats ha...
Medina County Democrats - Sat 4:09 p.m.
By: Inoljt, http://mypolitikal.com/ A few maps of Ohio’s presidential elections are posted below, for your enjoyment. Each map comes with some brief analysis. (Note: Because the Times stopped updating before all absentee/provisional ballots were counted, this map does not fully reflect the actual results. I have corrected the discrepancy.) Senator Barack Obama wins Ohio by ...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Sat 1:05 p.m. - 11 clicks
Earlier this week, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and First Lady Frances Strickland announced Momentum 2010: Ohio Women’s Summit , a statewide event to discuss and promote the status of Ohio women and girls in the areas of economics, education, and health. “Women have made tremendous strides in recent decades and have become successful leaders in education, politics, ath...
Progress Ohio - Sat 9:07 a.m. - 4 clicks
Gallup has an interesting poll up showing that the Democratic Party has a marked advantage in party identification on a state by state basis. You can read about this poll by clicking here . The map below is from the article: ...
Medina County Democrats - Sat 8:29 a.m. - 4 clicks
Below is a chart prepared by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office showing job losses under Bush and Obama since December of 2007. The point is obvious: Fewer jobs have been lost since Obama took office as compared to the final year of Bush's second term. Since both the media and Republicans are factually challenged, we are not sure how much play this will get, but we thought we should share it with...
Medina County Democrats - Sat 6:06 a.m.
Words going around that we might soon see a shakeup in the OH-18 race. It’s being said and speculated that Fred Dailey, lacking money and support, might soon end is bid to get a second chance to embarrass himself. Furthermore, it seems local Tea Party whack-job Jeanette Moll is threatening to run as an Independent. While this obviously would leave State Senator Bob Gibbs as the favored Re...
Buckeye State Blog - Fri 4:49 p.m. - 4 clicks
From the moment Cuyahoga County voters created it last Novemeber, the position of Cuyahoga County executive instantly became the 2nd most powerful political office in the State of Ohio, trailing only the Governor. The Cuyahoga County Executive will not only lead the state's most populous county, but will also become the de facto spokesperson for the state's largest metropolitan area. Th...
Buckeye State Blog - Fri 2:41 p.m. - 9 clicks
She finally released her fundraising totals for last quarter: U.S. Senate candidate Jennifer Brunner (BREW'-nehr) has refused for days to reveal her fundraising totals to the public. When the numbers became available Thursday, it was clear why. Brunner, Ohio's Democratic secretary of state, raised just under $93,000 for the final quarter of 2009, according to her filing with the Federa...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Fri 1:47 p.m. - 16 clicks
Marketwatch : The unemployment rate fell in January to 9.7% from 10% in December, the Labor Department said Friday.... >>> According to CantonRep.com , Republicans in Stark County, Ohio, are very excited about their prospects for winning in the general election. What if Kasich were elected governor? How would Stark County residents feel if Kasich cut out the state income tax? Initially, t...
Ohio15th District - Fri 6:05 a.m. - 3 clicks
U.S. Senate candidate Jennifer Brunner held a Grand Re-Opening event at Cleveland's legendary restaurant, The Lancer, last night. OhioDaily caught up with her for a few moments and asked questions on health care, corporate funding of campaigns, and her path to victory. Her responses were sharp and direct. ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Fri 6:05 a.m. - 2 clicks
Who says crime doesn't pay? Not the V Group, the Voinovich group of companies that specializes in building jails. You see, the Guv's younger brother Pauly is at it again. His Cleveland-based architectural construction company may be connected to a man under indictment and investigation for alleged "influence peddling." ...
Fraudbuster Bob - Fri 6:04 a.m. - 3 clicks
Crossposted by OhioDaily's Bill Sloat at The Daily Bellwether John Kasich acquired 10 acres of land in one of Ohio's fastest growing counties in April 1996 for less than courthouse property tax records show the land was worth. Delaware County appraised the property at an average of $17,250 per acre, but after Kasich bought it the land value dropped to $10,500 per acre. In other words, the tax...
Ohio Daily Blog - Thu 9:26 p.m. - 6 clicks
Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama is endangering the nation. TalkingPointsMemo : Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has put an extraordinary "blanket hold" on at least 70 nominations President Obama has sent to the Senate, CongressDaily ( sub. req.) reports. The hold means no nominations can move forward unless Senate Democrats can secure a 60-member cloture vote to break it, or until Shelby lif...
Stubbon Liberal - Thu 7:40 p.m. - 3 clicks
I take any poll put out by Rasmussen Reports with a grain of salt these days, but this one (H/T Political Wire) seems to provide evidence of what I've been saying for years: The GOP simply has no credibility on deficit reduction. A majority of self-described GOPers polled by Rasmussen say they would rather the U.S. government continue to run a budget deficit than to repeal the Bush tax cu...
Buckeye State Blog - Thu 6:47 p.m. - 2 clicks
I don’t want to get known as ignoring the successes of recruiting and supporting. So here is a story from the Columbus Dispatch about GOP women getting endorsements for their races: Former candidates Angel Rhodes and Julie Hubler mounted vigorous floor fights to win the party’s backing over two newcomers who had been picked by [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Thu 4:52 p.m. - 12 clicks
Republican candidate for Congress, Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, has gotten some nice contributions from PACs associated with banks in the last quarter. Fec.gov : (These contributions are just from this past quarter Sept-Dec. 2009. These are PACs which contributed to the Stivers for Congress committee.) ...Banks... JPMorgan Chase & Co. PAC, 9/30/09, $5000 Comerica Inc. PAC...
Ohio15th District - Thu 4:32 p.m. - 2 clicks
Ironically, I just asked Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chris Redfern about whether the party had any plans yet for how to deal with Citizens United and he said they’re waiting to see/learn what the DNC is thinking/planning. Here’s The Daily Briefing on what U.S. Senator from Ohio, Sherrod Brown (D) would like: The Ohio Democrat today unveiled [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Thu 1:27 p.m. - 5 clicks
What is the state of reproductive health in Ohio? It's on shaky ground, but every anti-choice cloud has a silver lining. Written by Robin Marty for RHRealityCheck.org - News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice. ...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Thu 8:46 a.m.
Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Jordan is still on a mission to deny same-sex couples the right to marry in the District of Columbia. Jordan joins Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah as the only co-sponsor of a bill that would prohibit DC from allowing the marriages unless passed as a referendum or initiative. The move seeks to overturn a same-sex marriage bill passed by the D.C. City County last year. (...
Ohio Daily Blog - Thu 7:25 a.m. - 7 clicks
I had a nice lunch yesterday at Mama DeSalvo’s restaurant as a guest of the South Dayton AMBUCS Club. I was the guest speaker. AMBUCS is a service organization, originally called the American Business Club, that every year provides equipment and help to handicapped adults and children. There are four different AMBUCS chapters in the [...]...
DaytonOS - Thu 6:00 a.m. - 4 clicks
From the New York Times’ coverage of hearings related to the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy related to whether gays and lesbians serve in the U.S. military: On one thing, Mr. Gates, Admiral Mullen and Republicans on the committee agreed: many gay men and lesbians are serving honorably and effectively in the military [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Thu 5:23 a.m.
I listened to the WOSU radio discussion today about the proposed passenger rail system for Ohio. Moderator, Ann Fisher, interviewed Stu Nicholson, spokesperson for the Ohio Rail Development Commission, Patricia Quinn from the New England Rail Passenger System, and Jon Husted, GOP state senator for Kettering (but he resides in Upper Arlington). When moderator, Ann Fisher suggested that Husted w...
Ohio15th District - Wed 6:37 p.m. - 9 clicks
The housing crisis is hurting one of our own. Northeast Ohioans impacted by deflated property values, foreclosures, and a collapsing real estate market can certainly share the anxiety and frustration that Congressman Steve LaTourette and his wife Jennifer share today. According to The Plain Dealer , their plain, old, former home in Alexandria, Virginia is just sitting there on the market for $1,...
Ohio Daily Blog - Wed 2:27 p.m. - 3 clicks
OhioDaily is preparing the electoral road map for 2010 and is looking for candidates to add to our " Candidates " page. Want your candidate included? Email anthony@ohiodailyblog.com and give us your: Candidate Name Race your running in (including area and date of primary/general election) Website Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc) links Campaign contact with email ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Wed 11:01 a.m. - 9 clicks
Along with the departure of Campaign Manager Geri Prado, sources tell us there has been at least one addition to the finance staff, possibly coming along from Connecticut with new Campaign Manager, Jay Howser. There may be other changes over the next few days, but nothing significant at this point - and the campaign would not confirm if moves beyond Prado/Howser have occurred. According to one ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Wed 10:06 a.m. - 6 clicks
Note: Jon Husted, Republican of Kettering and Upper Arlington, will be on WOSU 820 AM radio this morning at 11:30 am, speaking in opposition to the rail project for Ohio. If you'd like to e-mail/phone All Sides with Ann Fisher to ask Husted about...... ....why he continues to represent Kettering, when he actually lives in Upper Arlington.... ....how he gets all those construction project...
Ohio15th District - Wed 7:44 a.m. - 11 clicks
The Fisher campaign now confirming what we reported last night - Geri Prado is no longer with the campaign is being replaced by veteran operative Jay Howser. Columbus - Today the the Fisher for Ohio campaign is announcing a new campaign manager, Jay Howser. Jay is one of the most experienced Democratic campaign managers in the country, having worked most recently with Senators Chris Dodd and...
Ohio Daily Blog - Wed 7:44 a.m. - 8 clicks
Ohio Daily Blog and the Cleveland Plain Dealer are reporting that Lt. Governor Lee Fisher has fired his campaign manager, Geri Prado, and replaced her with Jay Howser, who had worked on the campaigns of Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Mary Landrieu (D?-LA). The reason for the Fisher fizzle is no mystery. Despite raising massive amounts of money and endorsements, Fisher has not caught ...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Wed 7:43 a.m. - 15 clicks
I’ve been writing about the GOP female elected problem for literally years – including two pieces last summer on how the RNC’s Young Guns have no gunnettes: GOP continues to starve female leadership pipeline: Sessions’ Young Guns are 12 men, 1 woman UPDATE: National Federation of Republican Women comments on men outgunning women in “Young Guns” And just [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Wed 6:41 a.m. - 2 clicks
It appears that Sen. John McCain has been doing some flip flopping on the issues of gays in the military. Washington Post : Three years ago, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was pretty clear about his stand on the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy..... ...."The day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, 'Senator, we ought to change the policy,' then I think we ough...
Stubbon Liberal - Wed 6:41 a.m. - 2 clicks
Yes, the tree is really named “Jill.” My nine-year old called me over this morning while he was reading the Diversions section of the Plain Dealer and said, “Here’s one for you mom types” or something like that. Of course, it was my son who had to be taken to school early today to [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Wed 5:26 a.m. - 2 clicks
I can't really bear to click through this mess of contradictory link-salad on Memeorandum . Anyone who cares about the ongoing squabbles between Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi on who's going to take the next first step on health care -- or if you give a tinker's damn about my sanity, please console me this isn't a game of "After you." "No, no, no. After you." "Oh, I insist, Ladies first." "Who ...
Dispassionate Liberal - Wed 3:42 a.m.
Just got a message from Franklin County Common Please Judge Eric Brown: "I look forward to talking with you about my campaign for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court!" You betcha! He joins Mary Jane Trapp on our judicial ticket, leaving us with one more slot to fill. If the party can recruit another candidate as strong as these two, this will give us something to really get enthused abo...
Ohio Daily Blog - Tue 7:27 p.m. - 3 clicks
OhioDaily has confirmed from two sources this evening that Fisher for Ohio Campaign Manager Geri Prado is out. One of the sources confirms that Fisher made the decision to relieve Prado late this morning. She leaves the campaign after 10 months and with only 3 months until a critical primary with a Brunner campaign that continues to poll to a virtual tie. Prado's replacement is apparently Ja...
Ohio Daily Blog - Tue 7:07 p.m. - 8 clicks
Yesterday morning I flew to a southern state famous for its, uh, electile dysfunction in the year 2000 (Don’t hate, it's a business trip). As we flew over southern Ohio and, crossing the river into Kentucky and West Virginia on a clear, cold morning, certain scars on the face of the earth became apparent. These were the remnants of mountaintop removal mines. On a morning like yesterday, t...
Buckeye State Blog - Tue 6:42 p.m. - 2 clicks
From the Washington Post political blog "The Fix," new data from Gallup indicates that Ohio lead the country in the drop in the number of self-identified Democrats. At the end of 2008, Democrats had an 18 point edge in partisan self-ID in Ohio. At the end of 2009, that edge is now down to 10 percent, an 8 point drop. But wait! You're surely wondering. If Democrats do have a 10 p...
Buckeye State Blog - Tue 5:49 p.m. - 7 clicks
Those words are in the oath of office that every Senator and Congressman take. As of today a number of Senators are supporting a bill that would defy the Constitution and prevent our Justice Department from finally bringing terrorists to trial. The bill sponsored by Lindsey Graham cuts funding to try to force the Attorney General to stop planned criminal trials. Some of these terrorists have been ...
Fundamental Truths - Tue 3:43 p.m. - 3 clicks
Cleveland.com has some interesting totals from Republicans running for Congress: Republican Party's 'Young Gun' congressional challengers get blown out in Ohio fund raising Republican challengers for U.S. House of Representatives’ seats in Ohio were left in the fund-raising dust by Democratic incumbents during the last quarter of 2009, newly filed Federal Election Commission reports sh...
Ohio15th District - Tue 1:26 p.m. - 4 clicks
And those two, Kelly Ayotte for the New Hampshire Senate and Jane Norton for the Colorado Senate, are in states that are already leaders in getting women to run and win and lead (i.e., New Hampshire’s majority female senate and Colorado’s legislature being 40% female). Come on TIME – can’t you do any better? Or are you telling [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Tue 1:08 p.m. - 4 clicks
It’s been an interesting time here at the Brunner campaign. First, the Washington Post’s "The Fix" has concluded that despite Fisher’s fundraising advantage, his campaign is "something short of impressive." Second, after Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner filed her candidate petitions, which was gathered entirely by an army of progressive volunteers, we’ve r...
DailyKos (Ohio) - Tue 9:44 a.m. - 8 clicks
The Newark Advocate has an opinion piece that might grab a lot of attention: .. .I find it outrageous that he (Rep. Pat Tiberi) has the unmitigated nerve to criticize the president on his State of the Union address. There couldn’t be anyone in Congress who has done less for working families in their district than Pat Tiberi..... ....It’s time to show Pat Tiberi the unemployment line... . ...
Ohio15th District - Tue 9:24 a.m. - 5 clicks
As Democrats dust themselves off from a brief playground scuffle and come back together with eyes on November, the Ohio GOP is finding themselves dealing with a whole new list of self inflicted wounds. As a way to inflate their stagnant membership, Ohio GOP candidates and officials have been all too quick to lure Tea Party protesters into their tent the way Orkin might use peanut butter cookies t...
Ohio Daily Blog - Tue 6:45 a.m. - 8 clicks
I've been saying for months that consumer-oriented small businesses don't need any stinking loans . We need customers. I'm not going to take out a loan that I can't repay without money coming in (nor am I likely to hire someone thanks to a piddling $7,000 tax credit, unless those wages are going to cost me less than $7,000). Or, to put into terms that even the morons in Washington and New ...
De Magno Opere - Feb 2 - 8 clicks
10/16/1996 by Bob Fitrakis As former Sheriff Earl Smith sees it, “That guy in the other paper missed the whole point….I wasn’t obsessed with pornography, we had a health problem, an AIDS epidemic. And when we tried to close the bookstores we ran right into organized crime.” Referring to a recent front-page article in a local [...]...
Fraudbuster Bob - Feb 1 - 6 clicks
TPMLivewire : In the name of deficit reduction, House Republicans are going back to the Social Security well, offering budget proposals similar to those President George W. Bush proposed after his 2004 re-election that would privatize Social Security accounts and reduce cost of living adjustments. Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) appeared on Hardball tonight and advocated balancing the budget by ...
Stubbon Liberal - Feb 1 - 2 clicks
Republican candidate for Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted, has not even been elected yet and he is already trying to restrict your right to vote. Husted's Twitter account reads: "In Senate we are voting on an elections reform bill, that among many things eliminates the golden week registering/voting on the same day." Husted, who represents Kettering, but lives in Upper Arlington, s...
Ohio15th District - Feb 1 - 4 clicks
Well first off, the boys over at Red State are sounding the alarm that the George Soros army is out to manipulate the 2010 Ohio Census results. Why? Because Treasure of State Kevin Boyce has been appointed to a committee aimed at maximizing the census response rate that each state was advised to set up. We take these reports quite seriously, and will be investigating them in great depth. Jus...
Buckeye State Blog - Feb 1 - 7 clicks
The Ohio Republican Party just awarded it’s endorsement in the Auditor race to Dave Yost, likely as payment for clearing the way for Mike Dewine to run unopposed for Attorney General. If you need further evidence, just look at recent history. The ORP has refused to make an endorsement in the AG race while it was still contested among Yost and DeWine. The ORP, however, seems to have no qualms...
Buckeye State Blog - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
Ohio Daily is reporting that Sharon Neuhardt, 2008 OH-07 Congressional candidate and rumored SoS candidate, has dropped out of the race to clear the field for Gov. Strickland's hand picked SoS candidate, longtime Columbus City Councilwoman and current Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O'Shaughnessy. For those who don't know her, Maryellen O'Shaughnessy spent 11 years on...
Buckeye State Blog - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
While Republicans still don’t have a clear candidate lined up, Zack Space is not kicking back. Today his campaign announced they have over $1.2 million dollars on hand. While there’s little doubt his unexpectedly weak challenge from Republican Fred Dailey in ‘08 left a lot of the campaigns funds unspent, they did still raise $321,000 last quarter. And, in probably an even stronger enforceme...
Buckeye State Blog - Feb 1 - 5 clicks
The event is called Momentum 2010, the Ohio’s Women Summit. Momentum 2010: Ohio Women’s Summit will be held in Columbus, Ohio on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2010. Momentum is being coordinated by the Governor’s Office for Women’s Initiatives and Outreach and First Lady Frances Strickland. The Summit will focus on strengthening [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Feb 1 - 7 clicks
Sharen Neuhardt, who was the first and only candidate to pull petitions in a challenge to now-former candidate Jennifer Garrison, tells OhioDaily this afternoon that she is respecting the Governor's wishes and yielding the race to his chosen candidate, Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O'Shaughnessy. From a statement prepared for OhioDaily: After telling Party officials about ten day...
Ohio Daily Blog - Feb 1 - 6 clicks
We've got more coming soon. For now, here's the ODP release... "Today, the Ohio Democratic Party announced that Clerk of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Maryellen O'Shaughnessy has launched her campaign for Secretary of State and will make a formal announcement within the next ten days. O'Shaughnessy's campaign for Secretary of State is strongly supported by Ohio Democratic Party Chai...
Ohio Daily Blog - Feb 1 - 5 clicks
About four years ago we found a really nice free piano on craigslist and picked it up. When I was a kid I learned how to play (not well though) and in a classic moment of my parents being right (when I quit playing they told me I’d want to know how someday); I found [...]...
Elephants on Bicycles - Feb 1 - 3 clicks
George W. Bush FAILED MISERABLY on his two attempts at transformative change in this country. He took his "man-date" after the '04 election and squandered what little good will he had on a pathetic attempt to privatize Social Security , planning to put Wall Street in charge of the nation's social safety net -- before we were reminded that what can irrationally go up is just as likely to exub...
Dispassionate Liberal - Feb 1
Raw Story has Republican leader John Boehner's reaction to legislation to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": The Congress shouldn't even consider policy changes offering equality for homosexuals while the country is facing a recession and two wars, according to the House Minority Leader. NBC's David Gregory asked Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) to comment about President Barack Obama's call to end ...
Stubbon Liberal - Jan 31 - 11 clicks
This is an update from the post below. We know that John Kasich is in favor of "total school choice" in education. However, did you know that Kasich's running mate, Mary Taylor, also has ties to David Brennan, the charter school king in Ohio? Here is a little tidbit from Ohio.com (August 4, 2008): .. .Two years ago, Taylor was dogged by parochial questions. Democrats accused her of ...
Ohio15th District - Jan 31 - 6 clicks
Hotline On Call says she’s the first female solo anchor for a Sunday morning program in 19 years, but doesn’t say who the last one was and I’m not remembering – anyone know without googling? Video of announcement: I got to introduce myself to Crowley at the 2008 Democratic debate in Cleveland and also watch her in [...]...
Writes Like She Talks - Jan 31
We don't mean to tease, but this thing is getting more bizarre by the minute. We've been working to get the whole story (unlike some of the print dailies ) and should have a bit more to share on Sunday before all hell potentially breaks loose on Monday. And would all hell breaking loose be a bad thing? Depends who you ask. Right now, we're catching our breath - because something tells us we ...
Ohio Daily Blog - Jan 30
It's official. With the announcement expected Monday, Jennifer Garrison's campaign beat everyone to the punch and issued a press release moments ago declaring the end to her six-month campaign to be Secretary of State. The larger news is that Garrison will not be seeking re-election to the Ohio House. From the release: State Representative Jennifer Garrison, announced today she will not se...
Ohio Daily Blog - Jan 30 - 11 clicks
