edited by: Lisa Renee Ward,
Ohio Editor
I understand wanting to reward people for their work, I really do. Yet during the current economic climate learning that Mayor Mike Bell has given raises to top level staff makes me cringe. It doesn’t matter how he justifies it, it adds to the mistrust between unions and the administration [...]
In an oped in USA Today, John Brennan -- Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism -- responds to critics of the Obama administration's counterterrorism policies by saying "Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda."
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I’m going through resolutions today. So far, I see at least one that is very political in nature: Erie County “environmental activists” on October 28, 2009 (pg 2). But considering Budish’s strict rules, I could see him potentially blocking any accomplishments from an eschool/homeschool child, simply because school choice [...]
"I am not the first president to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last.”
The words are those of President Barack Obama speaking to Congress on health care reform on September 9, 2009. They contain the secret of his" [...]
"What experience and history teach is this -- that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it." (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, "The Philosophy of History," 1837)
Last week, the Newark Star-Ledger reported that New Jersey lost $70 billion in wealth over [...]
No well-known leftist columnist better exemplifies the worst aspects of today's left. Virtually every piece is filled with [...]
Last March 16, President Obama and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced a new $15 billion program to help encourage loans to small businesses -- the Unlocking Credit for Small Businesses, or UCSB program.
Subsequently, wrote Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, in [...]
Nature's discrimination completely dwarfs man's discrimination. Geography alone makes equal chances virtually impossible. The geographic advantages of Western Europe over Eastern Europe-- in climate and navigable waterways, among other things-- have led to centuries of differences in income levels that were greater than income differences between [...]
And John Kasich leads the unwashed independents by 16%!:
The story’s the same again this month in the Ohio gubernatorial contest, with Republican challenger John Kasich holding a modest lead over incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state finds Kasich leading Strickland [...]
Yesterday, in Evansville, I worked with a core group of ten regional leaders from a three state region of twenty-seven counties touching Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky.
We explored how to manage a complex strategy in this large a region. In April, we will launch this approach with a regional gathering of [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Meghan McCain, a self-described “progressive Republican,” assailed the tea party movement. Sitting in as a co-host on The View, Meghan McCain said she had problems with the tea party movement.
ABC News – She specifically took aim at remarks by former Congressman Tom Tancredo, who suggested that people who voted [...]
(picture from his public Facebook profile)
I have made my strong disapproval of Mike DeWine known. As Ohio’s Senator, he showed himself to be a man who lacks principles and helped destroy the Republican party brand. Since the Attorney General is not on the [...]
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 [...]
Chris “Tingles” Matthews really gets after Sarah Palin and ask, “Is she a balloon head?” No Chris, that would be you!
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What a novel idea! Just like the best darn Attorney General the State of Ohio has ever had, Mary Taylor.... Seth Morgan is a CPA too. 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 [...]
A new Rasmussen poll found that 75% of Americans are angry, with 45% of Americans stating they are “very angry”. This has turned out to be very good news for certain citizens of Shelby County.
“Me and the guys from my last anger management class were really stoked to hear this,” [...]
Rush Limbaugh warns Republicans about meeting with Obama, “This is Nothing More Than a Trap.” If Obama wanted to know their ideas he could google it!
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A group hoping to put a referendum on the fall ballot regarding a proposal to add electronic slot machines will need more additional signatures than previously thought.
That's because three county boards of elections reported late last week that they disqualified an additional 937 signatures because petition circulators are [...]
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.
[...]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. [...]
Steven Lesser, chief of staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, has been appointed to the five-member panel by Gov. Ted Strickland.
Lesser, a Bexley resident, will serve as a commissioner for a five-year term expiring April 10, 2015.
Steven has served the PUCO in [...]
Three-quarters (75%) of the American people are very angry with the policies of the Federal government. Voters are angry about the lack of answers to the nation’s problems and the corruption which abounds in Washington D.C.
Of the 1,000 likely voters surveyed Feb. 5-6, 75 percent said they were either “very” [...]
The Ohio AFL-CIO Executive Board has endorsed a statewide issue on the May 4 ballot to renew the Third Frontier program.
The board, representing 700,000 workers, made the decision at its recent winter meeting. The ballot issue would authorize $700 million more in bonds over four years to fund [...]
From time to time I work as a contractor for a firm that corporations use to help acclimate foreign nationals who move to the United States as part of their work. My role is to lead these new arrivals through an overview of American history, culture, [...]
Congressman John Murtha died today at the age of 77. Best known as a critic of the Iraq war and shadowed by questions about his ethics, the Pennsylvania Democrat suffered complications from gallbladder surgery.
In 1974 Murtha, then an officer in the Marine Reserves, became the first Vietnam War combat [...]
U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy today brushed aside criticism from Republican rival Steve Stivers that one of her votes last week will add to runaway federal debt.
Kilroy, a Columbus Democrat, joined most of her fellow party members in voting to raise the federal debt ceiling by [...]
Ohio ranks near the bottom of the barrel when it comes to laws protecting animals, according to the first 50-state analysis by the Humane Society of the United States, the nations largest animal protection organization.
The society looked at 65 wide-ranging laws dealing with pets, animal [...]
Over the weekend, poor and biased media reporting, dysfunctional politics, blindly ambitious activism, and economic ignorance fed on each other to produce a phenomenally false narrative that went out to hundreds of thousands if not millions of people. The result not only doesn’t pass the smell test; [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
A Youngstown State University official today suffered the equivalent of a legislative beat-down today by the Ohio Controlling Board, which rejected the schools attempt to purchase a pair of adjacent properties for $620,000.
What began as some tough questions from Rep. Jay Hottinger, R-Newark, snowballed into a skeptical bombardment [...]
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 [...]
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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.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 [...]
One of my favorite spots of the otherwise dismal Superbowl last evening was the Audi "Green Police" ad. I loved it because I immediately thought it was a parody, a satire, of the nonsensical environmental craze gripping so much of the Western Hemisphere today. Likewise, many of my social media [...]
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 [...]
I know lots of you are not fans of Mike DeWine, but like the guy or not he is still pretty popular with Jane Q Ohioan.
I caught wind of a DeWine/Cordray head-to-head poll last week and now I've got it on pretty good authority from someone who would know that' [...]
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. [...]
...in fact, Scott, if you would, please forward a copy of your book to the company's customer service department and send me the bill. Include a note about your blog, and let them know that they can read it and learn for free...
I'll tell you my story first, and then' [...]
What an ass:
House Speaker Denies Pro-Life Teen Access to House Floor
Resolution to Honor Teen Oratory Winner Must Be Mailed
COLUMBUS – In an unprecedented act of partisanship, House Speaker Armond Budish (D-Beechwood) denied Shelby County teen Elisabeth Trisler a legislative honor routinely presented [...]
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' [...]
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 [...]
Interesting contrast in City of Cleveland service workers. On GeorgeNemeth.com, the garbageman that left my can on purpose and the building inspector who came to look and the new furnace. I hope for the city’s sake there’s more of the latter than the former.
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Projects Strengthen Ohio’s Leadership Position in the New Energy Economy
The now famous Keynes v Hayek rap: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 [...]
The congress job approval ratings has dropped six points in one year. The biggest decrease was with democrats going from 45% to 30% in less than a month.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
I didn’t watch the Super Bowl so I missed the interruption by Barack Hussein Obama to discuss healthcare, or Obamacare with Katie Couric, that perky Lefty who is taking a forced pay cut.
“I want to come back and have a large meeting, Republicans and Democrats, to go through systematically all [...]
A group working to force a referendum on Gov. Ted Strickland's plan for slot machines at horse-racing tracks said it filed more than 177,000 new signatures today.
LetOhioVote.org fell 27,065 signatures short of qualifying for a referendum when it initially filed its petition Jan. 28. If county [...]
No regular reader here is unaware that the "Humane Society" of the United States, HSUS, purports itself to be an animal care organization akin to your local animal shelter, but in reality is a "sophisticated political organization." HSUS' CEO Wayne Pacelle today also shares his belief that HSUS is a' [...]
Andrea Mitchell appeared on Morning Joe and commences to mock Sarah Palin for the notes on her hand. I’m wondering when was the last Andrea Mitchell mocked Barack Obama and his teleprompter or mocked him for saying “corpse-man twice in one speech?”
Andrea Mitchell Mocking Sarah Palin's' [...]
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 [...]
