Oh my lord! What a way to start the holiday weekend. Sarah Palin has not only announced that she will NOT run for a second term as governor but also will resign in the midst of her current term, effective July 26.
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The second graph shows the job losses from the start of the employment recession, in percentage terms (as opposed to the' [...]The NAACP appears to be hosting Army Recruiters at its National Convention. Howard Zinn and hundreds of others have signed a letter to the NAACP asking them to disinvite the Army Strong Tour. The deadline to sign the letter is Tuesday July 7, so that the anti-war group [...]
I love you, but while it's yet to be determined whether this is a good move politically (I seriously doubt it), on principle you can't quit before your first term is up.
Posting will be sporadic over the next few days. In the meantime, enjoy the holiday weekend! [...] 
We'll be on the move for a short time and posting will be a little here and there.
I know Mike Pence is from Indiana, but I think the message and themes are applicable to Ohio from the local to the federal level:
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[...]This in via e-mail from the Northwest Ohio Charter School Coalition (NWOCSC):
Northwest Ohio Charter Schools Issue Statement of Support for Senator Wagoner
(Toledo, OH) The Northwest Ohio Charter School Coalition gathered recently for a monthly coalition meeting where they agreed to issue a statement of support for Ohio Senator [...]
It is no secret that I have a long history of filing complaints with The Enquirer. There are tons of times I have criticized them for what I consider their substandard news coverage. But I’m not sure I want them to join the ranks of newspapers that have disappeared. I [...]
Happy Fourth of July! From the ushistory.org website:hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have [...]
This in via e-mail:
Local State Legislators, Area Residents Ask Ohio Senate Not to Make Further Cuts to our Libraries
Toledo – State Reps. Edna Brown(D-48 ) , Matt Szollosi (D-46) , Peter Ujvagi (D-47) , and Sen Teresa Fedor (D-11) and community members called on Senate Republicans to avoid making any [...]
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ~Thomas Paine
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy
from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a
precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine
This [...]
I don't think David's post did the latest Quinny poll justice as how bad things look for Governor Strickland in this poll. He saw a double digit drop in his approval and favorability ratings . . . in a month. Both are now below 50%.
Ohioans have declared the honeymoon is over with [...]
A new Quinnipiac poll shows Gov. Strickland has taken quite a hit in his favorability numbers, but Ohio supports adding slot machines to racetracks. He now has an approval rating of just 46-42, compared to 57-29 back in early May.
Strickland isn’t alone, the lousy economy has caused low poll [...]
Pictured on your left are a group of lilies in my yard that begin to bloom each year around the first of July. What I especially enjoy about these colorful flowers is the way that they almost seem to be on fire when sunlight hits them, [...]
Kay Hagan (D-NC) joins Arlen Specter as yet another Senator who had been openly skeptical of including a public option in the health care reform bill and has now come to embrace it.
In the latest proposal from the Senate's HELP committee, the public option has been rebranded the [...]
–>Gov. Strickland’s approval rating plummets but voters love gambling in new poll
Gov. Ted Strickland’s approval rating has plummeted over the past two months, with 46 percent of the state’s voters giving him a thumbs up compared to 57 percent in early May, according to a poll released today by [...]
We're adding something else to OhioDaily this week - a new feature called The OhioDaily 88. In it, we'll try to cover some of the top stories of the week in 88 seconds (give or take), or one second for each county. During the video, we'll highlight a Democrat' [...]
Lorraine Bieber, ProgressOhio, Anthony Caldwell and Bryce Stoepfe of SEIU1199
Two hundred and thirty three years ago, our countrymen declared their independence from the tyrannical British Empire.
Today, will you declare your independence from the tyrannical insurance industry and demand the choice of a public health [...]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a 4th of July message, which was given to U.S. Embassies worldwide to play at their 4th of July celebrations.
Watch It:
Hello everyone. I am delighted to welcome you on behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States as [...]
It will go up here at BizzyBlog on Sunday (link won’t work until then) when the blackout expires.
Subheadline: “What do Iran, China, and the U.S. have in common? More than you might think.”
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Related: China’s police state, with whom the members of the BizzyBlog [...]
Councilmember Cole:
Yesterday, after dropping out of the mayoral race in order to save the City around $413,00, Justin Jeffre and I dropped our symbolic “big check” at your office and spoke briefly with your staff.
As the current chair of the Finance Committee, I would like to remind you that this [...]
From Afghanistan (HT Instapundit):
July 1, 2009
For several nights he has walked down an empty, wooden hallway partially lit by a mixture of moonlight and a spotlight off in the distance, stopping sporadically to observe different sections of the structure. After he moves on, he leaves the building as [...]
They almost nail it (bold is mine):
Why is this job decline happening? The private sector — the real engine of economic and job growth — won’t hire because it’s scared of what it sees coming out of Washington.
On the horizon, as far as the eye can see, are higher [...]
Down to six couples now
Ultimately, I didn’t agree with two of the three couples who were in the bottom three — I disagreed with America, not the Judges, because the Judges were also shocked. I did agree with the third couple being there, and felt they deserved to be there. [...]
They just got into trouble because the marketing pitch was a little too truthful, offering “access to reporters, Obama Administration officials, etc. for cash, preferably in small, unmarked bills:
“ Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth said today she was canceling plans for an exclusive 'salon' at her [...]
NBC24 has the story:
Shortly after the shooting, the Ottawa Hills Police Department contacted the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCII) to look into the incident.
After processing of all evidence at the scene as well as analysis of all images recording by police vehicle cameras [...]
Szollosi, Waniewski, Webb, Brown, Collins, Craig, McNamara, and Sarantou were present, since there was no Council President and the pro-tem person was Shultz and she’s still out ill, Szollosi was voted on by those present to chair this meeting. The meeting today was to vote on the proposed contract with [...]
Much of the argument surrounding the budget seems to be that we have cut all the fat we can and the only thing left to cut is absolutely necessary services. I personally think Strickland went after libraries to force the GOP to stand up for spending and force a choice [...]
This in via e-mail from the Moody for Mayor campaign:
TPPA and City Administration Have “Sold Out Toledoans”
“According to all the reports I have seen, the biggest loser in the TPPA/City contract are the citizens of Toledo and the still laid off police officers,” said mayoral candidate Jim Moody. Adding, [...]
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