Plunderbund

Remember where Ney recently announced his bid for re-election amid a cloud of scandal and corruption? Tuscarawas County Republican Party headquarters in Dover. Which is right next to a “consumer lending” business. The juxtaposition is priceless.
From The Columbus Dispatch:
More than 100 supporters gathered at party headquarters for Ney’s campaign kickoff, and nary […]

Ugh. This is really boring. Not only that, but the idiot plays into the hands of the Republicans by using the tired ass War on Terror frame. Earth to Tim and company: there IS no war on terror! Damn it. No wonder we lose.
Who the hell picked […]

Update: Comment on this at the Hackett blog
via email:
Addicted to Rhetoric: Bush’s State of the Union
Senate Candidate Calls President Out for Empty Rhetoric
Cincinnati, OH — Paul Hackett, Iraq War veteran and Democratic candidate for Senate in Ohio, responded this evening to President Bush’s State of the Union address.
ADDICTED TO OIL?
The President said America is […]

Not liveblogging, but close. Following are my thoughts as I listened in on the SOU speech tonight. Call it haiku coverage. Blink journalism. Here goes:
Wondering what war hero or mother of a killed infantryman will be present tonight. Always hated that days of our lives strategy.
Opens with King […]

from Hackett For Ohio:
Cincinnati, OH - Paul Hackett, Iraq War veteran and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, released the following statement today regarding the confirmation of Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.
“Today’s confirmation of Judge Alito to the Supreme Court is not in the best interests of the United States, and will tilt the […]

I can’t say it any better than this, so won’t try:
Coretta Scott King passed away. The other day, I commented that I couldn’t know what it was like for Teddy Kennedy to see his brothers killed for their beliefs. For Mrs. King to have her husband murdered was unjust in the truest sense of the […]

Voting yes to end the debate on the Alito nominatin, effectively ending a filibuster:
Akaka, Hawaii; Baucus, Mont.; Bingaman, N.M.; Byrd, W.Va.; Cantwell, Wash.; Carper, Del.; Conrad, N.D.; Dorgan, N.D.; Inouye, Hawaii; Johnson, S.D.; Kohl, Wis.; Landrieu, La.; Lieberman, Conn.; Lincoln, Ark.; Nelson, Fla.; Nelson, Neb.; Pryor, Ark.; Rockefeller, W.Va.; Salazar, Colo.
Remember the names, folks. […]

From the new blog:
Newcomer Raises $465,779.31 in 1st 1/4 of Campaign
Cincinnati, OH - Paul Hackett, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Iraq War veteran, announced today that he has raised $465,779.31 from 8,675 individuals during the first quarter of his campaign. Hackett announced his candidacy on October 24, almost a full month into the quarter.
Hackett’s […]

OK, so blog is hard to rhyme. But Hackett does have a brand new blog:
www.hackettforohio.com/blog
Go create an account. This looks like a really unique tool that should come in handy. I look forward to seeing where it will go…

No, not over the head - I would never advocate such a thing. He did announce his intent to seek re-election even after being caught up in scandal after scandal. I hear he didn’t wear a fedora and black coat though so that was a good move at least. He did get […]

I’m not really sure what to file this under. I want to say “You Gotta Be Fucking Kidding Me”, but then again it could also go under “This Has To Be A Joke”. I guess I’ll just include a “see also”.
To be honest with you, this post sat in draft for […]

Word is Bob Ney has the jitters and hired some undercover cops from Chillicothe for his announcement today. Had the restaurant staked out since like 9am - LOL. Sounding like there might be some form of a protest complete with bagpipes (those always did remind me of death and hopefully this is the […]

Been meaning to blog about this for some time. Given Jill’s wonderful prod to find productive things to do with the Chris Redfern blog snub, I figured this a good opportunity. This is how you do blogger outreach:
I recently got an email from Cassie Gaffney, the deputy campaign manager for Joe Sulzer who […]

Had to comment on this before I hit hay. Jill’s post about her meeting with Chris Redfern got some reaction from a couple of prominent lefty bloggers (OH02 and BSB). Like others have pointed out, Jill’s stuff is always well written and entertaining. There is more there than Redfern’s dismissal but we […]

Probably too little too late:
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. John Kerry will attempt a filibuster to block the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court.
“Judge Alito’s confirmation would be an ideological coup on the Supreme Court,” Kerry said in a written statement explaining his support for a filibuster.
“We can’t afford to see the court’s […]