From the monthly archives: August 2006
I gotta say, I just LOVE this. This is the kind of creativity I love to see in campaigns:
Before Chabot’s late-afternoon event, Cranley will be in Price Hill, trying to make a point about Chabot and his support for the Bush administration’s energy plan, which Cheney helped draft.
From 11 to 11:30 this morning, Cranley will be at Bob’s Marathon station at West Eighth Street and Trenton Avenue, where, for that half-hour, gasoline will be sold at $1.26 per gallon, the price of gas in August 2001, when Chabot voted for the energy bill.
The regular price now [...]
Full Story... →Never let it be said that Republicans are anti-environment. It appears they really love PLANTS! OK, so maybe they are anti-environment. Turns out the kind of plants they like are the ones they mix in as “citizens” or “activists”, when their true identity is much more like “shill”, apologist”, or “donor”.
The biggest national story was that of Rockey Vaccarella, a Katrina victim who had a Sheehan-like trek to Washington to get a meeting with the President. Difference being ‘ole Rockey was a Bush ass-kisser and (shock of shocks) GOT A MEETING with der Bushmeister. Funny thing is [...]
Full Story... →Add a new nickname for our favorite corrupt Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate (the “guber” part is spot on): Copycat. We’ve already established the flip flop flipper part relatively well. Now it seems Krazy Kenny Blackwell is so nervous about getting his proverbial ass kicked in November that he is resorting to stealing Dem ideas – you know, those guys that don’t have any? The Dems?
Well, it seems the Republican well of ideas is so dry they now have to take Democrat ideas and make them their own. Problem is, the Strickland camp beat them by about [...]
Full Story... →Tim Ryan. Of all the things I missed out on while away in the mountains, THIS was the biggest disappointment. Yes, I missed the big Sherrod Brown interview, but the steam was kinda going out on that for a while now – I hated to miss that one as well, but there is something about this Ryan guy. Listening to Tim is like listening to good jazz. You sit comfortably and know everything is gonna be alright, while finding yourself smiling without knowing it. Head on over to MTB and check it out. Support MTB in any way you [...]
Full Story... →via email from Strickland camp:
Which Ken Blackwell Is It?
Columbus, Ohio – Ken Blackwell was quite an athlete growing up, but who would have guessed he would be so flexible in middle age?
Blackwell weighed in with his third position this year on the Ohio Commercial Activity Tax this week, telling the Central Ohio Chambers of Commerce that it should be eliminated. This after previously saying it needed to stay after previously saying it must go.
“Mr. Blackwell has long since broken our trust,” said Strickland for Governor spokesman Keith Dailey. “Throughout his career, Mr. Blackwell has [...]
Full Story... →Update: Alternet wins the headline award on this one (makes me green): Hackett manhandles GOP talking-points action figure
The question: Would you take this guy on?
The answer: Fuck no! (or that’s what Van Taylor is thinking about now)
(ht C&L)
This definately merits my “Damn son!” award of the month. The contrast is breathtaking. Wow…and damn, son!
Full Story... →Probably the most disturbing thing about the war in Iraq (and any modern war in the age of the military industrial complex) is the potential for abuse on both sides. The latest Brave New Film deals with the issue of war profiteering. Interestingly enough, all bills put forth in Congress to prevent abuses and profiteering from wars have gone down. The best way to ensure this issue gets the attention it deserves is to elect a new Congress in November as well as see this film and tell others about it. Find or host a screening.
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Full Story... →I return to this? Bush pitifully trying to hold up old imagery about Iraq and spin mercilessly like an F5 tornado on the Texas panhandle? Please tell me there is more. I know there is…I’m catching up!
(NYT) Mr. Bush said the United States would not leave Iraq until ?the mission is complete.? To depart early, he said, would only stir more violence in the region, and weaken the security of America in the long term. Mr. Bush also sought to portray the war as a moral issue. ?And if we ever give up the desire to help people [...]
Full Story... →Well, we made it out of the wildnerness and have returned to mostly normal – though my brain is still in the mountains, I think. It was pretty much all I thought it would be, especially concerning the anniversary celebration and reconnecting with my wife. I had no idea how remote our cabin would be. There is no way to tell that really from the photos we got to see before we left. We were about a mile off the main road – half a mile in, then half a mile down. The drive in and out was a bit [...]
Full Story... →Starting at 7am tomorrow morning I’ll be on vacation. Headed out to the mountains to chill in a cabin with the most amazing woman you’ve ever met, who I’ll be married to for 10 years here soon. No phone. No lights. No motorcars. Not a single luxury. We’ll also be making solid attempts to reconnect in meaningful ways as we approach an important milestone in our lives together.
I’ll be glad to leave it all behind for a bit until returning to what will probably be general election hysteria when I return. While I’m gone, keep up the fight [...]
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Hack Back To Iraq?
…you could almost make this a Dr. Seuss post with that title (and maybe it is).
Could Paul Hackett be headed back to Iraq? Sure sounds like the odds are good:
Paul Hackett, an attorney from Cincinnati, thinks his background as a civil affairs specialist makes him a prime candidate for an involuntary recall, as there is a shortage of Marines like him. Two weeks ago, he received a packet from the Navy requesting updated information for a security clearance — a sign, he believes, that a recall order could be coming.
I believe there is probably plenty of [...]
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