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I know wingnuts will scream “class warfare”, but I don’t think it’s class warfare to report the facts. A study was released yesterday by the Center for American Progress and Policy Matters Ohio showing that most people are being left out in the recent economic rebound.
The study said Ohio worker productivity increased 2.1 percent […]

The Franklin County Consortium for Good Government has announced a series of candidate forums in October covering a variety of races.
This year’s forums will feature 26 races: two central Ohio congressional seats, 10 seats in the legislature, three statewide offices, Franklin County commissioner and auditor, and nine contested county judgeships.
Candidates for each office will share […]

Check out the latest issue of Newsweek, and note the different covers for different regions of the world.

Gah.

Sen Russ Feingold (D-WI)’s PAC, the Progressive Patriots Fund, has selected Sherrod Brown as a Progressive Patriot, and has contributed money and resources to Brown’s election campaign to unseat Mike DeWine.
HT Ohio2006.

Yep, the venture Eric left Plunderbund to pursue, ProgressOhio, got a nice profile on The Hotline.
A new Web site, ProgressOhio, is launching with a massive e-mail list and an ambitious goal. It aims to be a hub for grassroots liberal bloggers, a clearinghouse for local causes and information, and a link between opinion drivers in […]

It’s been said many times, but due to the projected voting problems with Diebold equipment, everyone is encouraged to absentee vote. The law no longer requires a reason in order to absentee vote or vote early at the BoE. Here is the pertinent information.
You can download a request form to complete and mail […]

I try to resist the urge to post blatently non-political stuff here on Plunderbund, but I simply cannot resist linking to a post I made this morning on my other blog. It’s a little video of a pretty good bit of spoken word that I found particularly insightful, and thought I should share.

In the New York Times yesterday:
A stark assessment of terrorism trends by American intelligence agencies has found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.
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The intelligence estimate, completed in April, is the first […]

I read today that Bush is planning two trips back to Ohio to help raise funds for the two republican candidates that actually have a chance i.e. not Blackwell.
He’ll be here Monday for Dewine- and September 28th for Pryce.
Billionaire Les Wexner and his wife Abigail will be hosting the Pryce event at their home- […]

The Forbes magazine list of the 400 richest americans is out.
This year, the list includes three billionaires from Ohio who- big suprise - give barrels of cash to the Republicans.
83 - Leslie Wexner
Columbus - Limited Brands
Net Worth: $3.1 billion
Republican National State Elections $150,000
Ohio House Republican Campaign Comm $95,000
Ohio Republican State Central Execu $84,000
Ohio First Voter […]

From the Dispatch.
In a surprise move yesterday, the Ohio State University Board of Trustees came out in strong opposition to the Learn and Earn issue on November’s ballot that would allow casino and slot gambling in Ohio.
“If we are silent it implies we support it because we could benefit from it,” said trustee Les Wexner, […]

Boy, talk about showing your gratitude…
Reynolds said the criminal guilty plea of Ohio GOP Rep. Bob Ney won’t affect any other races in the country, and neither will Ney’s failure to immediately resign from his congressional seat. He did not echo the sentiments of the GOP candidate for Ney’s seat, Ohio Sen. Joy Padgett, who […]

“Well, Gil, in a budget of $26 billion, anybody who is worth their weight in salt can find $500 million to put against a project that is so vital to our economic vitality.”
Ken Blackwell, September 20th, 2006
Price of Salt: $60/ton
Weight of Ken: 250 lbs
Worth of Ken in salt: $7.50

So, this is absolutely remarkable. While I am not going to make any claims of causation - or any actual relationship at all - there does seem to be a rather stunning correlation between George W. Bush’s approval ratings and the inverse of gas prices. In other words, when gas prices drop, it […]