From the monthly archives: January 2009
With a $7 Billion budget deficit looming over Ohio, Governor Strickland proved last night that he willing to do whatever it takes to save taxpayer dollars.
While other politicians were living it up in swank DC hotels, Ted Strickland was sleeping on the floor of Ohio’s Washington, D.C. office.
He even washed his hair in the sink.
Not THAT is commitment.
Full Story... →In case there was any doubt whatever that we were entering a new era:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/
Email updates appear to be jammed at the moment though:
Full Story... →Bush is out, and Barack Obama is now our President. It’ll be nice to have grown-ups in charge of government again. Time to get to work.
Full Story... →I was completing my annual Department of Defense Information Assurance Awareness training this morning – required for access to DoD computing resources – and in the segment about phishing, they were mentioning that one of the goals of phishing was identity theft. They showed a California drivers license for a “John Doe” with a blurry photo on it… of Tom Delay’s mugshot.
Full Story... →A new Rasmussen poll finds that 18% of Republicans have an unfavorable opinion of Martin Luther King.
Full Story... →Going to make lunch and watch the entire MLK speech with the girls at noon. Absolute must watch. Reminds us of the struggle and our ability to overcome. Tomorrow will be the realization of one part of the dream, but we must remain ever vigilant in our quest for a more perfect union.
A Dream:
Full Story... →I think Jennifer Brunner would make a great Senator. And if she has a real interest in being in the US Senate, then 2010 is probably the only chance she is going to get for a very, very long time.
On the flip side, everyone understands that it’s vital for the Dems to have a majority on the Apportionment Board – so maintaining control of the Secretary of State’s office must be a priority going into 2010. Obviously our best chance to do that is with Brunner running for reelection and not running for Senate.
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There has been some noise lately about Mayor Coleman pushing for funds from Obama’s economic development program to finally get some light rail built in Central Ohio. The Other Paper has a nice article about it today. One thing that stuck out to me:
Columbus continues to be the largest city in the country without a rail system.
That’s something that needs to be rectified if we wish to continue to grow, especially in a world that by necessity is increasingly green. I just hope I’ll see the day that a feasible mass transit rail system exists that I [...]
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