From the monthly archives: January 2009
I pushed hard for Issue 6 back in November – hoping to bring casino gambling to Ohio through a single, destination casino in South West Ohio. I argued it would bring much needed jobs to an area of the state that really needs them. I made a lot of arguments in favor of Issue 6 but found absolutely no support from any other bloggers or politicians or main stream media outlets.
Well now that the economy has nearly collapsed and the state is facing a 7 billion dollar budget shortfall, some Ohio politicians seem to be softening on the [...]
Full Story... →So I read today that Cindy Stankoski and Vanessa Stout turned down a 200K settlement in their harassment lawsuit against the AG’s office. Their lawyer thinks they deserve something closer to a million dollars.
I spent the day trying to come up with a reasoned and balanced response to this information but I’m having a really hard time. My brain tells me Cindy and Vanessa are two victims who totally deserve the maximum settlement they can negotiate – but my gut tells me Stankoski and Stout are a couple of undereducated, overly-lawyered bimbos trying to defraud Ohio’s taxpayers.
On [...]
Full Story... →Ken Blackwell just got a bunch of endorsements in his bid for Republican Nation Committee chairman. Many of the endorsements are from hate-mongering, homophobic, anti-intellectual Christian extremists.
Notable endorsers include homophobes like Tony Perkins and James C. Dobson as well as complete nuts like Phyllis Schlafly, well known for her opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment, and Tim LaHaye, the author of the Left Behind books and a big advocate of “curing” homosexuals.
If these people are able to wrestle control of the Republican Party away from the moderates it will mean the end of the GOP as we [...]
Full Story... →Budget Watch
