From the monthly archives: January 2010
(Last part)
Governor Strickland lays out the case as to why he’s the first real education Governor in Ohio:
And even as we acknowledge the sincere shared sacrifice we have endured in recent years, we shouldn?t lose sight of the fact that we have accomplished some things that no other state has been able to do.
We have followed a plan and defied our circumstances to protect our investment in the future.
California recently announced a 32 percent tuition increase at its state universities. Ohio has held tuition to the lowest increase in the nation over the [...]
Full Story... →Again, more excerpts:
We have made a commitment to building a tax structure that encourages job growth and is respectful of our citizens.
We expanded the Homestead Property Tax Exemption, saving the average senior citizen homeowner 400 dollars each and every year.
Our business taxes are the lowest in the Midwest.
In fact, every year I have been in office we have cut taxes.
And even with the delay in implementing the final year of the personal income tax reduction, our efforts to carry out the tax reform bill of 2005 have already provided the largest [...]
Full Story... →You can also read the full text here.
Since it’s over an hour long, let me give you some highlights:
“There will come a day when Ohio will be the undisputed home of advanced energy. A day when we will have cast off those two tired little words that have been used to put us down. Rust Belt. Because that?s not who we are. A day when the iconic image of the Texas oil rig will be eclipsed by the Ohio-made wind turbine and solar panel.“
I believe in Ohio because we have laid the foundation for [...]
Full Story... →Begging you.
The entire Ohio Democratic Party is teed up to put your political career to rest, with dignity and grace. ?Your own home county party is ignoring your race, to the point that you had to have paid staff collecting signatures at last weekend’s executive committee meeting. ?The writing is on the wall – you’re behind, you know it, you’re gonna lose, and so you have a choice to make.
Lee, you can go out gracefully, putting up a good fight the whole way, and perhaps one day fool everyone into thinking you might be worth another statewide shot. [...]
Full Story... →This one goes out to one of my most loyal and (even though quite curmudgeonly) favorite commenters. ?You know who you are!
Full Story... →Thanks to Adrienne, a regular commenter here, for stepping to the plate and helping Jennifer Brunner with a diary at Kos. ?This is how it’s done, folks. ?Engage, online, now. ?And don’t stop until Jennifer Brunner is our nominee. ?Then take a nice long break, and get right back at it.
Full Story... →I think its safe to say we’ll see more events like this in the coming months.
Yesterday, four Dayton City Councilpersons protested the fiscal impact Kasich’s tax plan would have on local governments. In Youngstown, Mahoning County Commissioner John McNally IV held a similar press conference outside of a closed library. In Zanesville, the Mayor talked about how Kasich’s tax plan would impact city finances. In Toledo, the Lucas County Treasurer also held a press conference at a local library to discuss what Kasich’s tax plan would do to local communities there [...]
Full Story... →ORP Chairman Kevin DeWine clearly doesn’t think a failed County Auditor candidate/freshman do-nothing State Representative is the best chance for the GOP to stop David Pepper from winning the Auditor’s race, or else he wouldn’t have recruited former AG candidate David Yost to challenge the freshman.
Of course, just as when Taylor damaged her brand with conservatives by jumping ship and running on the Kasich ticket, Yost did the same as well.
Now, those conservative bloggers who cannot hold their tongues are publicly fuming that the GOP has somehow navigated from a likely incumbent re-election on an Apportionment [...]
Full Story... →I already reported on my fun with Ed Fitzgerald at last week’s taping of Bob Conklin’s TV show. ?But imagine my surprise as I walked out of the studio, and in the lobby for the next taping were more reporters for another roundtable, and featured guest David Yost, then Republican candidate for attorney general, now Republican candidate for state auditor!
On Yost’s lit piece for AG was the line “David Yost is an active leader in the pro-life movement.” ?Huh. ?David Yost has a position on abortion! ?Before David Yost headed back with the reporters to the studio, I [...]
Full Story... →Generally I’m not a fan of political extremists who interrupt press conferences held by mid-level political appointees, but this one really caught my eye today…
The woman throwing the pie was Emily McCoy. She’s from PETA. And the woman receiving it is Gail Shea, the Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, who PETA accuses of overseeing the “largest marine mammal slaughter in the world.”
Sure, it’s probably not fair to accuse Ms. Shea, a long-serving Canadian politician, of being responsible for the slaughter of millions of baby seals. But you have to respect PETA’s dedication.
Full Story... →No word yet on what John Kasich got Joe Hallett for his birthday.
Here’s a question Joe Hallett wrote on Sunday, but didn’t ask John Kasich at his most recent press conference: “How will Ohio pay for its schools if it kills income tax?“
Hallett, of course, ignores the fact that State Rep. John Adams, who Hallett criticized, merely introduced the same tax plan as John Kasich:
Are you prepared, [John Kasich], to raise the state sales tax by 6 cents to a national high of 11.5 cents on the dollar? That’s how much would be needed [...]
Full Story... →Budget Watch
