From the monthly archives: January 2010
All weekend, I’ve been praying to the porcelain god, begging for mercy from whatever bug has been going through Cleveland like a hot knife through butter lately. ?I’m emerging from it slowly, so blogging has been light. ?But I just had to post this to get reader reaction – Chris Ronayne announces on Youtube his campaign for Cuyahoga County Council District 3. ?Thoughts?
Full Story... →It seems like centuries ago, but there was a time in my life when I was pretty conservative. Back when I was young and slightly more stupid and had yet to experience life outside of small-town, suburban Ohio I saw the world very differently than I do today.
I’m a changed man. Older. Wiser. But, I admit, some of it has carried over. Specifically my tendency to distrust any kind of new government regulation that appears to feed the insatiable desire of federal agencies to regulate the shit out of everything.
So when I heard that the IRS was going [...]
Full Story... →Normally when I post these, I like to shine a light on stuff so far out of the mainstream that calling it “indie” would be a stretch (in fact, one artist I like has a song called “Indier than Thou” with a lyric that goes “if I were on an indie label, you could call me mainstream.”)
But not these next two. These next two are giant hits that, I am ashamed to admit, I crank up and bounce my head to in the car. I’m not even sure why I’m admitting this, except maybe I’m looking for absolution. Father [...]
Full Story... →Eric touched on Sharen Neuhardt being drafted for Secretary of State.
Of course, this is all rumor until we here at PB confirm it. I am comfortable stating that what Anthony is hearing is correct*. I?ll also add that I?m hearing this was a true grassroots draft movement from progressives unhappy with Garrison as a candidate. Neuhardt was asked to run and is currently gauging support in the form of pledges to make a decision which way to go.
In addition, the rumors continue to grow louder that Garrison may drop out. ?It’s time. ?Jennifer Garrison has learned, very [...]
Full Story... →I signed Lee Fisher’s petition today at the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Executive Committee meeting for May 5 primary endorsements, happily. ?I’ve always wanted to see a primary in this race, we’ve got one, no reason not to sign. ?But it does strike me as odd that the so-called “inevitable” candidate is still collecting petitions, with paid staff, at his own home county’s primary endorsement meeting, where the party refuses to endorse him. ?Fun.
The meeting was fairly drama free, except for two races. ?In the Ohio State Senate district 23 primary, the county party had to go to a [...]
Full Story... →President Obama, in his weekly address, comments on the recent 5-4 Supreme Court decision that we’ve been discussing here at PG:
So let me get this straight. You can ship jobs overseas. Set up a foreign corporation. Then use said foreign corporation to affect U.S. elections. There should be teabaggers in the streets over this one, but don’t hold your breath. Their trumped up corporatist astroturf rallies don’t really give fuck all for Democracy.
Full Story... →Anthony at ODB breaks the news that former candidate for Congress in OH-07 Sharen Neuhardt is considering a run for Secretary of State to oppose Jennifer Garrison in a Democratic Primary.
This may have been a bit lost in the shuffle of President Obama’s visit to Ohio, but it’s an interesting development and an important one. Jennifer Garrison desperately needs a primary. Despite the bewildering cover this conservative wolf in Democratic sheep’s clothing received from the largest progressive mouthpiece in Ohio, there is a large grassroots sentiment opposing Garrison on a statewide ticket. The gay and lesbian [...]
Full Story... →Modern has been hitting Kasich pretty hard recently on his plan to eliminate Ohio’s income tax, which Johnny claims will improve Ohio’s currently-crappy economic conditions. The example Kasich gives as “proof” for his no-income-tax=better-economy has continued to be Florida despite the fact that Florida’s economy has been tanking worse than Ohio’s the past few quarters.
The truth is: Florida is not the model we want to follow. Florida had a good run – mainly because it is warm and has beaches. People from places like Ohio obviously find that appealing. But Florida is like any other place. It [...]
Full Story... →Anthony gets Lee at the Barack Obama event in Elyria – why couldn’t Lee be at the Barack Obama event last year in his hometown of Shaker Hts? I digress – and Lee does what Lee does best. ?Talks a lot, says precisely nothing.
In particular, Lee would not answer any process questions on health care, i.e., should the House just pass the Senate bill as is, or start over, or push through with reconciliation, or do something else. ? Process questions are the ONLY questions remaining on health care, and Lee just blah blahs his way past the [...]
Full Story... →The Kafka-esque comedy that is the Lee Fisher for US Senate campaign just gets better by the day. ?Yesterday, Lee Fisher’s campaign posted a link at BSB asking for ideas on creating jobs. ?Irony, they name is ROFL. ?But don’t stop laughing! ?At the bottom of the page is this little nugget.
Disclaimer: Please note that we reserve the right to delete ideas or comments that are unnecessarily abusive, repetitive, or unrelated to generating new jobs for Ohio. All ideas are welcome, but be advised that Lee does not consider legalizing marijuana a viable option for creating jobs.
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Full Story... →Budget Watch
