From the monthly archives: February 2011
Just a quick follow-up to Brian’s earlier post(s) about seven Republican Senators who have not committed to supporting SB 5:
It sounds like we have an 8th.
I heard today that State Senator Tim Grendell‘s staff has been told that he will not vote for Senate Bill 5 in its current form.
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Here’s ProgressOhio’s video of Governor Strickland’s impromptu press gaggle:
After seeing Governor Kasich have to spend a day remove his custom Italian loafers from his mouth by calling a police officer an "idiot" for enforcing a law intent on protecting…. other law enforcement and emergency crews working near busy roads:
I got one question for you this weekend:
[UPDATE:] Governor Strickland will be on MSNBC at 6:30 p.m. tonight to talk about SB 5.
Full Story... →Just got the press release. Former Speaker/current House Minority Leader Armond Budish (D-Beachwood) wrote Governor Kasich regarding questions about Ohio Department of Development Director Mark Kvamme’s eligibility to serve in a Cabinet post under the Ohio Constitution:
While Mr. Kvamme brings unique experiences to the state, I am concerned that his status as a resident of California jeopardizes his appointment as the Director of the Department of Development, chairperson of the Third Frontier Commission, and the head of JobsOhio. I believe based on a review of materials excerpted below and enclosed with this letter that this issue could impede our [...]
Full Story... →Remember us talking about this smartass yesterday?
Well, guess who ProgressOhio’s Dave Harding saw on WBNS Channel 10 last night?
Gang, meet attorney Jack Painter, who lives in the high-income neighborhood of Indian Hills near Cincinnati. Painter, like me, is a solo practitioner. He’s the head of the Indian Hills Tea Party, on the Advisory Board of the Cincinnati Tea Party, and on the Board of Directors of the Ohio Liberty Council which has claimed as its mantle as being the statewide organization of the so-called “Tea Party” movement. Oh, and he’s a contributor [...]
Full Story... →Today’s must-read article is in this morning’s Columbus Dispatch “Some GOP Senators say bill goes too far.”
A bill making major changes to state collective-bargaining law is not a slam-dunk to pass the Senate in its current form.
The Dispatch talked to seven Republican senators this week who either would not commit support or expressed varying levels of discomfort with Senate Bill 5, which would eliminate collective bargaining for state workers, take away binding arbitration for police and firefighters, and limit the bargaining power of teachers and other local workers.
Republicans hold a 23-10 majority and need 17 [...]
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I had to stay home with a sick kid… that’s why I wasn’t there yesterday. I wish I could have been. I’ve always wanted to violate a fire code with firefighters and police officers. Seriously, the crowd shots for the rally yesterday were INSANE.
The picture is what Dave Harding snapped of the “Tea Party protest.”
Let’s remember what we heard a week ago yesterday. A week ago, Matt Mayer of the Ohio Buckeye Institute was heralding the Tea Party “movement’s” planned rally today as follows:
So, it [...]
Full Story... →This morning Third Frontier and the Third Frontier Advisory Committee were both scheduled to meet today. I’m told from reliable sources that the meetings were essentially cancelled. No public explanation has been given.
However, word in Columbus, unofficially at least, is that the Administration’s lawyers are kind of spooked at that whole Mark Kvamme may not be able to be the Development Director under the Ohio Constitution issue.
I’ve hit the phone circuit today, and I can tell you that the Republicans are in full “what the hell do we do” mode over it. You see there’s a [...]
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(Major HT: ProgressOhio who shot this video)
Makes over $600k, hates children, would rather let kids starve, and thinks anyone who wants to be a public school teacher is a parasite to taxpayers. And objects to union folks taking a personal day so they can petition their own elective representatives and asked to be heard on matters of public policy.
Meet just one of the hundred of Tea Party “activists” who came to Columbus to support SB 5.
These are the folks John Kasich and Senator Shannon Jones speak for.
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Just got a call from a Democratic source that Franklin County Democratic Party Chairman Bill Anthony is resigning tonight. Literally, that’s all the source could give me. I don’t know why Anthony is resigning, nor why Schultz is presumed to take over.
Anthony is currently the Director of the Franklin County Board of Elections. In 2009, he temporarily resigned from the Board of Elections due to questions about the wisdom of having a county party chairman serve on the Board of Elections. However, in 2010, he was appointed back to [...]
Full Story... →The recent news about Kasich calling a police officer an idiot multiple times for giving him a ticket is just one example in the list of disrespectful and downright strange things Kasich has said about police officers recently.
Back in December Kasich made two statements about officers ‘sneaking’ and ‘hiding’.
During an press conference with the Highway Patrol Kasich said:
“You got some patrolman sneaking in the weeds somewhere getting you going 2 miles an hour over the speed limit. We don’t want that in Ohio.”
And talking about the new IG Randy Meyer:
“He’s not going to [...]
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