Plunderbund

Dave at Progress Ohio has posted some videos of Michelle and Barack’s visit to Columbus yesterday including this one of Governor Strickland telling Central Ohio seniors that the Obamas are going to be “the next president and the next first lady”.

Welcome aboard, Ted.

As part of his plan to bring jobs to Ohio, Governor Strickland announced he was going use a portion of funds allocated to the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation.
The Foundation fought back- trying to transfer the money to another account and, when that failed, they sued the state.
Today Ted signed a bill that immediately abolishes the […]

Dave at Progress Ohio just posted the video of Governor Strickland talking to the press about the Dann scandal.
According to Ted, he has some names in mind for Dann’s replacement- but he hasn’t officially started the process for picking someone yet.
He also says he’s ready to take ‘whatever action is necessary’ if Dann doesn’t step […]

In a recent interview with the Columbus Education Association, Governor Strickland discussed his plans to improve Ohio’s educational system.
The first goal of his plan is “to strengthen our commitment to Ohio’s public schools and public education.” With this commitment comes “increased accountability measures for charters.”
But the Governor admits this won’t happen while Republicans control […]

Sure seems like somebody is reading Plunderbund and developing debate questions. It’s great to see the Ohio ’sphere drive the national debate:
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Good question, right Ted?

Something got me thinking the other day on a long flight from the west coast back to our beloved Buckeye State. I was reading about the ongoing controversy about why Hillary Clinton will not release her tax returns. Something her opponent - and Plunderbund endorsed candidate - Barack Obama had already done. […]

The Ohio Democratic Party’s blog doesn’t get updated very often, but when it does- the news is usually good. The posts are about positive things the ODP or Ohio Dems are doing.
But State Of The Union, the Ohio GOP Blog, seems to be following the lead of former-RAB blogger Matt Naugle: attack the other […]

JSOnline - Nov. 9, 2007 - Frustrated by inaction in Congress on global warming, Midwest governors will convene in Milwaukee next week to craft a regionwide strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable energy.
The Midwestern Governors Association Energy Summit will take place Wednesday and Thursday at the Pfister Hotel. The event is being […]

Strickland announced today that he doesn’t want beer and wine served at the state fair.
I’m guessing this probably won’t impact his Sixty-eight percent approval rating ( “the highest initial gubernatorial approval rating recorded by the Ohio Poll in its 26-year history” ) - but it still puzzles me.
You can buy beer at other summertime destinations […]

For the past few weeks, Governor Strickland has been traveling around the state on a publicity tour- for his budget.
Specifically, his tax cut for Ohio’s seniors.
And everyone seems to love the idea- even the Buckeye Institute!
According to the toledo blade:
The Buckeye Institute - a think tank where failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell holds a […]

RABid yesterday, about Strickland fighting the DoD about proper equipment for Ohio National Guard members:
Gov. Mulligan feigns outrage about Ohio’s Nat’l Guard’s service in Iraq, spouting the tired leftist canard that the military is ill-trained and ill-equiped.
He also insultingly alludes that Ohio’s NG is soft, unfit, and in need of his protection from the enemy […]

“I am getting rather sick of these lifestyle nazis that are using the blunt force of government to crack down on … the eating of crappy food.”
Matt Naugle on Strickland’s Health Insurance Plan
I know Matt doesn’t understand this concept- any more than he understands why we have to wear seat belts. So let […]

Want proof? (Like it’s hard to find…)
Two months ago today, talking about potentially leasing the turnpike out (giving control of a public infrastructure asset to a for-profit company):
The conservatives who would be likely to support this type of plan will be disappointed if they don’t see in the proposal a plan for this money to […]

After Strickland’s State of the State speech, ONN’s crack political reporters were on the scene at the State House to find out what people like State Senator Kevin Coughlin thought of the speech.
Not suprisingly, Mr. Coughlin hated the school voucher cut and the proposal to eliminate for-profit schools- what he calls the ‘proposal to […]

I have to be honest, I had tempered my expectations going in… and Strickland blew me out of the water. Belt-tightening in excess of Blackwell’s ridiculous spending cap nonsense, a freeze on college tuition, and a real focus on improving the lot of Ohioans living in the bottom half. In addition to killing […]