OHIO. Eleventh Commandment … What Eleventh Commandment? The GOP primary for Governor took a sudden nasty turn in new TV and radio spots. The ads also blast retiring Governor Bob Taft (R). Secretary of State Ken Blackwell went on this air this week with commercials attacking GOP primary rival Jim Petro for lacking integrity. Here’s […]
Since I have been busy working that has left little time for my hobby of politics. Tonight I finally had some time to hit all my sites and I got to go to SurveyUSA and check out their latest50 state tracking poll. My state’s governor, Bob Taft, has repeatedly been the lowest approved governor on […]
This is some very troubling news coming from my own state of Ohio: Bill Would Allow Arrests For No Reason In Public Place Citizens Would Also Have To Show ID CLEVELAND — A bill on Gov. Bob Taft’s desk right now is drawing a lot of criticism, NewsChannel5 reported. One state representative said it resembles […]
Article 2, Section 24 of the Ohio State Constitution states: The governor, judges, and all state officers, may be impeached for any misdemeanor in office; but judgment shall not extend further than removal from office, and disqualification to hold any office under the authority of this state. The party impeached, whether convicted or not, shall […]
Perjury? Obstruction of Justice? Sounds like charges that are being talked about in the Valerie Plame leak case. These same charges could come to Ohio though. Governor Bob Taft was convicted of four counts of failing to report donations and gifts yesterday. Now he could face the same charges that are being talked about in […]
Now that Bob Taft has pleaded no-contest to the four counts of ethic violations, will he resign from office? Following the own standards that the Governor has enforced in Ohio, he should. In August of 2002, the executive director of the Ohio Turnpike Commission resigned hours after Governor Taft urged him to resign or be […]
From Reuters Ohio gov. charged with criminal misdemeanors COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Ohio charged Gov. Bob Taft on Wednesday with four criminal misdemeanor counts alleging violations of state ethics laws for not reporting golf games and other outings paid for by others. The charges marked the first time an Ohio governor has been […]