This is some great news from the Buckeye State: Democrat Ted Strickland has surged to a surprising lead of 20 percentage points in the first Dispatch Poll on Ohio’s Nov. 7 race for governor. Meanwhile, Democrat Sherrod Brown holds an 8-point edge in his bid to unseat two-term Republican Sen. Mike DeWine. Strickland’s 47-to-27 advantage […]
About time justice gets served here in the Buckeye State: A prominent GOP fundraiser at the center of an Ohio political scandal changed his plea to guilty Wednesday on federal charges that he illegally funneled donations to President Bush’s re-election campaign. How many illegal activities have to occur and result in convictions before we can […]
Here in the Buckeye state, we have been plagues with scandals at the state level. For the first time in History, we have had a governor convicted of a crime while in office and there are still numerous investigations going on. One of the biggest is the scandal to invest our worker’s compensation funds into […]
Plunderbund has a great find up to show how idiotic some of our Republican congressman are here in the Buckeye state.
So I wake up this morning and here on the local news. Bush has sunk to a 37% approval rating in one of the reddest states in the union – Indiana. From the Indianapolis Star Indiana voted twice to elect George W. Bush to the White House, but an Indianapolis Star poll indicates more than […]
This is a great play by a Democrat here in the Buckeye State. Via 19-WXIX: Ban Republican adoptions, not gay adoptions, lawmaker says COLUMBUS, Ohio State Senator Robert Hagan says he has a better idea than barring gay couples from adopting children. The Democrat from Youngstown says he’d ban Republican adoptions. In a tongue-in-cheek memo […]
This just in from theAP Charges filed against Ohio coin dealer Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio – Prosecutors charged a prominent GOP fundraiser Monday with theft and money laundering in an investigation of a controversial state investment in rare coins that has embroiled Republicans in scandal during an election year. The charges against coin dealer Tom […]
For anyone who believes Boehner is a new face that might help with the problems of a corrupt government, well think again: Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who was elected House majority leader last week, is renting his Capitol Hill apartment from a veteran lobbyist whose clients have direct stakes in legislation Boehner has co-written […]
This is a message of importance to all the Ohio voters who read my blog. Next Tuesday we have some very important issues on the ballot that will affect us all. These issues need your support. Issue 2: Makes it easier to vote by allowing all Ohioans to vote by mail Issue 3: Helps stop […]
In a week from today, there will be a congressional election held one district to the east of me. The election will be to replace Rep. Rob Portman who was recently appointed as the US Trades Ambassador. This is a key election as it stands a good chance at tipping the political scale a little […]