This is an interesting article from the AP: A brother of U.S. House Republican leader John Boehner (BAY’-nur) would have seen his unemployment benefits dry up if the congressman had succeeded in his push to defeat an extension-of-benefits bill passed this week. Boehner and most fellow Republicans opposed the measure Thursday, but 61-year-old Bob Boehner […]
Articles like this always make me laugh: State government is owed more than $33 million in unpaid fines and interest from candidates and political committees cited by the Ohio Elections Commission. At least four local campaign committees are on Attorney General Richard Cordray’s list of scofflaws being pursued – so far without success – by […]
It’s funny how the right jumps whenever you hear stories about inner-city youth going wild, but when it happens with some rich kids, there is a constant silence. Here is a perfect example: Another Miami University sorority is under fire for bad behavior at a spring formal event. The Alpha Xi Delta sorority faces a […]
Yesterday the Democrats released the outline for immigration reform, but there is something missing. The issue, which goes to the heart of the matter, is the hiring of illegal immigrants. Under current laws the fines for businesses that hire illegals is laughable. It’s such a small amount that the fines actually becoming nothing more than […]
This week a local tea party leader made news by tweeting about shooting immigrants. Now that same tea bagger is wanted by police: Police are searching for a local Tea Party leader in Ohio who is wanted for violating a temporary protection order. Meanwhile, speakers at a Tea Party rally organized by the man, Brian […]
The right is going after lawmakers who are not holding townhalls during the recess. I believe there is merit to this charge. We have a representative government and townhalls are a perfect opportunity to make sure that representation is well shared. However the list compiled on Hot Air seems to be rather partisan. They have […]
McCain is introducing his VP pick today at the Nutter Center in Dayton. The Nutter Center holds about 12,000 people, but look at this: Tickets are still available for Sen. John McCain’s Friday, Aug. 29, rally at Wright State University’s Nutter Center in Fairborn. McCain and his wife Cindy will appear at the event, dubbed […]
For my early bird readers or those who subscribe to the Washington Post, here is a scary read: Greenland’s glaciers are melting into the sea twice as fast as previously believed, the result of a warming trend that renders obsolete predictions of how quickly Earth’s oceans will rise over the next century, scientists said yesterday. […]