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Attn Democrats: gotchas are not going to cut it this cycle
Just a little bit of advice to Democrats in Ohio: gotcha politics and lame fake scandals are not going to change the political dynamic this cycle. No matter how hard you try to catch Republicans in awkward situations or try to paint Tea Party folks as extremists it will not change the fundamental fact that [...]
Fisher and Brunner absolutely clueless on job creation
Image by niq77174 via Flickr Read this article and weep at the Democrats conception of economic development: Fisher said he is the only candidate who has been on the ground creating and saving jobs under the leadership of Gov. Ted Strickland. He said he is part of the team that helped convince V&M Star Steel [...]
Irony: Cleveland Jewish News Smears Rob Portman
UPDATE: Cleveland Jewish News has changed the headline. It now reads: “State reps urge Portman to sever ties over group’s “Nazi” posting” See? That is the kind of power this blog wields … I wasn’t planning on writing on this issue (I have little time to write as it is) but when a friend pointed [...]
Dispatch right about teacher merit pay
Good editorial in the Dispatch on teacher merit pay: Despite seeing mixed results, Columbus City Schools shouldn’t give up on merit-pay bonuses for teachers. The question of whether merit pay can lead all teachers and students to better results is too complex to be answered by a few years’ worth of data at only a [...]
Chris Redfern lacks basic logic and math skills
A story from the Dayton Daily News on John Kasich’s reaction to the Ohio budget deal highlights just how lame Chris Redfern really is these days. First Kasich’s statement: “Today’s agreement is strictly stopgap and turns a blind eye to the massive shortfalls we will be facing during the next budget cycle,” Kasich said in [...]
A solid B+
*Brazenly stolen from the Weekly Standard
The reality, and social cost, of casinos
Sobering column from Froma Harrop in the Dispatch. It sums up my problems with Issue 3 very well: unlikely to lead to economic development and yet has huge social cost. Voters in Cleveland and Cincinnati where swayed by the promise of jobs in a bad economy and overlooked the long term implications. Here is the [...]
Ganley Misinterprepts NY-23
US Senate candidate Tom Ganley’s campaign manager Jeff Longstreth is confused: Longstreth said that he views the primary as similar to the special election earlier this month in New York’s 23rd congressional district, where a moderate Republican dropped from the race under pressure from conservatives. Since Portman has the “backing of the machine” and Ganley [...]
Unemployment: a picture is worth a thousand words
OK, it’s a chart but still …
Dear Democratic Majority …
A great video from my friend Moe Lane:
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