Archive for June, 2008

Drew Carey on Trade and Technology

Drew Carey, who was raised in Cleveland, has an excellent video about the truth about NAFTA, trade, and technology. Watch it below:

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The Self-Inflicted Economic Death of Ohio

Make sure to read Chester Finn’s column in today’s Wall Street Journal, “The Self-Inflicted Economic Death of Ohio.” He points out how burdensome Ohio’s tax rates are and reminds us that Gov. Strickland, who once said that education was his top priority, has yet to produce an education plan:
In both the public and private sectors, [...]

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Bill O’Neill is a Liar

On this press release from the Bill O’Neill campaign, it is claimed that today was a “bipartisan” press conference to support some silly commuter rail system in Northeast Ohio. And how can he claim it’s bipartisan? Because in addition to a slew of Democrat office holders, State Senator Tim Grendell was listed as part of [...]

From the AP:
UNDATED (AP) — Ohio cities are disappointed with yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on handguns in Washington, D.C.
The high court said Americans have a right to keep guns at home for self-defense.
A spokesman for Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman says the decision will keep cities from taking steps necessary to [...]

Matt Lewis interviews Jim Jordan

Matt Lewis, a friend who is the author of a book that everyone involved in Republican politics MUST read and is a rising star in the conservative movement, has an interview with another conservative rising star… Congressman Jim Jordan of the 4th District. Click here to read it.
I’m glad Matt realized that no [...]

From MSNBC:
CINCINNATI, Ohio — McCain told conservative leaders that he would speak out more to highlight his pro-life record and views on other social issues to garner more Christian conservative support, leaders in the room said Thursday.
“He needs to find his voice a little better in Ohio,” said Mike Gonidakis, executive director of Ohio Right [...]

Ohio Update about the McCain Campaign

First, conservative leaders in Ohio, including Ken Blackwell and the president of the Ohio Christian Alliance, expressed their reservations about John McCain:
Family groups in Ohio outlined their doubts about the Arizona senator in a meeting with McCain’s advisers last weekend. They’re concerned about his record on abortion rights and on campaign finance laws that they [...]

Yesterday, Marc Ambinder of The Atlantic reported that the GOP is supposedly planning on scaling back anti-voter fraud campaigns, because one Republican source told Marc “that many within the party believed that then-Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell’s efforts to tighten provisional ballot rules ahead of the 2004 may have increased Democratic turnout because it [...]