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taxmanblog: Don't show Elin this

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:42:00 -0500

Tiger better sleep with one eye open.
This summer, police found 37-year-old Donessa Davis in a motel room. He had been allegedly assaulted, and his penis was glued to his body.

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taxmanblog: Tiger Woods, a Chinese reenactment

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:30:00 -0500

This is hilarious

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ProgressOhio: Community-based Economics And Economic Justice From an Ohio Green Party Governor

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:13:46 -0500

Community-based Economics And Economic Justice From an Ohio Green Party Governor

Dennis Spisak recognizes it is essential to create a vibrant and sustainable economic system, one that can create jobs and provide a decent standard of living for all people while maintaining a healthy ecological balance. A successful economic [...]

Aude Sapere: John Stossel on Climategate

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:54:07 -0500

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The Sidney Independent: Brother John- “Jesus Would Be Fine With the Holiday Tree”

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:47:06 -0500

From the desk of Brother John, Pastor of Sidney First Apostolic Church of God of the Pentecost

It has come to my attention recently that some of you have gotten into a bit of an uproar about President Obama calling the White House Christmas Tree a Holiday Tree. I understand how [...]

BizzyBlog: ObamaCare Prohibits Prostate Screening Until Age 70…

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:45:42 -0500

Made ya look…but more telling is the fact that you wouldn’t have been surprised.

As it stands, it’s just women, seniors and children that Obama & his Commie cohorts in Congress are putting in immediate, mortal danger.

By the way, where are the feminazi’s with regards to mammogram rationing and [...]

BizzyBlog: Positivity: Bishop-elect of Cheyenne an outdoorsman from a faith-filled family

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:19:57 -0500

From Indianapolis:

Dec 2, 2009 / 03:01 am

Fr. Paul D. Etienne, the bishop-elect of Cheyenne, is an Indiana outdoorsman whose vocation was nourished by a faithful mother and relatives in the priesthood and religious life.

Fr. Etienne, 50, will become one of the youngest Catholic bishops in the U.S. when [...]

De Magno Opere: More War, Less Taxes on the Wealthy

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:35:00 -0500

Ah, the hits just keep coming:
Job creation will probably have to wait until next year but the House is determined to extend the estate tax break permanently before leaving for the holidays, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday.
And, no, this supremely low level of [...]

Thinking Green, Speaking Green: Community-based Economics And Economic Justice From an Ohio Green Party Governor

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:29:57 -0500

Dennis Spisak recognizes it is essential to create a vibrant and sustainable economic system, one that can create jobs and provide a decent standard of living for all people while maintaining a healthy ecological balance. A successful economic system will offer meaningful work with dignity, while paying a “living wage” which [...]

Chief Source: Standing on a beach somewhere

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:26:00 -0500

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Thurber's Thoughts: Quotes of the Day

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:49:00 -0500

"Since this is an era when many people are concerned about "fairness" and "social justice," what is your "fair share" of what someone else has worked for?""Government pressures on mortgage lenders to accept less than the full amount they are owed may win votes for politicians, since there are far" [...]

Brain Shavings: Video: Uncle Jimbo on the July '11 Afghan pullout

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:30:00 -0500

Consider this your profanity warning.

Jim "Uncle Jimbo" Hansen is a retired Army Special Forces Master Sergeant.

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Better Living: You might be interested...

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0500

if you're a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) like me, in the online town hall that presiding bishop Mark Hanson has scheduled for December 6. It will be interesting to hear the questions raised by people from throughout the church body.' [...]

Brain Shavings: Obama's West Point speech on Afghanistan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:59:00 -0500

This is a visualization of the 100 most frequently-used words in tonight's speech. Click to enlarge:

The Weekly Standard has the transcript.

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Madrigal Maniac: Columbus’ Initial Budget Info and Nutty Newspaper Comments

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:56:34 -0500

The City of Columbus has started the initial phase of outlining a 2010 budget. I don’t know about other cities, but our process is laborious. It’s long and changes all the time.

From The Columbus Dispatch.

Columbus’ municipal belt is going to stay tightened for the foreseeable future, [...]

Ohio Daily Blog: Resembling Our Shadow

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:42:33 -0500

Barack Obama outlined his Afghanistan strategy last night in a speech designed to please all sides. It is likely he failed in that.

In brief, he is sending 30,000 more troops to the country because “the status quo is not sustainable.”

The key in his new strategy, however, is not the [...]

Ohio 15th District: Boehner

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:34:00 -0500

Republican leader, John Boehner, finally got an answer to his questions about jobs created by the federal stimulus. Cincinnati.com:

House Minority Leader John Boehner received a sharply worded rebuttal today to his complaints that the Obama administration is using misleading and inaccurate job numbers to promote its stimulus [...]

Glass City Jungle: Agenda Review – Toledo City Council December 1st

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:28:23 -0500

The summary of items discussed before today’s Agenda Review, some that will be before Toledo City Council on December 8th. The title and description of items are listed below as well as notes from any discussion that took place on that item, the subject of the legislation is in bold [...]

Ohio Daily Blog: Fisher Opposes Surge, But Supports...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:58:28 -0500

Lee Fisher issued his response a short time ago to the President's address. Once again, I'm scratching my head.

Lee Fisher is an incredibly smart guy. I firmly believe he understands the politics of the President's decision. He obviously had thoughts on the escalation of the Afghan war before the President' [...]

Upper Arlington Progressive Action: Obama's Afghanistan Speech

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:52:47 -0500

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King's Right Site: Global Warming: The Mother of All Frauds

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:50:00 -0500

After feeling the heat over the "inconvenient" global warming emails that exposed the world-wide charade for what it is -- pretend -- the scientists at the University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit (CRU) will release all their data in full.

The only problem is that it appears [...]

The Boring Made Dull: Iran Searches for the West's Backbone

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:43:00 -0500

And keeps coming up empty. Add 10 more uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons? We may, upon due consideration, at some point in the future, decide to use harsh language, as long as no one would be unduly offended by said language.

Accuse 5 sailors in a [...]

Plunderbund: Rep. Lynn Wachtmann Pressures Supreme Court to Ignore Constitution

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:39:57 -0500

Number of comments: 5
If you haven’t been following the Salazar V. Buono case let me give you a quick recap: A big Christian cross was erected on public land in California back in the 30s. In the late 90’s someone asked to put up a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine near the cross. The park service [...]

Wellsy's World: Obama to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:39:42 -0500

President Obama pledged to send 30,000 additional combat troops to Afghanistan during the first part of 2010. In a speech at West Point, the transcript of which is at the LA Times, the President outlined a strategy that would see troops begin to come home 18 months after the surge. [...]

Plunderbund: A Visual Tale of Two Speeches

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:35:20 -0500

Speaking to the nation from the White House Treaty Room at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Oct. 7, 2001, President George W. Bush announced the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom against the Taliban regime and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan: Military. America. Afghanistan. Taliban. Every. Tonight, President Obama: Afghanistan. Afghan. People. Security. [...] [...]

The Daily Briefing: Austria backs Obama - with a jab thrown in

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:02:34 -0500

Like many Republicans, Rep. Steve Austria of Beavercreek backs President Obama's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, but the endorsement came with criticism of the length of time Obama took to make the move.

It is good the president finally made a decision on this important issue," Austria" [...]

The Daily Briefing: Kilroy: defeat al Qaeda and bring troops home

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:54:14 -0500

Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Columbus, says Obama's speech tonight laid out a "military strategy, a civilian surge, and the need for addressing the presence of Al Qaeda in other parts of the world, including Pakistan."

Kilroy said she understands both "the need to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda," [...]

Wellsy's World: Russia building weapons factories in Venezuela

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:39:43 -0500

Reassuring news comes out of Caracas today as Forbes is reporting that Russia is building factories that assemble automatic weapons and plans on finalizing a deal to send 53 military helicopters to Venezuela. Arms deals between Russia and Venezuela have been going on since 2001, and in the intervening years Hugo [...]

Have Coffee Will Write: GOOD MORNING MYANMAR…

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:30:00 -0500

Can Nobel Prize Laureate Joseph Stiglitz leverage his knowledge in economics to move the State Peace and Development Council (aka, Myanmar’s military dictators) to policies that would stop the systematic destrcution of their country’s rural rice farmers? He’s travelling to Myanmar in two weeks to at least explore the question. From [...]

TMCNEWS.NET: MEN ARRESTED WITH LOADED GUN

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:21:00 -0500

Elyria – Two Oberlin men were arrested early Sunday morning after Police were told one of them was waving a gun in the downtown Burger King Parking lot.

Police were called Sunday morning just before 3 a.m. and were told that a black male wearing [...]

Plunderbund: On the speech – Hang on to your hats next summer

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:14:39 -0500

Number of comments: 2
onight’s speech was nothing less than a total repudiation of the Bush doctrine by President Obama, in every way. There is no open-ended war. No good vs. evil. We know when, and precisely how, the war in Afghanistan will end. Barack put American values ahead of American might. And by [...]

The Daily Briefing: Brown still skeptical after Obama speech

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:04:12 -0500

If the reaction by Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is any indication, President Obama still has a way to go to win over fellow Democrats, even after the commander in chiefs nationally televised speech tonight laying out his Afghanistan strategy.

Brown before the speech said he was very skeptical [...]

Plunderbund: Ohio Senate Candidates React to Obama Speech

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:01:29 -0500

Lee Fisher gets his MoveOn on: “Keeping America safe is our most sacred duty. That’s why I believe we must continue to aggressively target al-Qaeda and destroy terrorist networks around the world that threaten our nation. “But defeating al-Qaeda does not require 30,000 additional troops be sent to Afghanistan. As those on [...]

taxmanblog: And we want these guys to run health care?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:46:00 -0500

The first and, maybe, sole role of government is to protect it citizenry of threats within and outside it's borders.

So when Mike Huckabee decides that it's good for him to forgive and forget atrocities committed by criminals he seemed to forget that his number 1 job as a [...]

The Boring Made Dull: Government Motors

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:25:00 -0500

Don't count on getting your $50 billion back anytime soon. Not that I was all that enthralled with Fritz Henderson as CEO (Just how was a 28 year GM employee supposed to radically change the culture?), but there's going to be a loss of focus associated with uncertainty at' [...]

taxmanblog: Nanny of The Month - November 2009

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:06:00 -0500

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Have Coffee Will Write: RALPH’S SKETCH ‘N’ KVETCH…

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:00:42 -0500

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taxmanblog: A few polar bears is worth a good cricket match

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:44:00 -0500

Hilarity from Mark Steyn.....

In order to save the planet from global roasting, it seems entirely reasonable to ask Mr. and Mrs. Joe Peasant to subordinate their freedom of movement to an annual "carbon allowance" preventing them flying hither and yon and devastating the environment. As Dr. [...]

Glass City Jungle: McNamara releases statement on Edna Brown announcing she will run for Ohio Senate

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:39:12 -0500

Number of comments: 7

This in via e-mail:

McNamara Issues Statement On Edna Brown’s Announcement She Will Run For Senate

Toledo, OH – Toledo City Council President Joe McNamara issues the following statement responding to Edna Brown’s announcement that she will seek the 11th District seat in the Ohio State Senate in 2010:

“Representative Brown is [...]

taxmanblog: We Are Change Chicago/Ohio Confronts Al Gore on Climategate at Borders - Global Warming Hoax

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:39:00 -0500

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King's Right Site: A New Name for Obama's Nuts?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:31:00 -0500

Assessing the damage after being exposed as frauds Obama's nuts at ACORN are weighing the options of a possible name change.

Politico.com writes about a memo that will be released Tuesday at the Republican Congressional hearings investigating ACORN over massive voter registration fraud of an organized [...]

Plunderbund: President Obama Afghanistan Speech Live Blog

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:26:55 -0500

Join the Plundercrew as we watch and comment on President Obama’s big Afghanistan speech. Speech prep: Speech excerpts | What to look for (Politico) | What to look for (Tim) President Obama Afghanistan Speech Share on Facebook [...]

Plunderbund: Palin Book Tour: Sycophants camp out for hours, Palin jet sets

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:18:35 -0500

Imagine that. Sarah Palin’s “Bus Tour” is a big fake. Of course it is. While having a belated Thanksgiving dinner over the weekend at my in-laws’ house my mother in law told me a friend had seen the Palin bus behind their house parked behind a Target. The day before the [...]

Southeastern Ohio Conservative Thoughts: Debbie Phillips bragging about raising your taxes

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:53:00 -0500

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$871 million gap in the state's current biennium budget by delaying the final phase of a planned tax reduction until 2011, Phillips said. The state would raise about $844 million in revenue, she noted.

Story here.

One more example of why you should never trust the government. [...]

Plunderbund: Senate GOP drops the poison pills and get serious with Strickland on budget

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:40:55 -0500

It looks like the Senate GOP leadership is getting serious about getting the budget resolved. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Senate GOP is offering a new plan that would require the unanimous support of the Senate Democratic caucus. The new deal drops, apparently, the controversial proposal of selling off drilling rates [...]

Glass City Jungle: Short Notes from the Ohio Senate by Rep. Sears

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:38:40 -0500

This in via e-mail as a guest post to share with readers of GCJ by Ohio House Representative Barbara Sears:

Welcome to Short Notes from the November 18, 2009 Session of the 128th General Assembly. This is a summary of what happened on the floor [...]

Glass City Jungle: Strickland urges US International Trade Commission to support fair trade for steel

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:32:24 -0500

This in via e-mail from the office of Governor Ted Strickland:

Governor Testifies in Support of Fair Trade Policies for U.S., Ohio Steel Producers

Washington, D.C. – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to support fair trade policies for U.S. and Ohio steel producers in testimony [...]

Have Coffee Will Write: ROLDO RIGHTS…

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:23 -0500

Roldo Bartimole writes: The Plain Dealer is playing games with us about “Progress.” The paper wants to make us feel good. So Good News makes for good Page One copy. It also makes for misleading information. It’s important to keep Progress reality based. If you raise expectations too high and don’t produce [...]

Better Living: Right or Wrong, This is to Be Admired About Policy Obama Announces Tonight

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:22:00 -0500

In the epilogue to his book, Presidential Courage, Michael Beschloss recalls that five years before being elected President, John Kennedy lamented that US politics had become "so expensive, so mechanized and so dominated by professional politicians and public relations men...[And further, because of] the" [...]

Invincible Armor: The Sandstone Quarries at Aquia Creek

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:16:00 -0500

Aquia StoneL’Enfant had been hired to design and plan the new seat of government, the District of Columbia, and he chose to use the sandstone from the Aquia quarry. The quarry became known as Public Quarry and the island (actually a peninsula) became known [...]

kylesisk.typepad.com: Bible Quote of the Day

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:46:08 -0500

Number of comments: 0

I usually don't attempt to tie Bible quotes with politics and news links, but I feel so strongly about our current situation in Afghanistan that I'm doing just that today...first the quote which seems to be quite appropriate for today and then a link to reflect my views.

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kylesisk.typepad.com: Quote in Expectation of Obama's Speech Tonight

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:31:01 -0500

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I wonder if 30,000 more of our troops will be smiling with this deployment

"The only thing we learn from history is that we do not learn." -- Earl Warren

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kylesisk.typepad.com: Huckabee is in a world of hurt

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:24:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

For the record, I was never a Huckabee fan (I was impressed that he lost a ton of weight and he makes a great guest on The Daily Show, but my affinity for him stopped/stops there).

Like Palin he was never a credible player on the national scene. I [...]

Athens Runaway: Ruh-roh! Is The Mike DeWine Campaign Having a "Moment"?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:19:00 -0500

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Rumor has it that Ohio Attorney General candidate Mike DeWine has fired his political consultant, Jon Seaton. Uhhhhh... Former national field director for presidential candidate John McCain, Jon Seaton has been fired and will be leaving DeWine’s campaign at the end of the year. Money problems? Differences of opinion? Traded to the Cleveland [...]

Right Ohio: RUMOR CONFIRMED: DeWine Consultant Jon Seaton is FIRED

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:52:23 -0500

Number of comments: 1

It is confirmed by three credible sources that anti-gun Mike DeWine’s DC-based political consultant, Jon Seaton, former national field director for failed presidential candidate John McCain, has been fired and will be leaving DeWine’s campaign at the end of the year.

As this race for Attorney General [...]

The Daily Briefing: Its Ohio: Parks green will have to wait for spring.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:48:20 -0500

Giving away $3 million isnt so easy.

Franklin County commissioners are eager to cut a check for the last dollars needed to build Columbus Commons, an urban park replacing the dead City Center Mall.

But the grant will have to wait until spring when a legal land description of [...]

taxmanblog: It pays to hire professionals

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:28:00 -0500

Isn't it sad how all of Tiger's ho's are now coming out. Each one obviously feeling violated..... each believing they were his only true skank on the side. Oh, the humiliation of it all.

Of course, it's not so humiliating as to go public with the "I am a" [...]

Plunderbund: Cleveland NAACP chapter finds "unique" way of handling "Aunt Jemima" cartoon depiction of Sen. Nina Turner

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:27:31 -0500

Number of comments: 4
So, what do you do when your NAACP President, George Forbes, is viewed as being responsible for Call & Post’s depiction of State Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) as “Aunt Jemima?” Well, you let the NAACP President cancel the meeting to discuss it, of course. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Mark Naymik (who’s [...]

Plunderbund: Heritage Foundation highlights successful multi-generational business as proof that the estate tax kills businesses

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:08:43 -0500

Yes, nothing makes the case stronger that we must repeal the inheritance tax by highlighting a successful business, that is still successful, and has been handed down to its third generation of owners and is still expanding. Seriously? This is the best case study the Heritage Foundation could find? I’ve got news [...]

Right Ohio: Philandering, Sex-Crazed Columbus Mayor Coleman Worried About AIDS

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:05:23 -0500

From The Dispatch’s news wire:

Columbus is one of 10 major cities across the nation that have decked out a signature landmark in red lights to observe World AIDS Day.

Mayor Michael Coleman was joined by city officials and AIDS activists in illuminating City Hall last [...]

ProgressOhio: WHY JENNIFER BRUNNER MUST WIN

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:04:29 -0500

Number of comments: 1
I have Jennifer Brunner up on my google alerts because the Columbus Dispatch ignores all of her thoughtful policy pronouncements and just blows her lots of grief.

Today, in the Dayton Daily News, I saw a report that shows once again why the ONLY candidate of substance in this [...]

taxmanblog: How the crashers got through

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:58:00 -0500

CNN Politics reports that the Salahis are in debt to everyone from the Montgomery County, Md., traffic court (a $65 parking ticket) to a gasoline giant ($3,000 due Exxon-Mobil) to other credit card companies ($60,000 in unpaid billings), not to mention almost $100,000 allegedly owed attorneys who got involved in [...]

The Daily Briefing: Strickland, Brown push for steel dumping penalties

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:50:33 -0500

Gov. Ted Strickland came to Washington today to tell the U.S. International Trade Commission that it is time to impose penalties on Chinese companies allegedly dumping too-cheap steel tubing into American markets.

Earlier this year, steel meels in Lorain and Youngstown and Warren were forced to lay off workers [...]

Buckeye State Blog: Senate Republicans Make Haphazard Last Ditch Budget Offer

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:36:05 -0500

With the pressure mounting and opposition starting to crumble, the State Senate Republicans have put forth a new budget deal offer.

In a desperate attempt to not look powerless though, they’ve tacked on prison and construction reforms into the bill. As these issues haven’t really had any debate, it’s [...]

Stubborn Liberal: Help the Marines of Lima Company

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:31:00 -0500

Rich the Lube Guy is looking for your help. On Wednesday, December 2nd, and December 9th, the Marines of Lima Company will be at the Quaker Steak and Lube (8500 Lyra Drive in Columbus) to collect toys for TOYS 4 TOTS. Can you help them? [...]

ProgressOhio: National Security Council Chief Smacks Cheney For Playing Armchair Secretary Of Defense Now After Being "So Wrong For So Long"

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:59:44 -0500

Asked on MSNBC Tuesday to comment on Vice President Cheney's criticism of the president's war strategy, National Security Council chief of staff Denis McDonough retorted: "For someone who's been so wrong for so long, it's very difficult to comment."

Saying the war in Afghanistan had been "adrift" under the [...]

Plunderbund: Call & Post tells AP: Sen. Turner "Aunt Jemima" cartoon isn’t "hurtful"

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:56:36 -0500

Call & Post is actually defending its depiction of State Senator as “Aunt Jemima” by saying they don’t intend the reference to be a hurtful depiction. Seriously, how could anyone take this as a hurtful depiction? In other news, Call & Post declared “Song of the South” the greatest Disney movie ever [...]

Plunderbund: What I’m looking for in tonight’s speech

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:48:52 -0500

Number of comments: 5
I’ve spent most of the day amazed by the response to my Kos diary, which spent all day at the top of the rec list, now at over 1,400 comments. Wow. I’m not really going to have a lot to say about the decision until I see the speech, but [...]

Right Ohio: Death Tax May Live Forever

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:37:39 -0500

Gubernatorial Candidate John Kasich supports phasing out the Ohio estate tax and the Ohio office of Americans for Prosperity are putting an issue on the ballot that will do just that, but Democrats in Congress are ready to extend the Federal state tax indefinitely.

Here is a good video [...]

ProgressOhio: Senate Republicans to Concede on Budget And Pass Tax Cut Delay?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:30:57 -0500

Republicans appear to realize that Democratic budget plan they roundly opposed as a tax increase is the best way to solve the budget issues currently facing the state, but try to provide themselves with as much political cover as they can while passing the budget.

The Dispatch Reports:

Senate Republicans [...]

The Daily Briefing: Unemployment benefits delayed

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:28:21 -0500

Jobless Ohioans were jamming state phone lines this morning to find out why they didn't receive their unemployment benefits as expected.

Brian Harter, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, said there was a computer system failure over the weekend which has been corrected, however' [...]

Liberally Conservative: Obama “Using” West Point and Cadets

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:18:40 -0500

Number of comments: 1

New York Times story-headline of November 25th trumpeted:

“Obama Will Use West Point as Backdrop to Present Afghan Strategy.”

Amy De Rosa writes at American Thinker:

The operative word here is “use.” Yes, Obama will use–as in exploit and manipulate–the United States Military Academy and its future 2nd Lieutenants in order [...]

Cincinnati Blog: Brian Kelly Watch

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:15:00 -0500

Oklahoma's Bob Stoops says he has no interest in a Notre Dame job.

TCU's Gary Patterson just finished a contract renegotiation, which mean's he is staying put.

Brian Kelly? He simply won't address the rumors until after the Pitt game on Saturday. Not exactly the' [...]

ProgressOhio: CBO report: Stimulus package Has Saved or Created As Many As 1.6 Million Jobs So Far

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:02:53 -0500

The stimulus bill enacted this year has resulted in as many as 1.6 million jobs saved or created this fall, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Monday evening.

The nonpartisan CBO said in a legally mandated report that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [...]

Thurber's Thoughts: Commissioners again defer project labor agreement vote

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:53:00 -0500

I've previously written about the push to institute Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for all Lucas County contracts - and the fact that the commissioners deferred a vote on the measure until today.Today, they deferred the resolution until Dec. 15.Interestingly, The Blade's coverage of the commissioner meeting focuses solely on the' [...]

Keane Observations: An American Hero Passed Away

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:31:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Is this the face of a hero?

Well, though he looks like a kindly old grandfather in that picture, Leonard Keller definitely was a hero. He died in a motorcycle accident in October and I didn't hear of his passing until today. 42 years ago' [...]

DaytonOS: Peter Bergan Says: Though We Are Now Losing, Afghanistan Will Not Be Obama’s Vietnam

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:30:24 -0500

President Obama will make his speech this evening outlining his decisions to send 30,000 or more U.S. soldiers to Afghanistan. Obama’s decision is a big disappointment to many of his supporters. Jennifer Brunner, for example, Ohio’s Democratic Secretary of State who wants to be elected to the U.S. Senate, writes, [...]

Aude Sapere: Sen. Kerry Promoting ‘Nuclear’ Support to United Arab Emirates

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:27:26 -0500

The weblog Repeal the 17th Amendment has short post warning their readership about an effort being promoted by Senator John Kerry through a resolution to provide nuclear intellectual cooperation between the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Well I have to ask, why is John Kerry asking for this [...]

BizzyBlog: Lickety-Split Links (120109, Noontime)

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:55:09 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Question that must be answered — Did the BBC’s Paul Hudson write this October 9 item wondering about global warming’s decade-long disappearing act before or after he received “some of the leaked emails from the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia more than a month [...]

ProgressOhio: DC Council Votes 11-2 in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:54:49 -0500

The D.C. City Council voted 11-2 in favor of same-sex marriage Tuesday morning.

It was the first of two votes on the issue allowing same-sex marriage in the nation's capital.

The bill sponsored by openly gay Councilman David Catania has been expected to pass for [...]

Keane Observations: The Climate Science Isn't Settled

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:47:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
While I acknowledge that it is actually a much bigger story than a golfer getting in a fender bender, I haven't weighed in on Climate-gate (or climaquidick as some call it) because Anthropogenic Global Warming has been so thoroughly discredited that the only fools who still believe in it are' [...]

Buckeye State Blog: OH-2: Jim Parker Sends Mixed Signals

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:20:35 -0500

On Black Friday Jim Parker sent out a rather odd email (pasted after the break) about the status of his campaign. I say odd, because it almost seems to completely contradict itself several times.

I think you need to read the email for the full effect, but the gist is [...]

Plunderbund: Blowback over racist portrayal of Senator Turner continues to spread

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:18:02 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Here’s an interesting post from Cleveland Magazine Politics. It notes, for the first time I’ve read, that the predominately African-American precincts also favored Issue 6, so the criticism of Turner over her support is not likely to translate to problems with her getting support from African-American communities. After the break, [...]

Thurber's Thoughts: Commissioners extend deadline for dog registrations

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:06:00 -0500

At today's Lucas County Commissioner meeting, the board unanimously voted to extend the deadline for dog registrations from January 31, 2010 to February 26, 2010.From the resolution:The Lucas County Auditor’s recommends providing an extension of the dog license registration deadline that normally expires January 31st of each year, to February [...]

Third Base Politics: Strickland's Green Menace

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:06:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Ted Strickland's obsession with failure continues.

What now, you ask?

Green jobs.

The silliest part, he can't even take credit for the mess.Governor Ted Strickland today announced that 25 Ohio projects will receive more than $13 million in grant awards funded through' [...]

Ohio Daily Blog: Buy Ohio, Give Ohio : Ohio T-Shirts

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:02:58 -0500

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It's Day 2 of our 25 day countdown of Ohio companies and products that make great holiday gifts. Yesterday, we featured Sarva Soap - an independent, Cleveland-based, woman-owned company.

Today, we're highlighting two Ohio companies that make Ohio themed shirts. The first, HOMAGE, makes a wide variety of retro' [...]

Third Base Politics: Who do you trust?

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:56:00 -0500

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Whoever it is, it probably matches up with who ya voted for last year.

Do you trust government, or do you trust the guys with a vested interest in improving their revenue?

This shouldn't be that tough a question.' [...]

Invincible Armor: Fact Challenged WH Trods On Head Down

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:47:00 -0500

650,000 jobs, sullied research? No matter, we are the champions. Yeah, but of what?
Gibbs: Despite research dispute, 'climate change is happening'
Facts, never a strong suit for Obama, his cronies and this administration, can be stubborn things, especially when they seem to laugh at your conclusions for desired [...]

Buckeye State Blog: A Lesson On Passing The Buck From Mike Huckabee

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:43:00 -0500

Mike Huckabee’s statement on his commutation of Maurice Clemmons’ sentence:

“The senseless and savage execution of police officers in Washington State has saddened the nation, and early reports indicate that a person of interest is a repeat offender who once lived in Arkansas and was wanted on outstanding warrants here [...]

The Daily Briefing: Insuring kids

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:26:01 -0500

There are 111,255 uninsured children in Ohio and most of them qualify for tax-funded health care but aren't enrolled.

While Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to expand eligibility in the State Children's Health Insurance Program to higher-income children is on hold because of a lack of funding, child advocates' [...]

Third Base Politics: Kasich and capitalism

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:24:00 -0500

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Recently, John Kasich had an opportunity to sit down with Dick Armey, Howard Dean, and Arianna Huffington to discuss the future of capitalism.

Kasich's performance highlights just how articulate he is not only on the big ideas, but focusing on unique and specific concepts in [...]

ProgressOhio: Republican Leadership? Bachmann’s District Continues to Lead Minnesota in Foreclosures

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:23:05 -0500

In 2008, Rep. Michele Bachmann’s district had the highest number of foreclosures in Minnesota and the highest rate of foreclosures. Now, as 2009 draws to a close, that trend continues. According to new data from HousingLink and county sheriffs’ offices, the Sixth Congressional District is [...]

De Magno Opere: Bush's Failure

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:20:00 -0500

Unlike everything else that Obama could do to reverse the last 8 years (much less the previous two decades beforehand), which you could deny he refuses to take on, Afghanistan is a problem that doesn't really lend itself to just walking away.

Which isn't to say I could [...]

Liberally Conservative: It’s All About Money, Not the Troops - Obama’s “Strategy” of Failure

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:08:20 -0500

With risk comes reward but Barack Hussein Obama the amateur “commander-in-chief” is risking the lives of troops in Afghanistan and those who will be deployed there. The order has been submitted, the “commander” has spoken and General McChrystal has been set up for failure.

How many troops Obama is directing to [...]

Crabby Fat Guy: Blue Shoe Art Open House

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:59:44 -0500

An open house will be held at Blue Shoe Art at the Opportunity Center at 4465 Coonpath Rd, NW on December 5th between 1-4 PM. Click Here for Flier (PDF Format)

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Buckeye State Blog: Michael Coleman Endorses Lee Fisher For Senate

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:57:48 -0500

Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman has become the latest entity to endorse Lee Fisher’s U.S. Senate campaign.

I can just see the back story to this one from here:

Scene:

{Lee Fisher sits with campaign manager Geri Prado in a dimly lit office}

Prado: Shit, Brunner’s managed to crack into the [...]

Invincible Armor: Howard Dean Socialism AND Capitalism In USA

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:51:00 -0500

Maybe Howie is thinking of the communist China economic model which should make all Americans happy, eh? That Howie, always thinking, but unfortunately, he was thinking out loud. Always dangerous for Howie. And America.
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BizzyBlog: Mike Huckabee …..

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:50:08 -0500

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….. did what?

Side note: Ed Morrissey’s headline at the Hot Air link (”Will Washington shooting damage Huckabee bid?”) is one I would rip into any establishment media outlet for using.

It wasn’t a “shooting.” Four cops were murdered. Huckabee pardoned the guy who did it.

That headline is pathetic, Ed.

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Weapons of Mass Discussion: Quote of the Day

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:45:00 -0500

Jenny Brunner:"Usually I come out with something first and then [Fisher] follows with something less emphatic," she said, adding, "I think it's a question of courage." [...]

ProgressOhio: Columbus Mayor Coleman Endorses Fisher for U.S. Senate

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:44:21 -0500

Lee Fisher Announces the Endorsement of Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman

Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman today announced his support for Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the U.S. Senate in 2010.

“Lee Fisher is exactly the kind of leader Ohio needs in the U.S. Senate,” Mayor Coleman said. “I have [...]

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