Another rough day for Ohio. On Friday, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland put Job and Family Services Director Helen Jones-Kelley on paid administrative leave while an investigation is being conducted after unconfirmed reports that a state computer (or email account) was "used to assist in political fund raising."
However, Ohio Republican Party deputy chairman Kevin DeWine thinks that everything’s being orchestrated.
“Gov. Strickland showed poor judgment by rushing to defend these questionable practices before getting all the facts,” DeWine said in a press release. “And his decision to wait until five o’clock on a Friday afternoon after the election to take action smacks of a cover-up.”
DeWine said “it’s completely unacceptable that his administration has apparently turned state government into a giant political party machine.”
Earlier in the day, it was reported that Hamilton County Administrator Patrick Thompson will make a budget presentation that will "shock a lot of people". Of the 5,900 county work force, upwards to 500 could be cut.
In my opinion, stopping political negativity doesn’t trickle from the top down. It starts with the voters. As long as people blindly vote their party lines, I don’t think the officials of the constituents they represent will change anything.
Charles Krauthammer believes John McCain lost because of a financial panic. Iran could become President-elect Obama’s riskiest foreign policy affair — depending on what side of the fence he chooses to sit on.
How does marriage win in California when nearly half the straight people screw it up annually? Perhaps worrying about California’s economy should garner a bit more focus, rather than denying happiness to people.
Obama is already forced to apologize for making fun of Nancy Reagan. Good start. However, you have to appreciate that he phoned Nancy himself to apologize.
Next Democratic agenda: Establish talking points that blames Bush’s policies rather than admit to impossibly over-reaching with promises.
“Some of the choices that we make are going to be difficult,” Obama said at the Hilton Chicago. “And I have said before and I will repeat again: It (economic recovery) is not going to be quick. It is not going to be easy for us to dig ourselves out of the hole that we are in.”
Done.
If a guy like Al Franken — who’s failures on his political-job resume outweigh his successes — is elected, then something is wrong. I’m just not sure if that’s Minnesota or the system. What’s worse, Franken will probably win suspiciously.
- Extension of unemployment benefits for those that can’t find work, is one of his proposed "major points". Not that I’m heartless, and I hate that people are struggling, but jobs are out there. It might not be worth the pay, or it could pound on the ego, but jobs are out there. Like all things in life, sometimes you just have amend a few plans and comforts. If anyone knows this, it’s me.
- Obama made alternative fuels one of his biggest points. However, he wants to bail out the automakers? This is called opportunity. Give the automakers incentive to create a standard for alternative fuels. It would take longer for the industry to recover, no doubt. This is a chance to kill several birds with one stone; set the foundations to recover the industry while being the person that gets the country off foreign oil.
The point? Make people work for their (otherwise free) rewards. What I don’t understand is how are we going to find the money to help everyone recover?
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