Wednesday, 10 March 2010 12:42
James Nash - THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
2 dispute ballot disqualification
Nearly 2,000 petition signatures simply vanished in the hands of Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a man whom Brunner disqualified from the May ballot for attorney general alleged yesterday.
Kenton lawyer Steve Christopher, a conservative Republican who had sought Ohio's top legal job, was one of five candidates Brunner scrubbed from the ballot Friday for failing to turn in 1,000 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters.
While three have accepted Brunner's judgment, Christopher and a U.S. Senate hopeful are accusing the state's chief elections official of bungling the signature-verification process. The would-be Senate candidate, Traci "TJ" Johnson, had hoped to run in the Democratic primary in which Brunner is a candidate.
While Johnson is alleging a conflict of interest on Brunner's part, Christopher's charges are even more explosive. In effect, the lawyer says the secretary of state simply lost petition forms containing 1,962 signatures. His campaign says it turned in 2,750 signatures in all.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 12:52
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:00
Jeff Ortegs & Kevin Kidder - Sec. of State's Media Dept.
SECRETARY BRUNNER CALLS ALLEGATIONS 'UNFOUNDED'
COLUMBUS, Ohio – In response to allegations of Steve Christopher, a former candidate for the GOP nomination for Ohio Attorney General, that, “Almost 2,000 [candidate petition] signatures were lost or never sent to the proper boards of elections for validation,” (http://www.stevechristopher.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=4&Itemid=13) by staff of the Secretary of State’s office, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner invited Attorney Christopher to produce copies of the petitions he claims to have filed with her office.
“Mr. Christopher is an attorney. Most attorneys I know keep a copy for their file when they file a document with a court or a public office. It’s what we’re taught to do in law school to keep good records for our clients, even when we may be our own client,” said Secretary Brunner, an attorney and former Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge.
Secretary Brunner denied Attorney Christopher’s allegations that any parts of his petition for attorney general were lost or mishandled.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:07
Monday, 08 March 2010 13:42
Rick Moran - AMERICAN THINKER
Texas vs. California: No contest
One is a big government state, the other a small government state. One has lost population, one has gained. One has low taxes, the other high.
Is it any wonder that California is near default while Texas thrives?
Michael Barone writes in the WASHINGTON EXAMINER:
Texas is a different story. Texas has low taxes -- and no state income taxes -- and a much smaller government. Its legislature meets for only 90 days every two years, compared with California's year-round legislature. Its fiscal condition is sound. Public employee unions are weak or nonexistent.
But Texas seems to be delivering superior services. Its teachers are paid less than California's. But its test scores -- and with a demographically similar school population -- are higher. California's once fabled freeways are crumbling and crowded. Texas has built gleaming new highways in metro Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth.
Friday, 05 March 2010 13:33
Andrew Foy and Brenton Stransky - AMERICAN THINKER
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Lying About Bush's
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The majority of the taxpayers in our country believe it a foregone conclusion that taxes will rise substantially in the near future and that the Bush tax cuts will soon be no more than a footnote of political history. You don't need to be a genius to see that the government will have to raise more revenue to pay for seemingly infinite spending, but before we resign ourselves to higher taxes, we should consider defending the Bush tax cuts against the left.
Two of the most oft-cited objections to the Bush tax cuts by the left are that it helped only the rich and it was largely responsible for the federal deficit at the end of the Bush presidency. Instead, it is true that if the current administration allows any or all of the Bush tax cuts to expire, economic growth will be slowed and tax revenue could actually decrease, perpetuating our deficit dilemma.
Last Updated on Friday, 05 March 2010 14:28
Friday, 05 March 2010 13:47
Gator Doug - FOUNDINGBLOGGERS.COM
The video below does a fantastic job of revealing the rank hypocrisy of BOTH the Republicans and the Progressive-Democrats on the subject of the ironically named “reconciliation” process.
www.youtube.com/watch
The most damaging section starts at 3:50 with then Senator Joe Biden.
On one hand, this video destroys the myth of Obama delivered, post-partisan change.
On the other hand, it reminds us of the free market school of though that says an organization should be allowed to fail as a result of their poor decisions. Perhaps the Republicans deserve to suffer defeat on this one. The problem with that is this defeat will be shared by people not even born yet, as they shoulder the burden of this legislation.
Friday, 05 March 2010 11:50
Dale Dawson
Thanks to the CLEVELAND TEA PARTY PATRIOTS for providing
the following information. We urge you to take immediate action.
It's Make or Break Time with Health Care
President Obama is pushing very hard to pass the healthcare bill using the reconciliation process. This is a two step process. The House would approve the Senate-passed bill and changes to the Senate bill sought by the House would be passed separately through reconciliation.
Time to act on health care, Obama declares
Once More Unto the Breach
We must act now to prevent this. We need to call the "Blue Dog Democrats" listed below and urge them to vote no.
The Blue Dog Democrats issued a press release yesterday that stated:
Blue Dogs Call for Balanced Budget
"Washington, DC - Today, members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition, led by Representative Bobby Bright of Alabama, will introduce legislation that would require the federal government to pay down the national debt and balance the budget by 2020."
Please remind them that we can not afford this healthcare plan and that it is detrimental to their goal of achieving a balanced budget.
You will find other talking points from the links below.
The Real Budgetary Impact of the House and Senate Health Bills
An Analysis of the Senate Democrats' Health Care Bill
The House and Senate Health Care Bills: The Key Differences
A list of Targeted House of Representative Members follows:
Last Updated on Friday, 05 March 2010 12:51
Friday, 05 March 2010 13:10
Judson Berger - FOXNEWS.COM
Dems Race to Pass Health Care Bill
as Tea Partiers Plan Town Hall Wave
Democrats are racing the clock to pass health care reform ahead of a wave of Tea Party-driven town hall meetings planned for the spring recess -- the kind of gatherings that nearly derailed the package last August.
Democrats are racing the clock to pass health care reform ahead of a wave of Tea Party-driven town hall meetings planned for the spring recess -- the kind of gatherings that nearly derailed the package last August.
But there's a big difference this time around. Last summer, Democrats were encouraged to hold the town hall meetings, and they were blindsided by the backlash, which was recorded and promoted in countless YouTube clips. This time around, they have a good idea of what's coming -- and they're lying low, in case work on health care carries over into the recess.
Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:53
Ben Smith - POLITICO
RNC document mocks donors, plays on 'fear'
The strategy was detailed in a confidential party fundraising presentation, obtained by POLITICO, which also outlines how “ego-driven” wealthy donors can be tapped with offers of access and “tchochkes.”
The presentation was delivered by RNC Finance Director Rob Bickhart to top donors and fundraisers at a party retreat in Boca Grande, Florida on February 18, a source at the gathering said.
In neat PowerPoint pages, it lifts the curtain on the often-cynical terms of political marketing, displaying an air of disdain for the party’s donors that is usually confined to the barroom conversations of political operatives.
Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:36
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) - AMERICAN SPECTATOR
How to Save $11.4 Billion This Year
Spending is out of control in Washington, and even liberals who have long supported Keynesian economics are starting to talk about reducing the national debt. President Obama recognized this sentiment last month when he created a bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
This commission is tasked with making recommendations to Congress on how to fully cover the cost of the federal government's operations and programs by 2015. In announcing the details and members of his commission, the President stated: "For far too long, Washington has avoided the tough choices necessary to solve our fiscal problems."
The President is right that many tough choices need to be made to lower federal spending, balance the budget and bring down the national debt. But before these tough choices are considered, why not start out with an easy one?
Last Updated on Thursday, 04 March 2010 18:48
Thursday, 04 March 2010 12:31
John Kass - Chicago Tribune
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President Barack Obama will star in his very own televised entertainment spectacular on Thursday (03/04) — let's call it Federal Health Care Kabuki Theater.
The Republicans wanted to dance. Now they'll have to step lightly. They were foolish to get trapped in his so-called summit on national health care. Or did they actually think they could outperform the skinny fellow from Chicago?
The president is taking this one last chance to push his health care agenda, which by his own estimate will cost about $1 trillion over 10 years. That's money America doesn't have, but he could probably just print some more. |
Obama will be in his element, talking and lecturing, the law professor framing the debate. He'll spend hours being seen as reasonable. The Republicans will balk and the president will shrug. He'll sigh and say he tried to reason with them but they refused.
Then once the cameras are turned off, he'll take out the baseball bat and explain how things get done The Chicago Way.
Last Updated on Thursday, 04 March 2010 12:40
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