>>The recent job numbers show that there have been some new jobs, but the jobs are in the low-paying areas that are at minimum wage (or lower for waitresses) and without health insurance (Wal-Mart). However, new jobs, new businesses, and better prospects seem to be everywhere else but central Ohio. That doesn't stop Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce from doing cartwheels about the new job numbers. Here is a quote from Pryce in the LA Times: "If there were an Oscar for the strongest economic policy, I think we'd be a contender," Rep. Deborah Pryce of Ohio said in a conference call of House Republican leaders with reporters.
What Pryce fails to remember is that
(1.) job growth was the highest during the Clinton administration,
(2.) 200,000 Ohioans have lost health insurance since Bush took office,
(3.) she represents central Ohio (Dublin, Worthington, Upper Arlington, and parts of the Columbus metropolitan area) and the new jobs aren't happening here.
>>Joe Sulzer, Democratic candidate for OH-18, is attracting a lot of good attention these days. It seems that people in the 18th district are getting tired of the Bob Ney scandal stories, especially those published in the latest issue of Vanity Fair. The Vanity Fair article shows that Ney, and others (Mehlman, Newt, Bush, DeLay, Armey, Burns, Norton, Hayworth, Hastert, Doolittle, etc.), liked it when Jack Abramoff was buying their Sushi, fine food, and tickets to sporting events, but now amnesia has set in. I hope all the recently discovered photos help them remember Abramoff.