> Democrat, Mary Jo Kilroy, has had her campaign web site up and running in the race for Congress (Ohio's 15th congressional district). Unfortunately (or fortunately), there is no site for Republican Steve Stivers, an announced candidate. Has this been done on purpose or does it just show how unorganized and cash poor the Ohio Republicans are at this stage of the campaign?
> Greek-Americans want to know: Why are Ohio Republicans attacking Democrat Rep. Zack Space? Even though Space is paying for his entire trip to Greece, the Ohio GOP is bad-mouthing Space just the same.
> Republican Sen. Trent Lott is rumored to be ready to resign, according to HinesSight. Will this clear the way for Haley Barbour to run for the U.S. Senate? Barbour is the Governor of Mississippi who managed to profit from Hurricane Katrina. Check out what Think Progress has on Haley Barbour. (Barbour is also considered to be a potential GOP Vice Presidential candidate.)
> Drilling in the Ohio River? The Daily Bellwether has some interesting news about oil and gas drilling. Here are some excerpts from The Daily Bellwether:
....Offshore drilling for oil and gas appears headed for the Ohio River, which may have valuable energy pools locked up in the geological strata deep beneath the waterway's channel. Officials in Ashland, Ky., approved two leases last week with a Colorado exploration company that plans to look for natural gas under the river. There has been no discussion about any potential environmental risks from such wells, which apparently will be drilled horizontally by rigs based near the Ohio side of the shoreline in Lawrence County....
.....Adam Stover, an official with Nytis Exploration Company LLC, told Boyd County, Ky., officials last week that the firm would drill straight down several thousand feet, then horizontally to get under the riverbed. He said the drilling will take place in Ohio, but that the money will be paid to Boyd County.....
I'm no expert in property rights, or oil and gas drilling, but does this sound okay with Ohio? What about the environmental risks? Can someone take natural resources from Ohio and give it to Kentucky????