Dispatch:
Republican Reps. Pat Tiberi of Genoa Township and Steve Austria of Beavercreek oppose the proposed government-run health plan option, charging it would crowd out private insurers and take away consumer choices....
According to OpenSecrets, Republicans have received more contributions from the insurance industry. Overall, for the past ten years, Republicans have received 63% of the insurance contributions, and Democrats, 37%. These Republicans just don't want to stop the gravy train of money from insurance PACs and individuals. Will Ohio Republicans ever say "Yes" to anything from the Obama administration??
*** The Senate Guru has some worthwhile comments about Republican Rob Portman (I especially like the title.)-----
OH-Sen: Rob Portman = George W. Bush
It is said that the 2008 Presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain was as much a referendum on George W. Bush's administration, policies, and failures as it was a referendum on either of the major Party nominees. In 2010, for most midterm races, George W. Bush will be a distant memory. However, the race in which George W. Bush and the harmful effects of his agenda will be most front-and-center will be the U.S. Senate race in Ohio.The Republican nominee is expected to be Rob Portman, who spent twelve years representing Ohio's 2nd Congressional district, in the Cincinnati suburbs. More important on his resume, though, are his two roles in George W. Bush's administration: U.S. Trade Representative and Director of the Office of Management and Budget. In short, Portman was George W. Bush's trade chief and budget boss; and, perhaps no state has been hurt more by Bush's trade and budget policies than Ohio. In Bush's final year in office, only a small minority of Ohioans (just 26%) approved of Bush's handling of the economy. Rob Portman was one of the chief architects of the Bush economy of which Ohioans so overwhelmingly disapproved, and Ohio voters will have the opportunity to thank Portman for his role....
How nice. How often does Portman mention his close association with President George W. Bush and his economic policies? Just asking.
I'd like to see the Senate Guru's bumper sticker on cars in Ohio. Can someone get it printed asap?
ROB PORTMAN = GEORGE W. BUSH
Here is another one I'd suggest---
JON HUSTED = KEN BLACKWELL