....Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Columbus, said she agrees with Obama's plan.
"People in central Ohio know that we need to create jobs, not just retain jobs, which is why I agree that we should help the economy with fiscally responsible small-business loans, tax cuts and new infrastructure programs while also finding ways to reduce the deficit," Kilroy said.....
Kilroy has long championed job creation. Her Republican opponent who will run against her again in 2010, has long championed the protection of bankers.
>>> John Boehner offered an editorial on November 20, 2009, in the Journal-News about his ideas for job creation where he suggested tax cuts for small business owners. However, when President Obama delivered his plans for job stimulation which included tax cuts for small businesses and other programs, Boehner declared that the President was "...out of ideas and out of touch..." (see HuffingtonPost).
* The controversy surrounding Republican Rep. Steve Austria (OH-7th) and his blue ribbon commission's members continues to grab attention (see DaytonDailyNews). Questions have been raised before about Steve Austria's ties to contracts at Wright Patterson. The allegations from Ret. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Mitchel about Austria's connection to contracts at Wright Patterson Air Force Base had been posted as far back as January 2008 at the OhioDaily:
...Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Mitchel (R-Beavercreek), now running for the seat of retiring Rep. Dave Hobson (R-Springfield) and a veteran of past campaigns for Governor and Congress, charges that opponent State Sen. Steve Austria (R-Beavercreek) and his spouse Eileen are co-conspirators in a scheme to steer no-bid contracts to campaign contributors of Hobson, who supports Steve Austria in the race and has paid Eileen Austria large consulting fees. Mitchel compares the scheme to the steering of federal contracts by Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) that resulted in his resignation from Congress in November 2005 and guilty plea to federal conspiracy charges. Cunningham is serving an eight year prison sentence....
What do you think? Is it okay with you if Austria and his campaign contributors start bullying their way into contracts at Wright Patterson?