USA Today:
"We're all for financial regulatory reform," said Steve Stivers, an Ohio Republican and former bank lobbyist running in a competitive House district that covers western Columbus. "But the form it's in, it really kills jobs."
We need to face it. Steve Stivers is against all regulations that penalize banks. He wants to give permission to bankers, financial institutions, stock brokers, and investment firms to take your money. Stivers wants these bankers to be in the driver's seat--- not the consumer.
A comment left at the bottom of the USA Today article has this:
' "We're all for financial regulatory reform," said Steve Stivers, an Ohio Republican and former bank lobbyist...'
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Then why did you oppose even opening the subject to discussion.
Now you don't even let the subject be discussed, but want to claim that it isn't in the right form?
If you refuse to discuss it, it can only mean you won't accept any regulation change in any form.
Stivers uses the same excuse for everything--- "kills jobs."
1. From Stivers own campaign website, he states the following on the issue of Energy:
....What Congress has passed amounts to another tax on families and another job killer in our communities, especially here in Ohio....
2. From Stivers own campaign website, Stivers has this about Jobs:
...we must create jobs and we must fix our economy. In order to do so, Congress must take several steps. First and foremost they must stop passing legislation that kills American jobs....
3. From the Stivers Facebook page, Stivers calls the VAT tax.....
...The VAT Tax is a terrible idea that imposes a secret tax on Americans that
Democrats in Washington are considering. This new Democrat idea is another certain job killer!...
4. On healthcare reform, Stivers said....Here is my point--- Stivers wants to keep the status quo so that - all his bank buddies can continue to rip off our pension plans, people can remain without medical care, we continue to rely on the Middle East for our oil, coal company executives can continue to get coal and skirt safety laws, bankers can remove consumer protection laws, bankers can get million dollar bonuses while your investments lose their value, etc., etc., etc.
Steve Stivers should stop using the "job killer" phrase even though it is clearly part of the Republican talking points. Face it. We've all suffered with the job losses that were created by the mismanagement of the economy by the Bush administration. We can't lose anymore jobs! Right now, under President Obama, the economy is improving, companies are hiring, and change and improvement will create new jobs--- in health care, renewal energy, science, computer technology, etc. Stivers has to stop going negative, using fear, and protecting his banking buddies. We are sick of it!
Someone needs to print bumper stickers that show that Stivers wants to repeal the 17th amendment.
How about this---
Shane Ostrowski, a former lobbyist and Republican political consultant, is expected to plead guilty this month to possession of child pornography.
The 39-year-old Bexley resident faces up to 10 years in prison for having more than 300 pornographic images. He is expected to plead guilty in federal court May 20 to a bill of information, a court process that allows him to avoid a grand-jury indictment....
....Ostrowski was part of the Ohio team that the Republican Party sent to Florida to observe the presidential recount in 2000, was a regional field representative and political director for the Ohio GOP, ran Betty D. Montgomery's campaign for governor in 2006, and was executive director of the Virginia Republican Party....
I can see why the Dispatch hid the story.
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*** Apparently, Rush Limbaugh has been caught lying----again! Limbaugh said that the Times Square Bomber was a registered Democrat. As I said, Limbaugh is a fat liar.
NOTE: The Times Square Bomber is (1) not a registered voter, (2) not a registered Democrat (source: Media Matters). Media Matters actually checked with the board of elections for verification. We can all guess where Limbaugh pulled that story.
The sad part about all this is that there are morons who actually believe everything Limbaugh says.
> Since Republican Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, has stated that he wanted to repeal the 17th amendment, many voters are questioning his reasons. The 17th amendment allows voters the right to vote directly for their own U.S. Senators. You can sign a petition telling Stivers to keep his hands off the 17th amendment--- Sign the Petition. There are other petition sites on the web to protect the 17th amendment.