If Kasich wins,....

If Kasich wins, Ohio's schools lose. John Kasich, champion of charter schools and big time recipient of campaign money from charter school mogul, David Brennan, has started to roll out his plans to destroy Ohio's public schools, if he is elected.

Dispatch:

Republican John Kasich says that, if elected, he would get rid of Ohio's new school-funding model, which Gov. Ted Strickland points to as one of the signature accomplishments of his term.

Strickland and legislative Democrats say that once the formula is fully funded, which they hope will occur by 2019, it will be a constitutional, adequate and fair way to pay for public education.....

And if you think your tax burden for local schools is high now, the Dispatch says:

....Although most details remain undisclosed, Kasich's plan could mean more school levies by districts across the state, critics said....

 Did you get that?

........Kasich's plan could mean more school levies.......

Ohio voters would not only have more school levies to decide, but also would see teachers, support staff, and vital programs eliminated from their local schools, if Kasich is elected.

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The more I see that baby ad that Republican Steve Stivers, a former top bank lobbyist,  is running on TV, the more I realize that Stivers just absolves the Bush administration from running up the deficit.  Stivers, who famously wants to repeal Amendments from the U.S. Constitution and dismantle parts of our federal government (see previous post), must have never noticed how Bush's tax cuts, wars, and reckless spending added to our debt. 

Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15th) is not a former bank lobbyist.  Kilroy has had to face the debt left by the previous administration and the Wall Street disaster.  She has acted honorably to protect the rights of citizens.  (Stivers would rather protect the rights of banks and corporations.)  While Kilroy works for people, Stivers works for Wall Street. 

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Headline from the Columbus Dispatch:

Ex-GOP Consultant Gets 33 Months in Child-porn Case

....former Republican political consultant Shane R. Ostrowski apologized yesterday in federal court in Columbus.
But U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus sentenced Ostrowski to 33 months in prison for possession of child pornography....

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Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Rob Portman, is clearly benefiting from the Citizens United decision that was handed down from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dispatch:

..... (Carl) Lindner, the founder and principal shareholder of American Financial Group, and his family are longtime financial backers of Portman's campaigns. Portman was an attorney representing Chiquita Brands when that company was owned by Lindner.

American Financial Group gave its contribution on Aug. 2 to American Crossroads, a group that former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove helped create to aid GOP candidates. In mid-August, American Crossroads launched a statewide TV ad backing Portman's Senate candidacy.

American Crossroads spent $454,000 in August on behalf of Portman's candidacy, records filed with the Federal Election Commission show. Portman, a former congressman from Cincinnati and Bush administration trade representative and budget director, is running against Democrat Lee Fisher, Ohio's lieutenant governor....

If elected, Portman wouldn't be representing Ohio's citizens.  He'll be representing the wishes of corporations.