Tuesday, September 21, 2010

News from the 15th

* If you attended the OSU Involvement Fair, you had a corporate bank lobbyist attending the event.  Republican Steve Stivers, a corporate bank lobbyist, anti-consumer legislator who voted against stem cell research and scholarships for disabled students was on the Oval.  Ohio State students need to reject the corporate politics of Steve Stivers and support Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, Democrat.  Kilroy's constituents are people. On the other hand, her opponent, a former bank lobbyist, Stivers, is receiving support from bankers, lobbyists, insurance companies, and major polluters (mining, utilities, gas/oil) and he'll owe them big time for their massive campaign contributions.  The choice for the future is clear--- if you are looking for someone to work for you, and the environment, Mary Jo Kilroy needs your vote for Ohio's 15th congressional district.

* The Ohio State University has received an apology from Ohio University for the vicious attack on Brutus Buckeye perpetrated by their now former mascot. See the Dispatch.

* Republican candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court, Maureen O'Connor, has been using the court's phones for some campaign related activity, which is a big no-no, according to the Dispatch.

Why do these Republicans think that rules apply to everyone but themselves?  Even in the Ohio Department of Transportation, there are some Republicans still on the payroll from the Taft administration who also conduct their other activities on state time.  They might be real estate agents, serve on school boards, sell beauty products, or work on crossword puzzles because their originally politically appointed position was deemed "management" at the end of the Taft term, and they could not be fired.  Now these Republican appointees take advantage of the situation while they await the coming of their right wing protector, John Kasich.

****  Speaking of Kasich----  Did he do his recent campaign ad at the private school where his children attend?  Did he get the use of the facility for free?   If Kasich goes through with his "total free choice" charter school plan, will he push to have their tuition paid for by the state and save himself $10,000/year?  How does Kasich plan to break the back of teachers' unions in Ohio's schools?  Why does Kasich have such a deep seated hatred of public school teachers?  When will people in the Ohio media start asking real questions of Kasich?  Why are they afraid?