* Those of us who care about the environment and education will be keeping a watchful eye on Rep.-elect Steve Stivers (OH-15th), a former bank lobbyist, who ran on plans to abolish certain departments of the federal government, including the Dept. of the Interior and the Dept. of Education. Stivers, who received lots of support from the Tea Party groups and far right "patriot" groups, will definitely have his work under a microscope.
* John Kasich continues to fill vacancies in his upcoming administration with old faces. So far, all the names Gov.-elect Kasich has listed to fill vital roles within his administration are "reruns" - - - they've served within either the Voinovich or Taft administrations or both. So much for Kasich's "New Day" theme and platform of bring change to Ohio. How can you change anything when you bring in the (*Same Old White Guys) same old white guys to the table?