The Conservatives Are Pushing Mandel

***  All you need to know about Josh Mandel, Republican, and Ohio Treasurer (for 3 months) is listed in this short response he gave to Brian Miller of Meatandpotatoes.org:

Brian: I see you are on the Republican ticket for this office.  Do you see yourself as a Republican first or a Conservative First?

Josh: While I am a Republican, I consider myself a conservative first. I believe first and foremost in small government, free market and lowering taxes. I think there have been some, on both sides of the aisle over the last decade or so, who have not embraced these principles....

OMG!  He sounds like John Kasich!  And you know what that got us!!!!


The SwingStateProject had this on Mandel:

• OH-Sen: A spokesman for Treasurer Josh Mandel says he'll file paperwork with the FEC "very shortly," but it's not clear from the writeup whether this means an exploratory committee (what I'm guessing) or if it's the real thing. Also of note: Rep. Pat Tiberi (R), whose name first came up as a possible candidate less than a week ago, quashed any notion that he might run against Sherrod Brown last Friday.

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WKBN-TV is reporting that there is a problem with the plan by Gov. Kasich to increase snow days for students in the state:

A bill to give Ohio schools more "snow days" has hit a snag in the state Legislature.

House lawmakers Tuesday did not agree with certain changes the Senate made to the legislation. It's now up to a legislative committee to hash out the differences between the two chambers before the bill can be sent to Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik). He's expected to sign it....

.....Lawmakers have taken issue with revisions that would require school districts to provide transportation to students of charter schools during make-up days.

These charter schools just keep taking money away from the public schools.