Things Are Never What They Seem

In an effort to move away from the more Democratic area of Ohio's 15th congressional district, Republican Rep. Steve Stivers has moved his office to the more conservative Republican area of the district, Hilliard.  In his news release, Stivers calls the location of the new office at the "geographic center" of the 15th.  It might be the geographic center, but it is not the population center.  Besides, now his office will be away from those pesky Ohio State college students and all those Democrats.

In other news, Republican Rep. Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, is also benefiting from his role on the House Financial Services Committee.  Stivers continues to get sizable contributions from PACs and individuals associated with banks and financial groups. 

Open Secrets:

....The sizeable financial industry PAC contributions -- Stivers alone raised at least $220,500 since the Nov. 2 election with nearly half coming from the finance, insurance and real estate industries known as FIRE -- also illustrate how campaign contributions buy access to senior as well as junior members of key committees. Campaign finance experts say that donations by PACs and individuals associated with special interests have always flowed most generously to members of committees that consider legislation or regulatory issues germane to their interests....

I suggest you visit the OpenSecrets link to explore the other ways that financial PACs/individuals are showing their big money support of Stivers and other freshman Republicans.

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>>>  In another show of support for Republican Gov. John Kasich, the Columbus Dispatch's article,  Kasich Staff Earns Less by 0.5%, the Dispatch uses some ridiculous explanation about how Kasich is saving money. Unfortunately, the Kasich staff is severely over compensated compared to those that held their positions in the Strickland administration.  As usual, the Dispatch, continues to work hard as the public relations agency of the Kasich administration.  This is all part of the shell game that Kasich and the Dispatch play with the public.  They want people to believe them, instead of the facts.  Just as Kasich said he was actually giving more money to the schools, the public woke up to reality when the facts stood in the way of what Kasich said. You cannot make up your own facts.

***If you are a teacher and you are reading this in a library or during sustained silent reading, please be warned because you may ROFL (roll on the floor laughing).-----------
 

Plunderbund:

Over at ThirdBasePolitics, I saw a post boasting about a “teachers’ organization” that is publicly in support of SB 5...

Plunderbund has linked to the posting that claims an organization for teachers supports the Ohio SB 5.  Plunderbund has also done a background check on the group.