Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Arrogance?

* Is John Boehner issuing a dare to American voters?  Has Boehner become so arrogant that he thinks that there is no way that Republicans will lose control of the House of Representatives?  Boehner and his "do-nothing" Republican House of Representatives have refused to back the President's job bills, but now Boehner thinks he in his leadership role to stay.

Politico:

Republicans will hold the House next year and for the next decade, House speaker John Boehner told POLITICO in an exclusive interview.

Boehner dismissed Democratic claims that House control is up for grabs and argued that the once-in-a-decade redistricting process has made the GOP’s hold on the majority 
ironclad......

......“I think it will be nearly impossible” for Democrats to win back the House in November, Boehner said....

Do you think it is arrogance?  Do you want to Boehner, Eric Cantor, and the Republicans to do nothing but help the wealthy and corporations for the next decade?????

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>>>>  In my opinion, Gov. John Kasich is trying to "...rob Peter to pay Paul..." in his latest scheme to fund his JobsOhio.  Kasich wants to use state money from liquor sales to fund his corporate giveaways to corporations.

BusinessFirst:
Gov. John Kasich wants to use $100 million a year in state revenue from liquor sales during the next quarter century to help pay for the state's privatized development arm to attract and keep businesses in Ohio, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.....

.....JobsOhio will pay the state $1.4 billion up front for the franchise, the newspaper reports. About $750 million will pay off the state's existing bonds backed by liquor revenue, $150 million will fund Clean Ohio projects and $500 million will be stashed in the state general fund, the newspaper reports.

Ohioans are still waiting for the jobs from Kasich's JobsOhio.

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* Ohio's Attorney General Mike DeWine has a few problems on his hands in the foster care system and the crime labs.

PlainDealer:

Too many Ohio children are languishing in foster care, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Monday....

.....DeWine called for a comprehensive review of foster care last month, after the beating death of a 2–year-old boy in Cincinnati. Police say DeMarcus Jackson was killed by his father shortly after a Hamilton County magistrate returned the toddler to parents with whom he had lived with only briefly......

I thought Mike DeWine could figure this out on his own.  Why is he asking for the public's help?  It might be that there are enough caseworkers and staff to oversee the huge numbers of children in the foster care system.  DeWine should talk to Gov. Kasich about more funding.


10TV:

Ohio lawmakers made bath salts illegal last year, but some investigators said on Monday that they continue to find the drugs on store shelves.

According to scientists at the state’s crime lab, bath salt cases are up 10 percent.....

Isn't this an area where DeWine complained about in the 2010 campaign?  Isn't Mike DeWine in charge of the crime lab?  Is this another area where Kasich's budget cuts have hurt law enforcement or is Mike DeWine just a poor administrator?