Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Do Ohioans have a short memory?

* Hey, all you union people in Ohio!  Remember how we all united with you and helped you beat back SB 5?  Are you still with us or have you gone back to the Kasich Republican Party?  Are you willing to support a Republican presidential candidate that will push similar legislation against collective bargaining?

Well, Republicans in Hamilton County think that the "We Are Ohio" members and their supporters have a short memory.  All those police and firefighters that worked to defeat SB 5, are you going to run back to the backstabbers in the Republican Party?  Are you going to  vote for anti-worker Republicans? 

Politics Extra@ Cincinnati.com:

...Readers of the Enquirer won’t learn anything they don’t know.  Republicans may have “overreached” last year with Senate Bill 5;  municipalities are struggling with looming cuts to the estate taxes and local government fund; and Republicans like Greg Hartmann say Obama will lose.
Most Republicans in Hamilton contend that outrage over the antiunion law will fade. The election will pivot, they say, on discontent with the economy and ebbing satisfaction with Mr. Obama’s performance, especially among moderate Republicans.
“The newness and the excitement are just not there,” says Greg Hartmann, a Republican Hamilton County commissioner who is backing Mitt Romney for president. “Republicans who voted for Obama just aren’t going to do it again.”

Is Greg Hartmann right? Are you disinterested in an agenda for workers and the middle class? 

We're hoping that you will stand with the Democrats and the people that continue to support you. We'll all be watching you to see if you back Kasich and the Republicans or President Obama and the Democrats. Will you stand with corporations and the Republicans or with middle class workers and President Obama?

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* Unless you live in northeastern Ohio, you probably didn't know that that part of the state had been experiencing earthquakes. With the most recent earthquake near Youngstown, you wonder if the state has tried to cover up some of the previous episodes. What do you think? Is all this fracking and drilling worth our health and safety?

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While doing some grocery shopping this afternoon, I was surprised to see packages of frozen vegetables from China. Of course, I did not buy them because I do have some concerns about the safety and quality of food products from China. How is it possible that some markets are not supporting American farmers and companies?  Why are we importing vegetables from overseas if we have a plentiful supply here? It might be time to address the managers of these stores and question their choice of suppliers for food products.