RollingStone:
In 2010, a new generation of Republican governors rose to power by posing as pragmatic Mr. Fix-Its with "common sense" answers to the nation's most intractable problems. In his victory speech in Wisconsin, the newly elected Scott Walker vowed to find "solutions to the challenges we face," promising "every worker, every family in this state that you have an ally in the governor's office." Instead, Walker and his band of GOP brothers – including rookies like John Kasich in Ohio and Rick Scott in Florida, as well as veterans like Jan Brewer in Arizona – have used their offices to wage ideological crusades against union workers, immigrants and the poor. Far from finding solutions, these GOP fire-breathers have paralyzed their state legislatures, sparked federal litigation and even, in the case of Kasich, earned a direct rebuke from voters – who flocked to the polls last fall to roll back the governor's attempt to gut collective-bargaining rights for state workers. "The wave of recently elected, highly ideological Republicans have already seen their politics fail," says Simon Rosenberg, president of the progressive think tank NDN. "Their numbers are in the toilet because they grossly miscalibrated the mood of the country."
But while these high-profile conservatives are giving good governance a bad name, a new wave of leaders across the nation, both in and out of government, is quietly creating real change – on issues ranging from mortgage foreclosures to marriage equality.....
Don't you just love how Gov. John Kasich's name comes up in these discussions as an example of failure? Even though John Kasich contains to brag about his job creation, Ohioans are still waiting for these jobs. Where are the jobs, Mr. Kasich? The list generated and published in Rolling Stone shows us that things get done most often by people who are quietly effective and persistent.
> Speaking of layoffs and closings......
DailyJobCuts linked to a Washington Post article that reports Macy's will be closing some stores, even in Ohio:
...More than 830 workers will be affected by the closings — 375 at Macy’s stores and 463 at Bloomingdale’s. But many may have the option of taking jobs at new stores the company plans to open.
The closing Macy’s stores are in Topeka, Kan.; Laurel, Md.; Parma, Ohio; Antioch, Tenn.; and Texas City, Texas. The Bloomingdale’s closures are in Atlanta; Oak Brook, Ill.; North Bethesda, Md.; and in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn....
Bizjournals serves up the facts for Ohio:
Ohio layoffs continued to rise last month, as the rest of the nation saw a drop.
Employers in Ohio announced 895 job cuts in December, more than double the 381 cuts in November....
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***** How can anyone forget Mitt Romney's op ed piece in the NY Times (11/18/2008) which is titled, Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.
Mitt Romney seemed to be unable to have any empathy for Detroit and the autoworkers during the debate about the auto bailout. Even today, Romney seems to be lacking any understanding of what it is like to be without a job, or the difficulties of living on a fixed income. He just can't relate.