Mandel Avoiding the Press......

* It appears that Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, Republican candidate for Senate, is playing  games with the public and the press.  Mandel continues to collect huge sums of money from right wingers across the country, but he is doing his best to avoid meeting with the public and the press. 

OhioDems:

Justin Barasky, Press Secretary of the Ohio Democratic Party, released the following statement today in light of reports that Josh Mandel is the only Republican not attending a GOP candidate forum in the Maumee/Toledo area this Thursday:

 

“Add the Toledo area to the growing list of places in Ohio where Josh Mandel’s “too busy” to face the voters and come clean about his numerous anti-middle class positions. It seems Mandel’s worried that his refusal to do his job as Treasurer is something even conservative Republican audiences will disapprove of. Then again, maybe he just has another D.C. fundraiser.”

Heaven forbid if Josh Mandel would actually have to answer a question about his issues and legislative goals.  It seems that the only way to catch Mandel is if you have a campaign contribution for him.

There is a great bit of information that will give you some insight on what type of job Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel is doing for us. 
iwanttobesenator.com:

Josh Mandel has been Ohio's Treasurer for 400 days
and has been running for U.S. Senate for 314 of them ...

Mandel is devoting himself to the next job, not the one he has now.

>>>>> While the corporate cronies get tax incentives from their buddy, Gov. John Kasich, Ohio's school districts are facing some tough decisions because of his budget decisions.

WCPO:

In an effort to save $4.3 million in teacher salaries, Lakota Local Schools released a proposal on Monday to cut junior and senior high school teacher positions.

According to the district, 26 positions would be cut at the junior high schools and 43 positions would be cut in the high schools.....

With Kasich and the GOP in control, corporations benefits, while our children and people suffer.  When there are 45 children in a classroom with one teacher, Kasich will blame teachers for the lower achievement scores.

****  Before you pick up that lipstick, you just might want to read the article in the Washington Post:

Four hundred of the nation’s most popular lipsticks contained trace levels of lead when tested recently by the federal government, confirming similar results of earlier analyses but on a much wider scale and at higher levels than previously detected.

Five L’Oreal and Maybelline lipsticks, owned by L’Oreal USA, ranked among the top 10 most contaminated brands, according to the analysis by the Food and Drug Administration. Two Cover Girl and two NARS lipsticks also landed in top 10 slots, as did one from Stargazer....

Here are the Top Ten listed at TheCheckup column at the WashingtonPost:

Here is a list of the 10 brands and shades that contain the most lead, according the FDA’s study. A full analysis of all 400 varieties is available here.

1. Maybelline’s Color Sensation in Pink Petal. (Lead content: 7.19 ppm)

2. L’Oreal Colour Riche in Volcanic. (Lead content: 7.00 ppm)

3. NARS Semi-Matte in Red Lizard. (Lead content: 4.93 ppm)

4. Cover Girl Queen Collection Vibrant Hues Color in Ruby Remix (Lead content: 4.92 ppm)

5. NARS Semi-Matte in Funny Face. (Lead content: 4.89)....

Check out the rest of the list at the link.

OMG.