* Remember:
President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama will be in Columbus, Ohio, at the Schottenstein Center tomorrow, Saturday, May 5th. The Schottenstein Center is on the corner of Lane Avenue and Olentangy River Road, on the campus of The Ohio State University. The doors open at 10:30am. Be there!!!!!
You can also watch online starting around noon-12:30pm at:
http://www.barackobama.com/live
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio-Dem) has an excellent opinion piece in USA Today in which he states that student loan interest rates must remain low:
....The Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act, which I've introduced with Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Tom Harkin,
D-Iowa, would prevent interest rates from increasing for 7.4 million
American students. It costs money to do so. But that cost is fully
offset by closing a loophole so that a small group of wealthy
professionals — who have household incomes above $250,000 — will pay
what they owe to Medicare and Social Security.
The
best way to reduce our deficit is to grow our economy. That means
ensuring that Americans have the skills and education to do the jobs of
the 21st century, and to prevent graduates from being saddled with so
much debt that they feel unable to start a family, buy a home or begin a
business.
To be sure, we must do even more to make college affordable....
You can join Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Sen. Amy Klobucher, and let your voice be heard on this important issue: Sign the petition: Keep Student Loan Rates Low.
The Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives would keep student loan interest rates low----IF the President removes the yearly exams for women and children from the Health Care Act. This is another dumb idea from Boehner and the GOP:
1. Boehner and his Republicans are sacrificing women to get what they want.
2. if your mother, sister, and/or wife cannot afford to get their yearly exams, they won't show up for your graduation because they'll be dead!
3. the Republicans know that more people attending college would produce a highly intelligent, educated population that would improve our economy and spur scientific development. Do the Republicans want less educated people so that they'll vote for them?
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* Sen. Sherrod Brown voted for the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act. Unfortunately, Republican candidate, Josh Mandel, refused to endorse this important legislation. Mandel has received the support of the far right groups that oppose abortion in all cases. Why does Josh Mandel oppose women having rights to decide about their own bodies?
Plunderbund has more on Josh Mandel's refusal to stand up for women's rights:
...Last April Mandel signed on
as a supporter of the unconstitutional “heartbeat bill” along side
Ohio’s other extremist, anti-women crusaders like Ken Blackwell.
Senator Sherrod Brown has opposed this bill.
And in 2009 Mandel co-sponsored a resolution
opposing the Freedom of Choice act, which gives “every woman has the
fundamental right to choose to bear a child” or, if they choose, to not bear a child. The act maintains the same existing federal restrictions already established under Roe v Wade....
....I honestly don’t know if Josh Mandel thinks women are too stupid to
decide what to do with their own bodies, or if he’s just siding with
these extremist because he heard it would help get him elected to the
Senate. What I do know is this: when it’s comes to women’s rights,
Senator Sherrod Brown beats Josh Mandel hands down.
Josh Mandel's lack of honesty, frankness, and the cronyism scandal continue to make him look like a puppet of the far right. He seems unable to answer questions without repeating memorized talking points.
In case you might be interested: Mitt "dog on the roof" Romney will be in Euclid, Ohio, Monday at Stamco Industries. Mitt planned his speech so that most working people will not be able to attend. I always feel bad for employees that are dragged to sit on a stage behind a Republican candidate.