Stivers announced his intentions on Twitter (@Steve_Stivers) this morning: “I’m Running for Congress in 2010!” The Dispatch has the details and some quotes: Republican Steve Stivers today will announce his candidacy for the 15th Congressional District of Ohio, setting up a 2010 rematch against Democratic Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, who narrowly beat him last year. Stivers, 44, plans to kick off his campaign this morning | Read More »
I had a chance to catch up with Rob Portman at Red White and Boom tonight after he had walked in the parade. He was gracious enough to agree to give me an update and talk about his campaign for the US Senate so far.
Mike Pence offers a little pep talk to conservatives via YouTube. He’s ready to fight are you?
It is not a big surprise given the circumstances, and his lack of political experience, but Tom Ganley is clearly planning on running a populist anti-Washington campaign for the US Senate seat open thanks to George Voinovich’s retirement. His announcement speech today in Brecksville was not particularly polished but its message was that politicians in DC are threatening the American way of life and it | Read More »
As I noted previously, and as Politics Extra notes today, it looks like Rob Portman will have competition in the GOP primary to replace George Voinovich: Former congressman and Bush administration Rob Portman has a boatload of money and the support of the Ohio Republican Party establishment in his 2010 bid for the U.S. Senate. He even has the endorsement of the man he wants | Read More »
We are finally getting to the bottom of that mess up in Cuyahoga County: Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora on Monday accused the U.S. Department of Justice of launching its local public corruption probe two years ago in a conspiracy with Republicans to undermine the Democratic turnout for Barack Obama. Dimora said he and his lawyers will ask the Justice Department and Congress to investigate | Read More »
We have reached the moment I knew was coming. I said it when Strickland pulled his flip-flop on slots: I have a suspicion this is a setup. There will be a battle over gambling and when it doesn’t work, the response will be we have to raise taxes. This is a last ditch effort to avoid tax increases. If Ted Strickland was a leader he | Read More »
Because they are really ratcheting up the lame attacks on John Kasich. First, they offered this lame website making the accusation that Kasich’s job at Lehman Brothers somehow makes him responsible for the firms collapse, the housing bubble, and the general economic crisis. I thought Kasich handled that one best: “Blaming me for Lehman Brothers is like blaming a car dealer in Zanesville for the | Read More »
The basic problem underlying the Democrats general floundering on the state of the economy comes down to two things: Blame Bush/Taft is only going to get you so far. Granted they will push this particular meme to the breaking point and beyond, but at some point when you control the presidency and the governorship; are in the majority in Congress; and the majority in the | Read More »
Remember when Ohio Democrats charged into power accusing the GOP of being corrupt after too much time under “One Party Rule”? During those heady days Democratic politicians seemingly couldn’t talk about an issue without using the phrase “party of corruption.” But then their standard bearer and inspiration turned out to have some problems of his own. Those not blinded by partisanship, however, have long understood | Read More »
Cross posted to Ohio Politics Online. I think the Democrat Majority in the Ohio House of Representatives made a big mistake when they passed their bloated and unrealistic budget. Here is what I said at the time: I am not sure you can find a more uncertain economic environment than the current one in recent memory. So prudence requires that you limit future damage by | Read More »
Cross Posted to Ohio Politics Online Ohio Governor Ted Strickland must have had an odd tingly sensation run up his spine on Monday. Why the sudden sense of fear? Chuck Norris endorsed John Kasich’s bid for governor of Ohio: John Kasich is running for governor of Ohio. As his website conveys, Kasich is the son of a mailman, who grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood | Read More »
Cross posted from Ohio Politics Online. This USA Today article says what any observant person already knows: Many Democratic candidates are planning to run against two Republicans in the next election — their GOP opponent and former president George W. Bush. But the question is how long will this last and how far will it get them? Democrats control the White House and both houses | Read More »
Yesterday I was able to attend John Kasich’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign announcement and rally. And I have to say that, while everyone knows it is a tough road ahead, he started things off very well last night. Ohio seems poised to shake off the ugliness of the past few years with a number of candidates who can excite the grassroots and bring the GOP coalition | Read More »
I wanted to take a moment to make you aware of a new site I started called The Right Reads. I started TRR because I thought it would be useful to have a site that focus on books on, about, or of interest to conservatives/the Right. I hope it will be a place that both reviews current books and interviews insightful authors but also a | Read More »
Hi NRSC, I thought I would give this “open internet letter” thing a try. I didn’t want to send you an actual letter because then you might flood my physical mailbox with an endless stream of fundraising requests (I kid, I kid). I know Erick here has been rather vocal about his feelings of late. He is passionate about this whole getting conservatives elected thing | Read More »
Jerry Taylor is one of those folks who says what’s on his mind, popular or not (witness his dissent on Jack Kemp). Whether you agree with him or vehemently disagree it can be refreshing and interesting, IMO. Today, he dissents from another hot topic: talk radio and Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity in particular. I am no fan of either. While I will admit to | Read More »
Full disclosure: API covered the costs associated with my attending the OTC. Today as part of the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas I had the opportunity to visit Halliburton offices here in Houston. As one of the other bloggers said today, yes, that Halliburton. And the title of this post refers to this rather significant marketing/PR challenge this company has to deal with these | Read More »
These are difficult times. Everyone is having to tighten their belt and make sacrifices. Except for the federal government who under Barack Obama seems intent on spending itself into oblivion. Usually states can’t follow this route because their constitutions require a balanced budget. But in hard times states often push the envelope using one time funds, fee increases, and any other gimmicks they can find | Read More »
The good folks at Freedom Works issued a report (PDF) last week on the RealDVD issue that I wanted to bring to your attention. It is a handy summary of the issues and clearly lays out the case that this lawsuit is a counter-productive and anti-consumer action by the big Hollywood studios. Here is the executive summary: Fighting a slump in DVD revenues and a | Read More »
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