Health Care, Taxes
Sherrod Brown’s Shameful Mediscare Routine
Even with crippling tax hikes, the government programs whose praises Sherrod sings will bankrupt the nation by mid-century. Even if Medicare did amazing things for every American it served, only a fool or liar would fight reforms to a collapsing system.
Health Care, Taxes, Unions
Sherrod Brown Stands for Bigger Government
According to Senator Brown, privatization is always driven by “greed” and always makes “the services get worse.” Hearty red meat for a government union crowd, but keep in mind this was an unscripted response. Bigger government, higher taxes, and demonizing The Rich are the only things Sherrod knows.
Taxes, Unions
Union “Progress” Could Mean Ohio’s Bankruptcy
Somewhere along the way Ohio’s “safety net” wound up around our necks, which isn’t especially comfortable for those of us unwilling or unable to flee. It’s hard to argue Ohio’s taxes should be higher, so the unions and fellow Progressives focus on attacking Governor Kasich.
Local Stories, Taxes, Unions
Alternative to Issue 2? $1500 Local Deficits
In 2010, just over 600 school districts submitted five-year forecasts to the Ohio Department of Education. More than 450 districts forecast deficits amounting to at least $100 per resident.
Education, Taxes, Unions
The Cost of Voting No on 2
If we vote down Issue 2, how will local leaders cover these deficits? Layoffs, higher taxes, program cuts… choose any combination of the three.
Environment, National Headlines
Sherrod Brown and Barack Obama’s China Envy
Posted on 31 January 2012
What the average person might call “reality” is only a cloud of pesky details for Barack Obama and Sherrod Brown to wave aside. Green energy is A Good Thing, so taxpayers should happily spend money on green energy while coal & oil companies take their medicine and ask for more. Continue Reading
National Headlines
Sherrod Brown’s Occupier Solidarity
Posted on 27 January 2012
What changed between 2010 and 2011? Rallies against Obamacare’s unconstitutional overreach – for which Sherrod Brown was the deciding “Yea” vote – were replaced by riots against The Rich. Where is Sherrod’s editorial decrying the rampant violence and hatred we’ve seen from the Occupiers he endorsed on television not 4 months ago? Continue Reading
Education, Unions
Big Labor Partisanship at Teacher Expense
Posted on 21 January 2012
NEA and its state affiliates are enthusiastic cheerleaders for Keynesian deficit spending, though I wouldn’t want the task of finding a math teacher who insists one minus two equals jobs! Continue Reading
National Headlines
Obama Visits Ohio, Sherrod Brown Skips Town
Posted on 11 January 2012
When President Obama pronounced the Constitution legally dead at a Cleveland campaign stop, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) was nowhere to be found. Did the president reach a partisan bridge Sherrod refused to cross? Continue Reading
Local Stories, Strategy
ORP Chairman Attacks Governor Kasich’s Staff
Posted on 19 December 2011
I've already given my two cents on the conflict between ORP chair Kevin DeWine and Governor Kasich, so I won't belabor this point: DeWine should step down. Continue Reading
Education, Unions
Yes on Issue 2 for Teachers, No for Unions (Part 2)
Posted on 04 November 2011
Whether OEA staff are overpaid hypocrites or OEA bosses are overpaid hypocrites, the money’s coming from the same place: Ohio teachers’ paychecks. Continue Reading
Education, Unions
Yes on Issue 2 for Teachers, No for Unions (Part 1)
Posted on 03 November 2011
Government unions have a straightforward business model: using money from members’ paychecks, lobby for endless tax increases and convince workers that only the union cares. Continue Reading
National Headlines, Unions
They Aren’t Ohio: $30 Million to Kill Union Reform
Posted on 03 November 2011
Combine yesterday’s cash and in-kind numbers from the Ohio Secretary of State with the figures from July, and you’ll see that unions have sunk more than $28 million into the campaign against Issue 2. Continue Reading
Unions
We Are Ohio’s “Facts”
Posted on 03 November 2011
I’ve thoroughly covered the hypocrisy of a D.C. union front pretending to have Ohioans’ interests at heart… is there anything trustworthy about the group’s talking points? Continue Reading
Unions
Video: Issue 2 Racists Anonymous
Posted on 20 October 2011
Do you support government union reform? If so, you’re a racist. Continue Reading
Unions
Chart: We Are Ohio Funding
Posted on 19 October 2011
Remember We Are Ohio’s sales pitch - bipartisan, defending the working class, Solidarity? Demonstrably false: We Are Ohio is a union front funded predominantly by D.C. unions. Continue Reading
Education, Unions
The Ohio Education Association – An Awful Employer
Posted on 11 October 2011
Fact: OEA has been led by snake-oil salesmen since at least 2004, when the union decided to pull health benefits out from under its retirees. Continue Reading
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