Mocking Dann’s Substandard Behavior Won’t Fix the State

One Oar in the Water: Mocking Dann’s Substandard Behavior Won’t Fix the State

From One Oar in the Water:

"The right side blogoshpere in Ohio is hysterical about the “Marc Dann Affair,” and rightly so. This is the kind of stuff that fuels much of the blogging community. But when it comes to serious policy oriented sites, chances are slim that you’d find this sort of trashy stuff commented upon. So the question I have for the Ohio Republican Party (ORP) bloggers over at the State of the Union, why are you spending so much time reacting to Dann’s substandard behavior and making silly Photoshop lampoons when you should be discussing serious policy?

"Let’s set the record straight, Ohio’s economic tailspin was not caused by the Democrats nor Mark Dann. It was caused by over fifteen years of bad socialist policy developed by Republicans. So while Dann may be giving the blogoshpere fodder, the ORP should certainly steer clear of lampoons and parodies, much less self-righteous accusatory comments and analysis.

"And to Mr. DeWine, who is making an earnest attempt to ensure the Ohio Republican Party has a web presence, please look to the weblogs from the Heritage Foundation, The Cato Institute, Buckeye Institute, and The Acton Institute as a good reference for truly professional weblogs. We also have a number here in Ohio worth looking at too: BizzyBlog, Boring Made Dull, Eye Hacker Blog, Thurber's Thoughts, and Wizblog. While there are many more fine examples, these five certainly rank as the cream of the crop in Ohio.

"At the end of the month Dann will most likely resign and another drone socialist will be appointed, but Ohio will still be in this depression. Even with that, we still need the ORP, but what we really need is solid policy ideas that return to republican norms. And this policy must be articulated well and set apart from the socialism that has taken root in Ohio. Mr. DeWine, this is what needs to happen. Now get on the stick and crack that whip, and along the way fire your blogging staff and get some professionals. Get some folks that know how to write; not create silly pictures with Photoshop."

Comment: The one point that the blogger One Oar hit upon, and is our focus, is the need for serious policy discussions. The Ohio Republican Party (ORP) must have a firm idea where they want to take the State, then through mediums like their blog, convey it to the citizens of Ohio.

Yet it has been evident for quite some time that neither the ORP nor the Republican leadership in the General Assembly has any policy orientation. Quite frankly much of the policy orientation Mr. Husted (R-Kettering) has been championing is Democrat Governor Ted Strickland’s!

If the ORP is going to regain what has been lost by power politics and shortsighted socialist measures in the General Assembly, and the pure leadership incompetence by former Republican Governor Taft, then ORP must return to free market and limited government ideals, and champion these!

For example compare Mr. Husted's energy plan with the measure by “The Ohio 19” that would remove the state income tax. Mr. Husted’s plan will waste our wages on silly unproven energy ideas and technology, cause Ohio energy industry to go the way of our other industries (rust away), ultimately cause higher energy prices, and further, cause Ohioans to leave the state. Now compare this with the removal of the state income tax, which will make Ohio more attractive to businesses and workers. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize which is the better policy, and is republican!

Sound policy is what we need from Ohio’s Republicans, not silly parodies. But unless we actually have a policy orientation I guess all we are left with is pointing the finger at the moron Mark Dann.