Jon Husted, Republican Speaker of the Ohio House, apparently hates military veterans. Husted did not want to have a vote to give bonuses to the Ohioans who are Iraq and Afghanistan vets or their surviving families. Husted blocked a vote on the bonuses. According to the Dispatch, Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray originally proposed the bonuses and Gov. Ted Strickland was in support of the special payment to the vets. However, Husted would not schedule a vote for the Ohio House. (The measure had passed in the Ohio Senate.)
Here is a little more from the Dispatch:
....Cordray complained that legislators "were able to find over a billion dollars in bonded debt for projects in their districts" but were unwilling to approve bonuses for veterans. He referred to the recently approved capital-improvements bill....
Jon Husted, who often pads projects for his own district, should be told that his refusal to help our veterans is not appreciated. You can contact Husted at
Telephone: (614) 644-6008Fax : (614) 719-3591Email Address: district37@ohr.state.oh.ushttp://jonhusted.wordpress.com/
Comment: Considering the amount of money Husted just doled out from our tax dollars, a larger portion from the $16 billion jobs stimulus package, to unproven “alternative energy” and “bio-medical” companies, the General Assembly could see there way for those that are here to help Ohio when water rise above the levies and go to a questionable war.
Folks Mr. Husted has lost his way. From my position it seems as if he believes himself to be above the people. Sadly this is the general disposition of the political class within the Ohio Republican Party.
Folks it time we stood and said no more. Please join the boycott today and write or email your county Republican Party and tell them not one red cent until republican norms return to Ohio.
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I don’t think this is the first time Husted as dismissed the men and women of the Ohio National Guard. Isn’t sad that in this day a republican would be fingered by a liberal for not supporting his troops? Husted should be a shammed of himself, but I doubt this will happen. I think he spends too much time in front of the mirror.
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