ORP Driving up the Cost of Insurance

Buckeye Institute Blog: Driving up the Cost of Insurance

From the Buckeye Institute Blog:

“In an indication that Republican legislators’ disdain for the free market extends not only to lending but also to health care, the Ohio House unanimously passed another health insurance mandate yesterday. This mandate forces insurance companies to cover costs associated with cancer clinical health trials.

“I’m not questioning the merits of clinical trials and I do not necessarily think that insurance companies should exclude coverage of them. However, I do not think it is proper for government to force insurance companies to cover them. Mandates of this sort drive up the cost of insurance and play a large role in making health insurance unaffordable for some Ohioans.

“If people want to purchase a policy that in return for costing less does not cover clinical cancer trial coverage, they should have the freedom to do so. Your legislators, however, want to force you to pay more for insurance even if you do not want this particular service covered. When looking for an answer as to why some people cannot afford insurance, look no further than your local legislator.”

Comment: ORP disdain for the free market, say it isn’t so?

GOP Turns its Back on the Free Market

Buckeye Institute Blog: GOP Turns its Back on the Free Market

Via the Buckeye Institute Blog:

In their quest to continue one-upping Democrats in taking away your freedom, Republicans in the General Assembly introduced legislation yesterday to effectively ban payday lending in Ohio. Based on the notion that some people are too stupid to make their own financial choices, this legislation should illustrate how far the supposed party of the free market has embraced the fatal conceit that the government should dictate your financial choices.

House Speaker Jon Husted makes this clear with his assertion that “While a lot of people would prefer that we minimize some of the regulations regarding borrowing, clearly as a nation and as consumers we cannot handle it very well.” Yes, some people cannot manage their own economic lives well. However, some others cannot manage the state budget very well. Has Mr. Husted forgotten about the financial difficulties facing the state? Perhaps when legislators solve those problems — and also find a way to stimulate growth in Ohio’s economy — they can lecture the rest of us on how we “cannot handle borrowing very well.”

Comment: Husted continues out stride the socialists in the ODP. Way to go Jon!

Not One Red Cent until republican norms return to the Ohio!

Despicable - Even for Team Arshinkoff

Ben Keeler: Despicable - Even for Team Arshinkoff

Ben Keeler reports on a despicable act from Summit County that may have serious reverberations throughout the state, pitting Summit County Republican Chairman Alex Arshinkoff and Senator Kevin Coughlin once again.

Comment: Certainly more facts will emerge as the media becomes involved in what appears to be part of one long saga of infighting within the Summit County Republican Party. However, as we sit back and watch from a distance, this event only serves to illustrate to our group why we are fighting the Ohio Republican Party (ORP). Simply, Republican politics in Ohio is focused on power, rather than good stewardship based upon republicans norms.

None of us are so naive to believe that hard ball practices do not occur everyday and at every level of politics; but what Ohio Republicans have done for well over the last 20 years has been to abandon the norms of limited government, fiscal restraint, and family and community bearing for quick score shortsighted populist measures that are frankly socialist in nature and have become a huge detriment to the state’s moral and fiscal wellbeing.

Our agenda is posted here on the weblog site so we will not rehash it in detail, but in a nutshell we will not give one red cent until leadership change occurs and republican norms return to the ORP, and we hope you will do the same.

We urge to send a letter or email to as many members of the ORP leadership, county Republican parties, republican members of the Ohio General Assembly, and elected Republican officials in Congress letting them know you are not donating any money until the change comes to Ohio. Then please write your friends and families letting them know about this boycott. And if you have a website, please cut and paste our sign and link in your site as an act of solidarity.

We have only two choices; continuing to elect and prop up the same old Republicans and expecting change to happen, or holding back support until change comes. We choose the latter and we hope you do too.

Not One Red Cent until republican norms return to Ohio!

Reduces Spending

Anti-Positivist: Reduces Spending

Via Jim Fedako, The Anti-Positivist:

"In a real twist, it's the Democratic governor of Ohio committing to reduced spending.

"Locally, things are much different. The Olentangy district is increasing costs, all with your hard-earned tax dollars. In a troubled economy, the district still wants to provide its employees with 6.5% salary increases, plan another 12% increase in healthcare costs. About time to tighten belts a little, don't you think.

"Keep in mind that Scott Galloway, board president, is the treasurer of the Republican Party in Delaware County. Based on his desire for more of your tax dollars, it seems like it's time for a change in party leadership.

"Who speaks for fiscal restraint anymore? Just the governor?"

Comment: One of the many missing core norms of the Ohio Republican Party, fiscal restraint. Not One Red Cent until republican norms return to Ohio!

Landmark Energy Policy for Ohio; Really?

One Oar in the Water: Landmark Energy Policy for Ohio; Really?

From One Oar in the Water:

From the Ohio Republican Party Website:

“Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted (R- Kettering) today led the Ohio House of Representatives in the passage of a landmark energy policy for the state of Ohio that helps to establish price stabilization for consumers and embraces new concepts for the state in the areas of advanced and renewable energy.

“‘Our work represents an energy policy that will protect consumers and provide jobs and cleaner, greener energy for Ohio,’ Husted said.

“The legislation is Ohio's best strategy for ensuring price stability and an adequate supply of energy generation in the future. The hybrid model offered by the Ohio House, in the form of Senate Bill 221, addresses the needs of businesses, industrial users and residential consumers while also moving toward a greener and cleaner environment through provisions and benchmarks for renewable and advanced energy.

“The energy plan additionally includes a provision for a state advocate to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The position would help protect Ohio's interests at the federal level by requiring the advocate to proactively address federal issues that affect the price and reliability of electricity in Ohio.

“In addition to promoting the use of new, cleaner forms of energy, the legislation also creates an energy efficiency standard, which would require utilities to meet a cumulative 22 percent standard by reducing usage, beginning with a .3 percent reduction by 2009 and increasing to a 2 percent reduction of use by 2025. Benchmarks and penalties for lack of compliance are also included for this portion of the proposal.”

Comment: For a better understanding of this bill, check out this link, and read the text for yourself. I read it four times, and became angrier each time I read it.

I don’t see anything “landmark” in this bill; what I see is the compilation of nonsense written by a bunch of pandering politicians that care nothing about Ohio, limited government, nor the free market. This is riddled with waste and regulations, and it saturated with the lexicon of the environmental leftists.

Do you really think that funding a couple of small solar companies, and then mandating all of our schools incorporate the same solar technology is going to create jobs for Ohio? Do you really think that solar is going to solve our dwindling industrial dilemma? Do you think a couple of solar panels on our state buildings with some windmills on the coast and a few farms in the North West are going to supply Ohio with enough energy to actually to make it affordable? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions you either write for the socialist rag “DailyKos” or are an elected Republican politician.

What was needed in this bill was more nuclear and more coal; but you would be hard pressed to find anything in this bill that even mentioned this form. A vibrant energy sector will only survive and grow when there is “actual” de-regulation of the industry. We have to let the market dictate the form of energy we will use, not Husted and Strickland.

Sorry folks, this is one more example of poor governance exhibited by the Republican led General Assembly. The end result of this bill will be higher energy prices, an aging energy production capability, less jobs, and more migration as Ohioans seek a better community to work and raise their children. Once again, Ohio’s Republican leadership let us down.

Comment: Mr. Husted certainly does not understand republican norms; Not One Red Cent until change come to the ORP!

The Earth is Shaking in Ohio

Matt Naugle of NaugBlog is reporting that State Rep. John Adams, R-Sidney, along with 19 other legislators, is forwarding a bill that would eliminate the income tax. This is very good indication; now lets see if the Ohio Republican party gets behind this and makes it part of its platform.

From Lima News:

COLUMBUS — A group of legislators wants to phase out the state’s income tax in 10 years and said doing so would halt Ohio’s population loss to other states and create jobs.

State Rep. John Adams, R-Sidney, and the region’s other legislators are part of a group of 19 pushing the bill introduced Monday.

“This idea is not conservative or liberal, left or right, it is just simple economics,” Adams said. “When we tax the risk takers and job creators, we will have less of them.”

Other states are flattening their top rates and nine states have no income tax, Adams said.

Reducing the state’s tax burden will draw more business and capital to the state; more people paying other kinds of existing taxes make up the difference, they argue.

With the socialist Third Frontier Program and Gov. Strickland’s foolish plans to “invest” tax dollars in risky job creating schemes, Rep. Adams’ plan is the only real, long-term way to encourage more economic growth and job creation within Ohio. Ohio’s state and local tax burden, according to the Tax Foundation, is the 5th worst in the nation. If the goal is “economic stimulus”, there would be no better shot in the arm to Ohio’s economy than scrapping the state income tax.

Too bad there aren’t enough real Republicans in the Ohio legislature to get the job done.

Comment: Mr. Naugle said it all.

More on Not One Red Cent!

A supporter of this boycott sent us comments from an Ohio based conservative-republican discussion board, and not surprising they were hostile to this endeavor. Actually one person said that we were working for the infamous communist George Soros. We can assure you, we do not.

Our goal is simple; to convince Ohio Republicans that the Ohio Republican Party (ORP) has strayed too far from authentic republican norms, and through a statewide boycott of the ORP’s “88 in 08” donation effort, affect change in the party leadership and direction, and the direction of legislation in the General Assembly.

How will we know if we are successful; this in itself is a difficult task. However, we have mulled around a couple potential milestones that we might use, which will indicate if the ORP is moving in the right direction:

1. Party Chairman Bob Bennett either steps down from his position or is voted out;
2. The tax rate in Ohio is reduced; specifically, elimination of the income tax for all Ohio, and the reduction of the corporate tax rate;
3. Advance above the 25th position in the business tax climate ranking conducted by the Tax Foundation.
4. Advance above the 25^th position in the personal tax climate ranking conducted by the Tax Foundation.
5. Advance above the 10^th position for education ranking conducted by American Legislative Exchange Council.
6. Reduce Ohio’s unemployment rate to below 4.5 percent; this would take us below the national average by 0.5 percent;
7. Reduce government spending by 15 percent;
8. Reduce the regulatory constraints preventing new construction of energy power plants and develop a comprehensive plan to increase the number of energy plants;
9. Regain the Governor’s seat;
10. Regain the lost seat in the United States Senate.

These are only a few and I am sure we will examine other areas that would certainly indicate a return to republican norms, such as reducing the gigantic Medicare beast. We also hope that fellow republicans reading this weblog would offer their opinions as well.

But we should be clear that it is not our goal to destroy for the sake of destruction. Since the time of the French Revolution such actions of destruction have been the hallmark of the left. Our goal is to destroy only the cancerous tumor that is causing illness to the body. Ohio needs the ORP, but it must be healthy and focused on republican norms. Otherwise we will be faced with a very dismal outlook, and one only needs to look north to Michigan for our potential circumstances.

Arshinkoff - Klinger Race: Getting Closer…

SOBAlliance blogger Ben Keeler voices his continued opposition of Alex Arshinkoff’s bid to remain the Chairman of the Summit County Republican Party at politics.ohio.com.

“It's time to unseat Arshinkoff for better and more competent leadership. Klinger and other new officers should be able to take the party in the right direction with integrity - and that is something our party currently lacks. The party also lacks wins, which is kind of an important thing when it comes to a politics. It is pretty simple. No hidden reasons. The party is bigger than one person, though some current leaders don't seem to think that.”

Comment: As we here at Not One Red Cent have known for quite some time there is a high level of dissatisfaction, if one wants to use such a mild term, concerning republican county party politics and leadership across much of the state. This is causing many republicans to turn away from the party. And guaranteed, Ohio Republicans are voting with their feet; they are leaving the state.

Unless we get better party leadership, party leadership with republican norms, we will not attract new leadership for the future and will continue witness the opposition party’s growth of state control.

The party must return to a grass roots effort that is united with Ohio citizens and away from the big party political donors that has been the norm so far too long. If this party is to survive, it must be united at a grassroots level. Mr. Arshinkoff represents the past and is detached from his community, as is State Party Chairman Bob Bennett from the state.

Decisions were made for far too long by a small group of party members that have had dramatic affects upon our state and local economies, and way of life. The time has come to for our local communities to have a voice in how our state is run and our party is led. Get involved at the county level and help fight the cabal that is infecting our state party. And lastly, please boycott the Ohio Republican Party and send them an email or letter telling them Not One Red Cent until republican norms return to Ohio.

Jim Trakas works with MyOhioNow casino effort

Writes like She Talks: Jim Trakas works with MyOhioNow casino effort

Via Writes Like She Talks:

I’m broken and mortally wounded and I’m not even a Republican:

[GOP Candidate for OH-10 and former Cuyahoga County Republican Party chair Jim] Trakas has quietly been guiding some of the political moves of MyOhioNow.com, the crusade led by Cleveland-area developers to pass a ballot issue that would allow them to build a $600 million casino and resort about 40 miles north of Cincinnati, just off Interstate 71.

Trakas works with the casino group through his consulting company, Excellence Solutions of Ohio, but has kept a low profile. He is trying raise money for his congressional bid from Republican donors, some of whom have not been fond of gambling initiatives in the past.

Okay, GOPpers, if I feel sad about this, how does it make you feel?

Comment: We agree with JMZ and let’s hope her Democrat cohorts follow her lead. Cleveland isn’t a bastion of the ORP as we all know. With that said, gambling is one thing, but when it’s furthered by government it’s another. We have seen states move first to lotteries, then to dog racing, and now on to casinos, all to collect more money to spend more money. The avarice of our political class is distressing. Likewise, it is also distressing that Republicans continue down this same road, knowing that they are leading our citizens on to a path of vice, which will lead to certain poverty.

The answer is not casinos, but economic prosperity. Until we change the business climate of this state we will continue to see politicians like Trakas grasping for vice to fill the treasury coffers, and probably his pockets.

We will not have solid Republican norms until we rid the party of those that seek the enlargement of the leviathan and lack a solid moral compass. Please boycott the ORP and let those that support Trakas know we want change. We want Republicans with republican norms.

Not One Red Cent until Republican norms return to Ohio!

Ohio Needs More Business Failures???

Right Runner: Ohio Needs More Business Failures???

Via the Right Runner:

Well, yeah. And, this article by The Buckeye Institute explains why. Think of the business cycle as one big funnel that's big at the top and small at the bottom. All the start-up businesses go in at the top. Through attrition; not enough money, poor business model, unforeseen consequences, etc; the majority of businesses will fail. But, through the bottom end emerges some very strong companies. Here's a few snippets of the article:

Business failure is an essential part of the churn of a vibrant economy. They can’t be prevented, and policymakers shouldn’t try. Research shows that an economy’s business failure rate has little to do with its success in generating jobs (and wealth).

In addition:

Indeed, a US Small Business Administration report found that the rate of small company “births” was crucial to state economic growth, employment, and income. What’s important is the number of firms that start, not the number that fail.

This is a critically important insight. On a statewide basis, Ohio’s economy doesn’t suffer because companies fail. It suffers because enough new ones don’t start. Entrepreneurs don’t see Ohio as a place to begin their quest for fortune.

Why not? Because:

Ohio’s business climate has ranked near the nation’s bottom for decades—46th out of 50 states according to the Washington, DC-based Tax Foundation. The income tax is our “category killer.” Ohio’s state and local income taxes bury us in 48th spot, just above California and New Jersey.

Why is that? Because:

Ohio’s income taxes punish small businesses owners for making more money. Then, in a double whammy, our estate tax encourages them to move it out of state. Simply reducing the number of tax brackets could add 55,000 jobs to the Ohio economy and increase payroll by $1.8 billion according to research by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston.

So, what's the answer? Glad you asked:

Ohio needs to streamline the business start up process and reduce the burdens on current and future wealth creators. An intermediate step might be to adopt one income tax rate for all Ohio households, and eliminating income tax obligations for low and moderate income households. A more radical and economically beneficial step would be to follow the lead of high growth states like Texas and eliminate the income tax altogether. This would help establish Ohio as the Hong Kong of the Midwest, demonstrating to investors everywhere that the state is serious about promoting and protecting wealth creation.

Anything else?

Ohio doesn’t just need one or two new businesses. It needs ground swell. Gov. Strickland and state policymakers should dump the failed policies of the past and consider adopting outside the box reforms like phasing out the state income tax over the long term.

So, essentially Ohio needs to cut taxes, reduce spending and create a more business-friendly environment. Where have you heard that before?

PS: I forgot to mention that there is a guy who has already stated his intention to run for governor in a couple of years. He has already stated that one of the things Ohio needs to do in order to turn its business climate around is to phase out the income tax. He plans to unveil how to make up for the loss in income in the near future. There is also a really nice benefit to no income taxes: more money in my wallet. I'm on board with that. His name is John Kasich.

Comment: The Right Runner is spot on concerning the recommendations offered by The Buckeye Institute, and it has been amazing that this superior think tank’s research has been disregarded by the ORP.

Gov. Strickland certainly is not the guy that will effect any positive change, however his ascendancy resulted from the miserable performance of our former governor Taft and the poor policy created by the Republican led General Assembly.

Folks, change will only come when we put people in positions of authority that have our norms. We must stop perpetuating the same failed actions. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. We keep voting for the big government cabal in the ORP election after election and look where Ohio is today. The time has come for a new generation of leaders, but this will not come until we purge the old guard. This purge must hit them in the wallets, so please, boycott the ORP and withhold all donations until change comes.

Right Runner’s commentary indicates that we have no choice. Well I guess we do have another, but its called insanity.

I Blame Republicans

From Kevin DeWine, Deputy Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party:



Comment: The words are true, but the painful fact is that our State is in serious peril and it was caused not by Democrats, but Republicans. When I was filing my taxes I was ticked off because for the last three years I have had to pay taxes. For the last three years I have been in the highest tax bracket and I don't really make that much money. I blame the party in power. I blame Republicans.


Not One Red Cent until Republican norms return to Ohio!

John Kasich visits Mercer County

Darke Blog: John Kasich visits Mercer County

Via Darke Blog:

John Kasich was the guest speaker at tonight's Reagan Day dinner in Mercer County. Kasich acknowledged his interest in running for governor in 2010, and went on to speak on the issues most important to Ohio.

Kasich spoke of our unfavorable taxation and overzealous regulation, especially in comparison to our neighboring states. He said that Jeb Bush jokingly thanked Ohio for driving all its entrpreneurs to Florida. Kasich said that Ohio was in a "death spiral" economically.

He also spoke at length about education and his preference that teachers be rewarded based upon their performance. He regretted that the United States is 9th and 14th worldwide in math and science (I could have those backwards). He spoke with passion that our children are better than that, and we need to push them in constructive ways.

Kasich also told several personal stories. Incredibly as a college freshman, Kasich wrote a letter to President Nixon and earned a meeting with the President in the oval office. Just a few years later in 1976, Kasich was a key member of Ronald Reagan's first primary run for President.

In a pre-dinner reception, Kasich answered questions and spoke at length about his time working with Fox News, and his surprisingly friendly relationship with Geraldo Rivera of all people. Kasich spoke optimistically about the energy crisis, saying that our capitalism and technology will allow us to produce new and exciting alternatives to our dependence on foreign oil. In a remarkable statement, Kasich said he wished President Bush had committed to finding the next great energy source in ten years (rather than promoting consumer activity) in the aftermath of 9/11. Kasich continues his "pre-campaign" activities in Miami County on Saturday.

Comment: Endorsement for Mr. Kasich, no; hope for the Ohio Republican Party with Mr. Kasich back in Ohio, yes. Everything he has been saying is a breathe of fresh air, and a return to Republican norms.

Ohio Gun Law Under Fire

Publius: Ohio Gun Law Under Fire

Via Publius:

Ohio has a "general law" that regulates the licensing of hand guns. The law is uniformly applied throughout the state and contains a provision specifically prohibiting a municipality from restricting application of the law. Nevertheless, at least municipalities have done so - Toledo and Clyde. Both passed ordinances prohibiting possession of "dangerous weapons" in parks.

On April 9th, the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether it was a valid exercise of home rule to enact these sorts of ordinances, or whether R.C. 2923.126 is a "general law." If it is a general law, then home-rule is inapplicable.

Comment: If you go to the ORP's weblog, you won't see this on their weblog. The 2nd Amendment used to be a "Republican" ideal, alas no longer.

A Real Pain in the Neck

Anti-Positivist: A Real Pain in the Neck

Columbus resident Jim Fedako has a posting on his weblog Anti-Positivist, via the Von Mises Institute, mocking his congressman, Pat Tiberi (R-OH), and his latest effort to expand the size and scope of the federal government.

In the latest version of Tiberi's Capitol Notebook, our hero notes that, during a recent audience with one of his serfs, he learned about the trials and tribulation of those suffering chronic pain. Since a man of action does not sit idle, Tiberi researched the issue and soon found two other lords who also have serfs in the same predicament. Luckily, these masters were a little ahead of the issue, having co-introduced the National Pain Care Policy Act to "address the lack of education, access to care and research surrounding chronic pain." Relief is just around the corner.

Missing from this solution is any help for the serf whose pain started this whole mess. Missing is any recognition that government committees and panels, whether blues ribbon or otherwise, produce nothing; nothing save waste.

In the end, our serf will have to work a little longer and a little harder in order to pay for the increased misallocation of resources; resources that moved away from the entrepreneurs in the market to bureaucrats sitting in conference rooms, feasting on policies, regulations and catered meals.

Read the whole posting here.

Comment: Until we start developing a new crop of politicians within the Ohio Republican Party (ORP) we will continue to mirror the Ohio Democrat Party, and further push this nation and state deeper and deeper into government debt and tyranny.

But every time you donate time and support to the ORP you continue to prop up this broken organization. The best thing we can do in Ohio is boycott the ORP, and then get involved with our county republican party to find and support potential candidates that could bring true republican ideals back to the ORP. Until that day comes, we will continue to see similar actions like those of Mr. Tiberi.

Not One Red Cent until change comes!

We the Morons that Keep Electing the Morons that Raise Our Taxes

One Oar in the Water: We the Morons that Keep Electing the Morons that Raise Our Taxes

From One Oar in the Water:

Well folks, today is the day in which our socialist government, yes our government is socialist when it enslaves us through labor, tells us we have to hand over our hard earned labor income. Yep, and while there is a lot to blame to spread around, the fingers of blame should be squarely pointed at us, the America people.

Yep because we are so stupid and gullible, so sinful, yes sinful, committing the sin of envy against those that have more, we turned over authority to tax all citizens with unlimited means, and at the end of a gun barrel, so an un-virtuous oligarchy has complete control over our income. And we continue to elect these people. We are stupid people.

Wake up folks; we never had an income tax in US History until 1913. If this country is going to squeak through this apparent economic descent we have to repeal the 16th Amendment. If this country is going to preserve freedom and liberty we have to repeal the 16th Amendment.

We can’t stop this tyranny unless we stop voting for the politicians that continue to tax and enslave us. We must stop voting for the same people.

Comment: One positive sign is coming from John Kasich. Mr. Kasich is calling for the repeal of Ohio’s income tax. But as one can imagine, all you can hear from the Ohio Republican Party is the chirping of the crickets. Remember not one red cent until we get real Republicans back in the Republican Party.

88 in '08 Update: A Message from Kevin DeWine

Weapons of Mass Discussion: 88 in '08 Update: A Message from Kevin DeWine

Via WMD:

As you finish filling out your 1040 this year, keep in mind there’s one thing Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama agree on: you don’t spend enough in taxes.

Both Democrats have proposed eliminating the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 to help pay for their massive government spending programs totaling nearly $1 TRILLION.

The cost to you: Nearly $3,000 annually for the average Ohio family of four! That’s about double the average tax burden now after standard deductions.

So how can you keep your taxes from doubling? Join 88 in 08 to help John McCain and other Republicans win Ohio this November and make the tax cuts permanent.

Your generous contribution of $88, $176 or $250 will enable us to build the statewide grassroots organization we need to defeat the Democrats and their special interest supporters.

Find out more about the Democrats’ $3 TRILLION TAX HIKE.

We are well on the way to raising $88,000 to fund our Get Out The Vote efforts in every one of Ohio’s 88 counties, but we need your continued support. If you are already a member of 88 in 08, consider an additional contribution of $88, $176 or $250 to help us reach our goal.

It’s a reasonable investment to keep Ohio Republican and more money in your pocket - where it belongs.



Kevin DeWine
Deputy Chairman

Comment: We can argue about basic political tactics, but does anyone think giving money to the ORP for John McCain is a good thing? Hell no!

Ohio republicans have to stop playing softball with these guys and believing that the ORP is going to somehow bring folks from the grassroots into the political party in circle. It’s just not going to happen WMD crew members.

The party has strayed and its time we did something in order to bring Republican ideals back to the ORP. Boycott the “88 in 08”! Not One Red Cent!

ODE Paints Ohio Education Decline as a Positive

One Oar in the Water: ODE Paints Ohio Education Decline as a Positive

"Check out the title of this press release from the Ohio Department of Education:

"'Despite decline in writing scores, Ohio students perform better than nation'"

Comment: To echo the blogger, where is the ORP plan to fix Ohio's education failing? We can bet Strickland will impose more state regulations and directives and government; will the ORP endorse more localism?

Husted Furthers Government Nuisance of Our Energy Sector

HT: DaytonOS

As Husted and Strickland go back and forth over the latest electricity proposal, one thing is clear, there is no such thing as a free market energy sector in Ohio.

Comment: Without one thought given to free markets, Republican Jon Husted (R-Kettering), along with Gov. Strickland (D) will decide how much profit our energy companies will make, and at the same time will dictate how they will produce energy in the future. How can anyone in Ohio rightly call this de-regulation or free market; it’s the same thing the Soviet Union did for years, and it is the same government non-solution killing Ohio.

Ohio Republicans must openly fight these socialist tendencies of Husted and the Republicans in the General Assembly. Likewise the Ohio Republican Party must stand for free markets and limited government. Ohio will only have low energy prices when our government officials get out of the energy sector's boardrooms and allow for greater competition.

The Boycott Begins!

For over fifteen years Ohio has been in a depression. Businesses have left Ohio for the Sunbelt, as well as our most productive age group 18 to 45 years old. Worst of all we have an actual socialist representing one of our community districts in the United States House of Representative; and a closet socialist in the US Senate and Governor’s House. Through it all one party has been at the helm steering the great ship Ohio down the toilet. One party has abandoned republican norms and ideals, and has opening adopted the radical environmental and socialist agenda: the ORP.

Well we say no more. It’s time we did something about the lack of leadership and misguided agenda being professed by the Ohio Republican Party. We say not one red cent to the ORP until change comes. Write your representatives in the General Assembly and let them know you will not give a single donation until change comes to the ORP and then write a republican serving at the federal level and let them know the same. Write your friends and family, and together let’s remove this cabal and build again upon the rock solid republican foundation built by Ohioans, who built the GOP!

Please take this picture to the side and attach it to you weblog or website and let folks know that come to your site that you want change in the ORP. We ask for nothing; just take the time and spread the word that not one red cent will be given to Ohio republicans until change comes to the ORP.

Additionally, we will also post the absurd actions of folks like Husted and Evans that collude with Strickland, the spineless whining and crying of Voinovich, and the lack of leadership, direction, and missed opportunities squandered away by Party Chairman Bob Bennett.

Remember not one red cent until change comes to the ORP!