Has the case been made for the streetcar system in Cincinnati? I don't think so. But, readers should understand that most Republicans are not against public transit or even automatically against streetcars. We are concerned about the costs of the current plan and whether it is well designed to spur economic development in a place where that is vital and at a time of economic slowdown. The next Mayor of Cincinnati, Brad Wenstrup, has the right approach.And...
Leslie Ghiz is a true leader for the GOP at City Hall. Her proposal to use city funds to buy more electronic monitoring units to help with the jail space dilemma in the county is a common sense solution to a real life problem. It shows Councilmember Ghiz's ability and desire to work cooperatively with county government to make the streets safer for the city. This type of common sense governance is exactly what the city needs. Leslie and Chris Monzel need the help of Charlie Winburn, Amy Murray, and George Zamary on that council. With Brad Wenstrup as Mayor, we can make a difference in Cincinnati!
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Several school levies failed last night in the primary election. This does not make this Republican automatically gleeful. I haven't studied ANY of the levies to know the merits of ANY of them, so I'm not commenting pro or con on any particular levy. But, I will say this: Government ought to get the message that voters are sick and tired of having their taxes raised and any person tempted to go to the voters for more money ought to be ready to defend why they need more of our money. Republicans need to stand with taxpayers.
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Is the media treating Democrat Vice President Joe Biden's gaffes in the same way that they treated conservative former Vice President Dan Quayle's? Not even close.
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I had occasion to work with the Cincinnati Police Department on something earlier this week. I am always so impressed with that group. As a prosecutor, a Judge, and now a private attorney, I have great admiration for the work that they do and it is in large part because of the great command staff that runs the department.
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George Will has a very fair and very entertaining column in Newsweek about the overexposed presidency of President Barack Obama. Read it here.
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I've had enough Cincinnati Reds Kool-Aid to last me all summer. This is the best pitching staff in baseball right now. Phillips is coming out of his slump and they're playing good D. Who can't root for the Reds to succeed? They have ownership that deeply cares about winning and they've been aggressive in trying to get that done with a core group of great young players.
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Have a great Wednesday.
