Would the above pool be sufficient to meet the needs of city residents like Greg Harris and Laketa Cole who believe that swimming pools are a "necessary basic service" of government? If so, we could save millions. Pools are not and never will be a "NECESSARY basic service" of government and when liberals use race to argue that they are--they are wrong! Millions of underprivileged kids, regardless of race, grew up without the NECESSITY of a free municipal pool. So can Cincinnati's kids IF city government can no longer afford them.And...
Thanks to the many people who sent birthday wishes to me yesterday. It was nice to be remembered.
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Governor Palin's decision to resign makes sense for anyone in the public arena. Being in leadership and in the public arena can be highly taxing and I'm sure Governor Palin was just worn out. What we all do to public figures is unfair, but it comes with the territory. Unless you are Barack Obama.
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Are you on Facebook and Twitter yet? If not, you've got to try them out. Typically, information goes around Facebook/Twitter before it hits any major news outlet. Take the tragic death of Steve McNair as an example. People were tweeting and updating on Facebook an hour before ANY major news outlet was reporting the story. The "viral" nature of these social media is incredible. It is an online universe that candidates and politicians must embrace.
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We have a head-to-head race for who will be the next mayor of Cincinnati. Wenstrup v. Mallory. This is a good thing for the GOP as we can lay out a clear alternative to the failed leadership of the current city government. Help Dr. Wenstrup by visiting www.BradWenstrup.com.
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All five GOP candidates for city council have taken C.O.A.S.T.'s no new tax pledge. I'm proud of that. Our candidates are embracing the core principles of our party during a time where the pressure to burden taxpayers will be the greatest. Our party will return to prominence when we embrace our core principles and stick to them. Financial conservatism is at the core of what we ought to be about. The voters demand it and we should deliver.
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The most recent vote at the city council on the budget was 5-4 with the liberal Democrats carrying the vote for more spending and less fiscal sanity.
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"We have a government we cannot afford." What will we do about that?
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The national news has been quite grim lately. It seems we can't watch any news without a death of some public person being reported. It is a good reminder about the sanctity of life and how precious it is.
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I'm not afraid to say it: ENOUGH of the Michael Jackson story already.
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I'm not afraid to say it: I bought a Big City Slider Station because of Billy Mays.
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I had a Democrat Facebook friend write this to me yesterday, "I hope one year older makes you one year wiser. Maybe you'll learn that answers are better than attacks." This guy, well meaning, doesn't understand my job. It has long been the role of political party leaders to point out contrasts between the political parties. I am an ADVOCATE for my side and, sometimes, that means I must be on the offensive. I don't serve in government. I serve as a party leader. My job is to have Republicans win--everywhere. If you want bi-partisan cooperation for good government, ask a candidate or elected office holder to do that. I prefer Republican candidates who can work effectively with Democrats (i.e. Rob Portman), but my job is to promote Republicans. As Bill O'Reilly says, "wise up!"
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Have a great Sunday.
