Campaign season is in overdrive already with a critical week ahead. Let me give my two loyal readers a snapshot of the week ahead:- Monday, 8/31 -- Winburn fundraiser featuring Rob Portman at home of Joe and Barb Trauth.
- Wednesday, 9/2 -- Dennis Deters fundraiser and Brad Wenstrup fundraiser
- Thursday, 9/3 -- Jeff Ritter Fundraiser
For specific information on helping any of these candidates, check out our website calendar at www.HamiltonCountyRepublicanParty.org.
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I have blogged many times about our statewide ticket for 2010. We have a fantastic ticket. One of my favorite candidates is State Auditor Mary Taylor. Mary does a fantastic job for Ohio and is a star in the Republican Party. I was pleased to see Mary in Cincinnati last week and she is putting together a great campaign.
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George Will is a brilliant conservative commentator. His latest column on what has happened in California is classic George Will. Check it out here. The liberal experiment in government has failed miserably in the great state of California and one can only hope that the voters will begin to see it and begin electing conservative Republicans who can return the state to some level of fiscal sanity.
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The county budget crisis continues to worsen with the county commission unable to fund the basic operations of government. Public safety must be a priority. We'll see.
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There are times I wish Vice President Cheney wouldn't be our top spokesman. Not today. The Vice President couldn't be more right than he was today in his criticism of liberal Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to investigate the CIA. This is not the way to run a railroad. The agents of the CIA took advice from career lawyers in the justice department and acted on that legal advice. Sometimes, lawyers see the law differently (hence the many 5-4 Supreme Court decisions routinely handed down from 9 of the brightest lawyers in the world). Now, these kinds of differences in legal interpretation may lead to the politically motivated prosecution of career CIA officials. It is reprehensible and offensive to anyone who cares about the integrity of government.
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Congratulations to State Rep. Bob Mecklenborg for his recent appointment to the Ohio Arts Council. Bob is the perfect choice to replace Josh Mandel (our candidate for State Treasurer) on the council and I am pleased to see a fellow west-sider appointed to this prestigious board.
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Rep. Driehaus met with Green Township Democrats last week at the meeting originally slated to be open to the public but then made a private affair. Some media erroneously termed it a "health care forum." It was not. It was a pep rally. This week, I expect to deliver a letter to Rep. Driehaus with 5 available dates where we will host a totally open, un-ticketed, un-restricted Town Hall meeting so that every citizen can have a chance to address him. I'll keep readers posted on this blog.
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It seems that Democrat David Pepper and Democrat O'Dell Owens are not seeing eye-to-eye these days. The issue is travel. Check it out here. Interesting that the story about Pepper and Owens doesn't mention this is an intra-party feud. We've had some of those on our side and I recall that the stories typically mentioned that fact. Maybe just an oversight, but I'm happy to set the record straight here. Pepper and Owens are Democrats.
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I am so ready for the NFL. There isn't anything quite like the NFL in the fall. My predictions have never gone well on this blog, so I'll stay away from predicting anything about my beloved (although beleaguered) Cincinnati Bengals.
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I am proud of Leslie Ghiz and Chris Monzel and their recent proposal to protect police officers from layoffs. Responsible public servants should put safety above all else and the council majority that refuses to do so should suffer at the polls in November. If our city isn't safe, the rest of our hopes for the city cannot come to fruition. I wish council would stop battling with the FOP and make public safety a priority.
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Speaking of sensible government, how about Leslie Ghiz and Chris Monzel's proposal that city council cut their salary in half? What a great idea. Will they find any support on the council?
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Have a great week.
