John Kasich, Parkinsons impersonator

Watch as Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio does his best impression of a Parkinson’s patient during his recent “State of the State” speech. Governor John Kasich Imitates A Patient With Parkinsons Here’s the full transcript of Gov. Kasich’s speech, which would certainly seem to underscore why elected officials use…

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The 2010 Election was Historic

And will be discussed in the History books for years and years… It was the year The "tea party" took over the US in the form of a grassroots anti-government movement and turned most states and much of congress red. That was November 2010, by February 2011, the picture was…

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Ohio and the Long Game in Wisconsin

Good news for Democrats in Ohio.  With the defeat of SB5, the momentum in the state clearly favors the Democrats going into 2012.  And new polling from Public Policy Polling demonstrates that.

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Lions & Tigers & Bears & Deregulation – O MY!

A couple weeks ago a Terry Thompson let his 62 exotic animals out of their cages and then killed himself. This of course set off chaos in Zanesville, OH. Sheriffs in Zanesville, Ohio, a mostly rural area about 55 miles east of Columbus, have been working with zoo officials and…

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Coming to a TV commercial near you!

While I am an ardent supporter of recalls and democracy and ESPECIALLY recalling Scott Walker, everyone needs to be prepared for stories like this. In Ohio, ex Fox news talker John Kasich rode the 2010 wave of ignorance into office and almost immediately( walker dropped his bomb first) worked to…

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Republican Gov. Kasich of Ohio wants to compromise on public employee union busting bill

Looks like Ohio’s Republican Governor John Kasich and his Republican allies in Ohio’s legislature have come to their senses about Senate Bill 5, Ohio’s own union-busting bill that attacked public employees and their rights to collectively bargain: Gov. John Kasich and fellow Republicans William Batchelder, Ohio House speaker from Medina,…

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Deficit Reality Check

A couple of good reads this morning: 1. Deficit Hawk says we need to SPEND: Bill Gross is the manager director of PIMCO, which makes him one of the most important bond traders in the world, if not the most important. And so his exit from the Treasury market a…

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