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My latest estimates (and re-inforced by comments from Congressional Quarterly’s Craig Crawford this AM on msNBC’s Morning Joe) indicate that the current batch of candidates for president in 2008 spent over $100 million dollars in the last quarter on their campaigns! Some of the candidates are burning through over a million dollars a week as they […]
“I aim high,” all 20 roar, using their hands to shoot 20 imaginary baskets.
“I will never, never, never, accept failure,” they boom, shaking their heads, “because I’m destined for greatness.”
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“Do y’all smell that?” he asked the audience. “It’s the smell of fire! Destiny’s burning in the fumes. Young lives just being consumed. […]
What’s 1700 into 4500? Mathematically it can be explained as 0.37777778. Or as 37.8%. In Cleveland it can also be explained as complete and utter FAILURE!
You see, in August 2003, 4500 kids started their freshman year in Cleveland’s public high schools. 1700 out of the 4500 graduated in 2007. Nationally, about one-third of all public […]
Well lots, but that wasn’t the questioner’s point in this email:
I’ve been reading your blog since you ran for county commissioner and always enjoyed your perspective on the issues that face this community. I’ve been disappointed lately that you haven’t focused on of your attention to the Breuer Tower fiasco and you’ve said very little about the sales tax increase.
What’s […]
This about John “No Balls” Edwards from today’s Openers:
Edwards wins backing in Ohio
Posted by Mark Naymik June 28, 2007 15:57PM
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards picked up a handful of endorsements from powerful Northeast Ohio leaders today.
Too bad they won’t likely help in the party’s primary race in which Edwards is trailing Hillary Clinton and Barack […]
Hmmm… big donors paying the county party stool’s salary because the party can’t raise the funds legitimately. Gee that sounds familiar.
I wonder if Jacobson pledged to be a “full-time” chairman?
Oh pity the poor Ohio legislature sweating their buns off, working late into the night enduring the mid-Ohio heat of Columbus in June. I wonder if Bill Harris and Jon Husted are lamenting their decisions to focus valuable time and energy during the cooler months pandering to their special interest supporters by ram-rodding […]
Living in the state of perennially late to decide on pressing issues Senator George Voinovich (at right about 15 years ago), I’ve made more than my fair share of phone calls to his Hart Senate Office in hope of swaying his decisions. I’ve seldom succeeded - the only common ground I seem to find […]
Hat tip to Right Angle Blog
As if this isn’t the most obvious news story of the current Ohio legislative cycle from the Dayton Daily News:
Telecom industry gives big bucks to politicians
Lawmakers are being flooded with campaign donations as the industry pushes for cable deregulation.
By Laura A. Bischoff
Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
COLUMBUS — The telecommunications industry, which is pushing a bill […]
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