State tax increase, Reps don’t like Ohio?
Bits ‘n Pieces
By Bob Robinson
Sept. 14. 2010
From the Columbus Dispatch (Sept. 14)…
'Facts' cited in debate will bear watching
By Mark Niquette and Jim Siegel
Tonight's debate between Democrat Gov. Ted Strickland and Republican John Kasich could keep the fact-checkers busy, if last week's first-time meeting of the candidates is any indication.
Although Strickland didn't appear to make any glaring misstatements during a two-hour appearance with Kasich before the Dispatch editorial board Friday, Kasich cited several "facts" that were either wrong or misleading.
They included mistaking Steubenville for Youngstown in criticism of school funding, using budget figures in a questionable way and assigning untrue motives for an Ohio company's move to Indiana.
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From Associated Press, posted by Newsmax…
Reid Wants to Attach DREAM Act to Defense Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he wants to attach an amendment to an upcoming defense policy bill that would help young people in the country illegally become legal U.S. residents.
The Nevada Democrat said at a Capitol news conference that the legislation known as the DREAM Act is long overdue. But he wouldn't say whether he has the votes for the amendment. The act allows young people who attend college or join the military to become legal U.S. residents.
The young people must have come to the country when they were under 16 years of age and have been in the country five years. They have to serve in the military at least two years and complete two years of college.
Democrats have also promised gay rights groups an end to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy." That is in the bill that Reid said he'll try to take up next week.
Republicans oppose both measures.
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From Ohio GOP…
Chairman DeWine Calls on Gov. Strickland to Apologize for Divisive Remarks
(Columbus) - Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine called on Gov. Ted Strickland to issue a public apology for divisive remarks made at an AFL-CIO rally on Labor Day, in which he called Republican Party activists "zealots" and "extremists" and accused them of hating America.
"I realize the governor is probably very frustrated by the fact that he's losing, but it's pretty sad to see him resort to the angry, divisive tactics that have defined his campaign this year," said DeWine. "This time he's gone too far, and he owes a lot of Ohioans an apology."
Strickland told a crowd of union activists, "The Republican Party has been overtaken by the zealots, by the extremists, by the radicals, by the reckless, and they don't seem to like Ohio very much, and, quite frankly, they act as if they don't like America very much."
DeWine added, "I know a lot of hardworking Ohioans who share some very deep concerns about the direction of this state under Ted Strickland's leadership, and they're far from radical zealots. They love their state and their country, and they don't deserve to be attacked with angry hate speech from their governor simply because they share a different political view. Whether it's attacking Ohio businesses or lashing out at voters, this is just more proof that Ted Strickland is no longer an effective leader, and it's time for him to go."
From the Columbus Dispatch, posted by OhioGOP…
In Case You Missed It: Strickland’s Looming Tax Hike?
Meeting together for the first time in the campaign, the candidates espoused widely divergent viewpoints about how to lead Ohio through turbulent economic times in a two-hour meeting with The Dispatch's editorial board.
The philosophical chasm between the candidates was obvious in their descriptions of how they would deal with the looming budget crisis. Kasich rejected tax increases, and Strickland decried excessive and punishing cuts.
"Now, I just heard John say that he thinks he can balance a budget with a $6 or $8 billion deficit by cutting," Strickland said at one point. "I'm not willing to cut an additional $8 billion out of what we provide to the people of Ohio. I'll do whatever it takes to keep that from happening."
Asked if that includes raising taxes, Strickland replied, "I didn't say that. I said I'll do whatever it takes and you can interpret that however you want to interpret that, my friends. I'm not giving anybody in this room a sound bite."
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Bob Robinson is the retired editor of The Daily Advocate, Greenville, Ohio. If you wish to receive notification of his comments, opinions and reports when they are posted, send your email address to: opinionsbybob@gmail.com. Feel free to express your views.
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