Is Molly Varner Trying to Help Conservatives Like John Kasich Even More?
From the Marietta Times: “In the 1990s, Kasich tried to get rid of the Appalachian Regional Commission, which would have completely devastated our area,” said Molly Varner, chair of the Washington County Democratic Party. “The ARC is more than just ‘pet projects’ as he once called them. If Kasich wants to be Governor and if he wants our votes, he should understand the needs of Appalachia instead of championing Wall Street values.” I REALLY want Democrats to stick with this line of attack. They can argue in favor of bureaucracies and blue-ribbon, feel-good commissions wh

Amanda Wurst is Enron, Megan Piwowar is Scrappy
The Other Paper gave reporters the chance to take anonymous cheap shots at their least favorite PR professionals. Check out what was said about Ted Strickland’s Spokesbabe: Amanda Wurst may be the most beloved spokeswoman (by her bosses) to ever work a media room. The voice of Gov. Ted Strickland was described by one reporter as doling out “public information the way a Bob Evans cook doles out spices: sparingly.” In an e-mail response to The Other Paper—and it sho

Ohio House Democrats: Fun Times on FaceBook
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Connie Schultz Has a Pulitzer?
From Senator Sherrod Brown’s email (my TWENTY-FIFTH Happy Thanksgiving email from a politician): I’m personally most thankful to have all our kids living in Ohio again, and look forward to spending as much time with them as I can. On Thanksgiving, we’ll be gathering at my brother Bob’s house and the next day all the children (and our wonderful new grandson, Clayton) will be coming to our house to eat WAY too much turkey and catch up. Football will be watched, politics will be debated, naps will be taken, and I’m sure many heated games of Scrabble will be played. Hopefully Connie will cut me some slack on those words that have not ye

Ted Strickland Lets Murderers Out of Prison
Ted Strickland really likes to rack up the political liabilities.