Ohio and the GOP party
Well, we have Tom Noe (huge contributor to the GOP national and state) in serious trouble for scamming the Worker's Comp.
We have Taft who yesterday pled no contest to never claiming golf outings and dinners paid for by others.
Ohio's GOP is heavily burdened with severe scandal and it makes me wonder.
Taft and several of the people involved were very close to Sen. George Voinivich.
Voinivich has raised Bush's hackles on some legislation and has been outspoken a little to much..... so much in fact the GOP has talked of running people against Voinivich.
Also in Bush's sights is Sen. Dewine, whom again, is close to Taft, and had the GOP run someone against his GOP son so that the vote was split and it allowed a Dem to win county commissioner.
In Ohio the GOP is a mess and is very much need to keep the White House and maybe needed to maintain a nice Senate and House margin.
So why is the GOP sacrificing Ohio leaders, so willingly?
The trickle down effects of what is happening in Columbus are hitting the whole state hard and in a state where it's close to begin with (we're very schizophrenic in this state.... North Eastern very much Dem. yet, South and West of Columbus GOP driven, but more Dem strength there than GOP strength in Northeast Ohio. (Means the GOP strongths in southern and western are more easily swayed to Dem. than NE Ohio is swayed to the GOP.)
Has anyone else follwed Ohio politics?
This state was vital to Bush in '00 and '04 and will be extremely important in '06 senatorial/ house races and in '08. And I find it funny that people who worked hard and made sure Bush carried Ohio, are being sacrificed by their own.
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