ohio politics

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A bill to ban abortion introduced in the Ohio state legislature requires doctors to “reimplant an ectopic pregnancy” into a woman’s uterus – a procedure that does not exist in medical science – or face charges of “abortion murder”. Unbelievable. Given that this can be a life-threatening...

Last election for the House before November, to be held in less than 48 hours This is a GOP leaning district, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+7 for the current cycle. The candidates are Troy Balderson (R), Danny O'Connor (D) and Joe Manchik (G). The polls have shown Balderson leading...

Echoes of Joe Paterno.

Ohio state rep Wes Goodman has stepped down - officially for undefined "inappropriate behavior in his office". Story here. According to the Columbus Dispatch, which it would be pointless to link because the site is paywalled, the "person" Goodman had his consensual interaction with was a...

In Ohio, the state legislature has passed a law banning abortions of any fetus that has a detectable heartbeat, and they've got another on the way banning abortions after 20 weeks (the latter presumably continuing as a backup to the first). The former law would pretty much completely ban...

Ohio Congresslady Wants The Nanny State Up In Your Boner

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/20/joe-the-plumber-blames-gun-control-for-the-holocaust/ :jaw-dropp

Joe the not Joe, not a plumber? That's just filled with win. Remember when he became a "war correspondent" and had this to say? But I agree with you about Kucinich. The left wing version of Ron Paul (minus the racist newsletter)

Former presidential candidate and 9/11 truther Dennis Kucinich has been defeated in a primary bid in the newly redrawn district for his House seat. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kucinich-faces-uphill-battle-for-redistricted-seat/2012/03/05/gIQA6MFrvR_story.html Goodbye, Rep. Kucinich...

...sue somebody. It's one thing to sue because you're contesting the results of an election, but it takes a big ol' crybaby whiner to sue someone who opposed you because you lost.

In keeping with the GOP's campaign platform of JOBS, JOBS, JOBS.. the Ohio Republicans have introduced a bill to restrict abortion rights. It will make it illegal to have an abortion if a heartbeat can be heard in an ultrasound. If passed, this will effectively limit abortions to 6 weeks...

Yet another tea party backed republican candidate is revealed to be a creep: Why is This GOP House Candidate Dressed as a Nazi? Ohio Tea Partier Spent Weekends Playing Nazi Games

UhV5RgcNJjE get ready to bust your gutt I did not know that crack-cocaine was such a major problem with GOPers. :p ......still cracking up from this one. oh my.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/31/traficant-gets-ok-to-run-for-old-seat-as-indie/ He's back!!! Out of all the whackjobs, he was at least entertaining. I don't say Trafi-CANT, I say Trafi-CAN!!! :)

http://www.ofcc.net/article1536.html I'll be there.

Recently a group of Ohio law students discovered that Ohio was the only state that hadn't either ratified or expressed support for the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Our state legislators decided to rectify the situation by finally voting to ratify the amendment It was...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/23/springer.senate.ap/index.html That's right, this is exactly was Democrats need now to galvanize their base... Refresh my memory, but didn't he get caught after he wrote a hooker a check?