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Pictures from Paul Ryan’s 9/25 Victory Town Hall at Byer Steel

Posted on September 26, 2012 | Leave a comment

“Government didn’t build this, Byer Steel built this”…so went the ongoing parody of President Obama’s oft-repeated comment, ” If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that”.  Byer Steel, a fourth generation local family  business in Cincinnati threw open its doors Tuesday to welcome  Vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan,  Senator Rand Paul, supporters, and the community. Continue reading →

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Issue 2: Who Will Shape Ohio’s Redistricting?

Posted on September 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Can politics be removed from the redistricting process?  A lofty goal, but that is the inferred objective of Voters First, the group that initiated State Issue 2, the Ohio Citizens Independent Redistricting Commission Amendment.   Voters First claims “people, not politicians” should control redistricting.  (Click here)   But, will Issue 2 actually infringe upon our liberty, instead of empowering citizens, as publicized? Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan Rallies Clermont County

Posted on September 13, 2012 | Leave a comment

Republican Vice-presidential nominee, Paul Ryan, is back to the tri-state again for another visit to rally the party faithful.  Set amid the rural backdrop of the Clermont County fairgrounds in Owensboro, Ohio, Paul Ryan energized the crowd of conservative and Republican voters who can potentially turn out the all-important southwest Ohio vote.  Ryan’s recent visits, along with those of Romney, Obama, and Biden, underscore the necessity of winning Ohio’s electoral votes, and are the key to winning the White House in November. Continue reading →

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RNC and DNC Speak Volumes to Grassroots

Posted on September 7, 2012 | Leave a comment

With the wrap-up of the DNC convention yesterday, perhaps we can breathe a short-lived and “collective” sigh of relief.   Even more glaring than the differences in party platforms is the similarities in party power structure.  In a paradoxical twist, the DNC meted out similar treatment to its members as the RNC dealt its delegates last week. Continue reading →

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Meet Matt Mayer – Author of Taxpayers Don’t Stand A Chance

Posted on September 6, 2012 | 1 comment

Most political wonks know the saying, “As Ohio goes, so goes the nation”.   Author Matt Mayer of the newly formed Opportunity Ohio skillfully makes the case for “Ohio’s fall from power” and the declining state of our state.  In his book, he offers strategies and solutions to help taxpayers change the political landscape and affect policy in the all-important battleground state of Ohio.

We are deluged daily with Ohio’s presidential polling numbers due to its unique position as a battleground state. The outcome in Ohio has a huge impact nationally. Did you know that no Republican has won the Presidency without winning the state of Ohio?  Did you know that Ohio was the state that decided the re-election of George W. Bush in 2004?

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All Important Ohio First Stop for Romney

Posted on September 3, 2012 | Leave a comment

Do you ever wonder who gets up at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend?  Apparently, Romney supporters do. This weekend,  enthusiastic Romney supporters came to stand in line as early as 7 am, arriving hours before his post convention mid-morning rally at Cincinnati’s notable, historic Union Terminal.   Whether or not Romney earned your vote in the March primary, he is now the GOP nominee. Romney’s opener, “This is a great state“.

The curious, the party faithful, political “groupies” and junkies, tea-partiers, and the newly energized converged to take advantage of an opportunity to see the newly anointed Republican Presidential nominee firsthand in the rotunda of the Cincinnati Museum Center Union Terminal.  The “youth vote”, families, children, and supporters of all ages and groups were represented.

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