Candidate Updates!

It's been a long pause...but...here we go. Gonna roll back into things by sharing a few links...

...about Pat Tiberi...

Tiberi Releases Fundraising Number Early

Tiberi stands with GOP on Modest Healthcare Expansion

Tiberi part of coalition to seek Federal Aid for Haitian Adoptions

...and that's about it. Not too much else newsworthy from anyone else (or maybe I'm not searching right? I'm open to correction on this point).

In other news...Massachusetts sent a Republican to the Senate? Really? I'm partly shocked, but not entirely. There's a very strong backlash against imaginary socialism. I really liked this response to the situation tho.

Congressional Race Watch 2010

Just a couple news links about people who will have their names in various electoral hats next fall!

On Saturday, the House of Representatives passed the major financial regulation overhaul bill pushed for by the Obama Administration. Pat Tiberi and Steve Austria voted against the bill, Mary Jo Kilroy voted for it.

This week the Franklin County Board of Commissioners spent $7 million on a grant to help prevent premature births and lessen the ill effects of such births. Paula Brooks (who will be challenging Pat Tiberi for his seat in Congress) is quoted by the Dispatch as saying, "We're saving our children, and we're also making sure our community is on the cutting edge of dealing with an issue that's very vexing."

That's it for today folks, tune in next week!

Not Much To Look at Here...

There isn't a whole lot to say right now, namely 'cause I've worked a series of turn and burn, 12 hour shifts over the past few days. That's left precious little chances to do much more than sleep and work, so...I've fallen behind the times.

I do have a few links from my Google News Alert system worth sharing, so I'll use that as a cop out tonight:

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are having trouble with Obama's Afghanistan plan...but for different reasons. Members from Ohio aren't any different.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are having problems money-wise, and the possibility of them finding a new home has surfaced (even if it isn't seriously on the table yet). While Mayor Coleman is pretty fired up about trying to find a solution, Franklin County Commissioners are a little less enthusiastic.

So that's it. For today. I have bigger plans for Thursday...but at the moment, I need to get back to focusing on learning to be the boss at my new job.

Some News Round Up Action

Today is gonna be quick and simple...in my news searchings, I came across four stories mentioning local politicians and I thought I should share.

The first three are from the Columbus Dispatch:

This story here discusses voting records of Ohio representatives, specifically how they did or did not vote with party leadership. It opens with an interesting anecdote about a defense spending bill that Pat Tiberi bucked the trend on.

Another from the politics page is about earmarks, and who in central Ohio is seeking them in Congress and who isn't. If nothing else, it does show GOP lawmakers from the area are willing to walk the walk on fiscal responsibility.

The final piece from the Dispatch goes into how the Democrats are unable to come up with a cohesive health care agenda, and the lawmakers from Ohio are prime examples of this. Some want a public option, some don't, compromise isn't a word anyone knows, etc etc.

The fourth piece today is actually from the Times-Standard from Eureka, CA. It's on a solar power bill co-sponsored by Pat Tiberi, giving tax credits to solar panel manufacturers in hopes of stimulating job growth.

That's all for this week...tune in next week, same bad time same bad channel.