Senate Republicans need to stick to their (and the voters) principles

Make Strickland (you know, the Governor candidate that was against gambling) go it alone. He wants more gambling? Let him do it. The Senate should not endorse more gambling as it has been turned down by the voters time and time again.

We are finally seeing some differences between the two parties in Columbus, and I, for one, like it.

"COLUMBUS — If Gov. Ted Strickland wants slot machines at Ohio's seven horse racetracks, he should use his authority to make it happen, just as he did when he brought Keno to the state, Republican lawmakers say.

Ohio Senate President Bill Harris, an Ashland Republican, told reporters Wednesday that his GOP caucus, which controls the Senate, has a "point of concern" with adding the Democratic governor's proposal to install slots at racetracks to the operating budget for 2010-11.

Harris said Republican senators probably would vote to put the slots-at-racetracks issue before voters but aren't willing to make it part of the budget."

Rest of story here.