Increase instruction days for Ohio's schools without lengthening the school year

Increase instruction days for Ohio's schools without lengthening the school year

Here's how:

1. Cancel spring break.
2. Cancel training time for teachers during the school week which usually reduces instruction time by 2 hours on those days.. They could do their training:

• during the summer.
• before the school day begins.
• after the school day is over.
• on a Saturday.

3. Only take 3 Holidays during the school year. This means days, no 4 day weekends.

• December 25th, IF it is during the week. Don't take Thursday and Friday off if the 25th is on Saturday or Sunday. This also means that you go back to work / school after the 25th. No more week breaks between the 25th and the 1st of January. Yes, go to school on the 1st of January.
  
• Thanksgiving is on a Thursday. Take Thursday off and get back to work on Friday.
• Good Friday, take it off, but as stated above, no "spring break". They'll soon have a summer vacation.

This would add 2.5 - 3 weeks of instruction time without lengthening the school year. One of Strickland's objectives was to go to 200 days of instruction. He could have proposed the above plan, but I suspect that his union thug supporters would not like it.

The joke of a federal worker pay freeze

As this writer points out, our incompetent mistake in chief is proposing a 2 year pay "freeze" for federal employees.

However, it's conveniently after 5 years of massive pay increases!

Link here

Comrade Wilson a sore loser?

The Vindicator seems to think so.

Link here.

My biggest beef with Comrade Wilson was his spending / voting habits. He voted to spend money when he knew we did not have it....causing us to borrow (issue T-bills) against our children's income.

Normal citizens go to jail when they write bad checks, but not Congressmen.

3 points for future posts:

1. Kill the Federal Reserve!!!
2. We need to attach our money to some sort of standard (gold, silver, basket of commodities, etc). This way, the politicians, can't print their way out of debt......causing inflation. Decreasing the value of your money (inflation) while paying off debts with the same currency is stealing.
   
3. We need a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. (this one has to be last, because it would be irrelevant if the Fed can just print more money.)

Comrade Congressman Charlie Wilson's legacy

NRA dumb endorsements

Like I've said in the past, the NRA loses credibility when it does not look at the big picture with it's endorsements.

Just got a post card and my "American Rifleman" magazine from the NRA.

The Rob Portman and Ted Strickland endorsements make sense. However, the Charlie Wilson endorsement does not.

Portman is running against one of the biggest anti-gun democrat ever. Lee Fisher was actually on Handgun Control Inc's board.

Strickland is and has been pro-gun since his first stint in Congress. He has not changed his position. Kasich voted to ban semi-automatic guns. so, this endorsement also makes sense.

The Charlie Wilson endorsement is the one I have an issue with. Yes, Charlie has not voted to restrict our 2nd amendment rights. However, he does vote for and support other democrats that do. For instance, he votes to have Nancy Pelosi as the Speaker of the House. She is an anti-gun freak from San Fransisco. How is that helping the NRA's mission?

Bill Johnson (running against Wilson) is also pro-gun. There should be no endorsement in this race. The policy of supporting and campaigning for pro-gun incumbents, against other pro-gun candidates is a waste of time and is surely a waste of money. Since, in these cases, no matter who wins, the NRA gets a gun friendly congressman.

Gold, Silver and the debasement of our currency

Hate to say it

But I told you so!!!

Things from which revolutions are made

So, California voters overwhelmingly voted to not allow "gay marriages". (A perversion of the English language along being perversion in and of itself) The vote was to amend their Constitution, which was approved by the voters.

Now, an appointed un-elected, judge overthrows the will of the people. A "judge" has decided, on his own, to disregard the view of the majority of the voters of California. He also, more importantly to me, wadded up their Constitution and threw it in the trash. If one section can be overturned by an idiot in a robe the entire document means nothing.

Lack of knowing what the laws / rules are lead to anarchy.

Disregarding the expressed will of the people and overturning written law has led to revolutions in the past. If the government can't abide by the rules, maybe it's time for some Jeffersonian revolution again.

Just how dumb are we?

Why is it that Chevy, Dodge or Ford have to have a tough guy sell their tucks? They always have someone with a very deep voice talking about "guy" stuff. (whatever happened to the word "men" btw?, "guy" seems rather French to me).

Why can't they just say, this is how much this truck will pull or haul, this is the tire sizes available and here are the different engine options?

They have to show a picture of a crane dropping a load into the back of a truck fro 20 feet up. Like this is what we do in the real world.

Or we have Craftsman trying to sell us tools. Do they really think we are gullible enough to put up with some male model (who is prettier than most women) turning a bolt or nut the wrong way in a commercial and think that this will make us want to buy a tool from them?

Now we have soap commercials for men. Unbelievable. We now have our own special soap. I still can't get over men who wear cologne. Apparently some advertising campaign in the past got some men past the normal revulsion of wearing perfume like a woman.

My point is, these advertisements must work.........even if the do offend those that mostly use these products. Disregard the male perfume for this last sentence.

This brings me to my main point. Comrade Charlie Wilson.

The deficit spending, debt increasing 6th District mistake of a Congressman.

He just sent out an email to subscribers telling us that he is worried about our national debt. The debt that he voted into existence, no less.

I'm afraid we'll fall for this deception for two reasons.

1. We've proven that we will fall for anything, as described above
2. No one pays attention to the actions of politicians. We listen to their slick words. They are usually divergent.

Here's his words on the deficit that he has saddled us and our children with:




"Dear Friend,

I share the concerns that many Americans have about our country’s financial future. With escalating spending and a growing national debt, there is a legitimate concern about how we begin to correct our economic course. I take tackling our debt very seriously, and I know you do too. I want to hear what you think we should do to reign in our national deficit. Where do you think we need to save and where should we spend? I hope you'll take a moment to complete this three question survey."

Here's what you can do Charlie. Resign now. You created this debt and now you want to pretend to fix it to help your re-election chances.

Voter, here is what you can do to get rid of people like Comrade Charlie:

Attend Bill Johnson's fund raiser. He is running for the 6th district seat.

August 10th

625 Warren Chapel Rd.

Marietta, OH

7-9pm, $100

RSVP by Aug 5th to Erika Robaugh @ 724-322-2917

Or, if you can't attend, send a donation any way to:

The Bill Johnson For Congress Committee

3755 Hunters Hill

Poland, OH 44514

Just back from West Virginia

Took the girls and boy for a week long trip to West Virginia this week. Some thoughts from our 65 deg low humidity vacation.

1. West Virginia is truly almost heaven. The weather, the temperature, the scenery, etc.
2. Surprise (not really): Joe Manchin (the current democrat Governor) is going to run for the US Senate. He appointed an assistant to Sen Rockerfeller to Byrd's seat. Then Manchin announced 12 days later that he will run for this seat this fall. Still seems more unseemly to do this than for Manchin to just appoint himself to the seat and get it over with. I'd have a hard time not voting for Manchin, even if his is a democrat. He will definitely fight for coal. Byrd was caving on this issue. Actually, he was getting a little out there on many issues.
3. Cass railroad is just as cool now as it's always been. I'm still not sure how they keep the old steam engines from overpressuring and blowing up without relief valves.
4. Seems like every bridge, road and building is named after Robert C. Byrd. There are still a few still named after A James Manchin and Jennings Randolph. but they are getting fewer as the reality of the "what have you done for me lately" politics takes hold more firmly in our mob rule democracy. It's as if Byrd personally paid for all these projects out of his own pocket. Of course, if you named a bridge "Taxpayer's bridge" how does that help you get reelected?
5. Dolly Sods is the best place in the entire state. Don't, however, travel this with just passenger car tires. One should have puncture resistant tires (or at least 6 ply tires) as the gravel is sharp. We punctured a left front tire. And, of course, the spare had very low air pressure. So for the 5-7 mile trip down the mountain we drove no faster than 5mph. With the low tire on the front we where dragging in the middle when we went over large boulders. I was really concerned with puncturing the oil pan and losing the oil out of the engine and then was worried about how we were going to travel on a real road with very low air pressure in the left front and having no spare. The girls were loving it. Got to the bottom of the mountain and stopped at the first house. They were sitting on the front porch (you see a lot of that in WV) and told us to use their air compressor to add air to the spare. They then directed us to a service station 3 miles down the road. I told them that it was 6:30 in the evening and that it would be closed. They told me that the owner lives there and will open for me. They were right. The owner plugged the punctured tire and we were able to put it on the car. He tried to charge me $3 and argued when I told him to keep the change from the $5 bill I gave him. This is why I love WV.
6. Absurdity of the Federal Government: While we were at the service station, my son asked the owner's wife if the station had a restroom. She told him no. but when she over heard the little girls need to go "potty" she showed them where to go. The absurdity part of this story is: the federal government (thanks to George HW Bush) requires businesses, if they have a restroom to conform to the "Americans with Disabilities Act" by making all restrooms wheel chair accessible. However, if they don't have a public restroom, they don't have to comply with this law............because they don't have a public restroom. So, if you ask if you can use a restroom, you'll be told no....even though they have one.......but it's not a "public" restroom. This is something only our Federal Government or the East German Stasi could think up!
7. Why is it that a 1987 Buick Century with a 4 cylinder engine has plenty of power for the mountains of WV and still gets 31mpg on the highway...........yet we now have (in 2010) car manufacturers bragging about their new cars getting (get this) 31 mpg on the highway. If they could do this 23 years ago............is the American buying public so stupid they can fall for this non improvement in gas mileage.........and have the manufactures tell you it's a selling point?
8. All of West Virginia has about 1.8 million residents, about the same as the Columbus metro area. If you don't like to be around people, this is the place.......along with North Dakota.
9. Paula Dilley's Cottage was a great place to stay. Close to Cass and within reasonable driving distance of Spruce Knob, Canaan valley, Blackwater falls, Dolly Sods wilderness area and great trout fishing areas. Durbin (where her Cottage is located) is a nice little town in itself. Here's her website.
   

Having said all that, it's always good to get back to southeastern Ohio.....with it's Ohio river driven 98% humidity and 95 deg days.

Strickland officially completely out of touch with Ohio

I've always thought this guy was a little loony, but this proves it.

Dispatch story here.

He thinks it's wrong for people to keep their own money? He actually wants to make a campaign issue of this? How dumb are his advisors?

Ohio is the 47th highest taxes state in the nation. 1 being good. 50 being bad (unless your a democrat).

Mr. Strickland thinks your only a good Ohioan if you give him your money. So he, in turn, can give your money to more government leeches....

Didn't we fight (and win) a war over high taxes? (lower, BTW, than they are today).

Yet Strickland thinks it makes good political sense to bash those that don't want to pay taxes on death to the state and would rather give it to their children?

He thinks this is a winning issue? This guy is crazy!

Here's the winning quote: "Strickland said he found that comment revealing and disturbing, noting that Ohioans who grow up in the state and start successful businesses here benefit from the state's advantages."

So, because of this we have to pay up, just like the Mafioso? The state has many benefits in spite of the government, not because of it.

We need a governor that understands that people will move to locales that steal less of their money than Ohio does. Ohio has to compete with the Florida's and Texas' of this union or we'll keep losing good people to those states. This is not rocket science.

Mr. Strickland does not get it.

OFB's cave to the "humane society"

Isn't it a shame to see the Ohio Farm Bureau cave into the "Humane Society". Especially after winning last fall's ballot initiative to create an "Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board".

I thought that board was going to take care of all our upcoming issues? Especially since the board has the "humane society" on the board.

So, the OFB and others supported last fall's ballot initiative to create this board. The thought process was, that by creating this board, the issues would be handled by the board.

However, the initiative did not stop anyone from taking issues directly to the voters. So, what is the point of the board?

Then when the so called "humane society" threatens again to take livestock "care" issues to the voters, the OFB caves.

What is the old saying?..."with friends like these, who needs enemies?"

Makes one wonder if the Ohio Farmer's Bureau went ahead and put the "humane society" on their board. They are acting like it.

Mr. Strickland is trying to play both sides here. But just because he has his picture taken with OFB's vice president, in no way makes him a friend of farmers.

Manchin and mob rule democracy

Why is it that Governors are afraid to follow the intent of the founders when they have a chance. Gov. Manchin had every right to appoint a replacement for Robert Byrd. That appointment would have been good to 2012.

What's wrong with that? He could have appointed himself. He'd be a great Senator.

The States governments should have more representation in Washington. The 17th amendment (which allowed direct election of US Senators) was and is nothing but a step towards mob rule.

When people can vote for whoever promises more goodies....this is how we got into the position we are now.

This is what kept Robert Byrd in office so long.

The 17th amendment needs repealed. The State Governments should appoint US Senators. We would not be in the mess we are now if we had somebody looking out for state's rights.

On another note, Joe Manchin vs. Shelley Moore Capito....not sure how I'd vote if I lived in WV. Joe Manchin is not your typical limp wristed democrat.

Charlie Wilson votes to continue deficit spending without a budget

Going along with his apparent belief that he knows better than the voters: Comrade Charlie Wilson votes to keep up his rate of spending this country out of existence. This time by voting to keep up the massive spending without even voting on a budget.

Rather than making the tough choices (which he's incapable of) of cutting spending, he votes to "deem a bill passed". This lets him keep spending without a vote on the actual budget.

This guy needs to go.

Liberals' view of self defense in a nut shell

I've never heard it said by a liberal in such an open and honest manner.

"In his dissenting judgment, Breyer said there was no consensus over a fundamental right to self-defence. "The historical evidence is, at most, ambiguous.""

These people really do believe that you have no right to self defense.

Thanks to President Bush (via his legacy, Supreme Court Justice nominees) the Supreme Court decided that we actually do have a right to self defense.

"In their majority opinion, the five conservative supreme court judges, led by Justice Samuel Alito, said that the Chicago handgun ban was unconstitutional because it breached the right of the individual to own guns in his or her own home. "Self-defence is a basic right, recognised by many legal systems from ancient times to the present, and individual self-defence is the central component of the Second Amendment", the opinion says."

On a side note, how far have we digressed that we actually have to have an argument like this?

Didn't we fight the British to prove that these rights were not given by the government (which can take them away) but were God given?....meaning, of course, the government can't take them away.

Charlie Wilson strikes again

Here a Dispatch story about the rising cost of health care. The increased cost to Ohio tax payers (this is just the first quantifiable hit we are going to see) is $1,450,000,000.

This is due to our new socialized medicine bill that Comrade Charlie Wilson voted for.

2 fathers

Who would have ever thought that one day, we'd look back and think of the Impeached Clinton years with high regards.

Here, our president is bragging about "non-traditional" families and holds up for esteem, two perverts living together. But not just living together, raising children.

His Muslim brothers won't think highly of this sort of thinking.

Link to his "proclamation" on fatherhood.

Athens "farmer's market" and WIC

Here's an Athens News story about the Athens "farmer's market".

Lot's of quotes from local officials bragging about it, etc.... same old stuff.

"This summer, the Athens Farmers Market is using grant funding that will allow area residents who receive Food Assistance benefits to receive even more fresh fruits and vegetables at the market.

“The Food Assistance Program is wonderful,” Jack Cantrell, president of the Athens Farmers Market, said in the release. “We are having more and more participants all the time.”

In 2009, area residents spent about $21,000 in Food Assistance benefits on fresh fruits and vegetables at the Athens Farmers Market. This accounted for nearly half of all of the Food Assistance benefits used at farmers’ markets across the state.

“We are proud that we have such a group that works together to help people out in southeast Ohio. It’s just a good example of how by working together we can make things better for everybody,” Athens County Commissioner Lenny Eliason said in the release.

“I think it’s a win-win for everyone involved,” added County Commissioner Larry Payne who is a past president of the Farmers Market. “The Farmers Market has a history of providing fresh fruits and vegetables for people in our area. With this partnership, it allows people with lower incomes to have access to these products that they may not have had on their own. It’s just a great program.”"

Larry has one thing right, its a "win-win", just not for everyone.

It's a win for the hippies selling stuff.
It's a win for those receiving free taxpayer money to buy products from the hippies.

Two wins make it a "win-win"

However its a "lose" for the taxpayers. Taking money from people that work and giving it to people that don't.

I wonder if any of these local officials, or The Athens News for that matter, have ever wondered why prices are higher when the WIC coupons are handed out...........on sight....believe it or not.

Some "farmers" actually have two prices for the same product side by side. Higher prices for those paying with WIC coupons and lower prices for those paying cash.

Other "farmers" just have one set of higher prices during the time frame that the WIC coupons are in effect.

So, it looks to me that the taxpayers are getting hosed with this grand scheme. Yet our local officials all think it's great.

How does this make any sense?

I'm sure Charlie Wilson will support this bill

The democrats will stop at nothing, turn over every rock, looking for different ways to steal money from you.

Here they are trying to increase taxes on homebuilders. Which, of course, means the costs for building houses, or any other construction work, will rise.

Who pays this increase? (I feel the obligation to connect the dots for really slow democrats) The home buyer. So much for democrats wanting affordable housing.

Then we'll put more people out of work, which of course justifies more spending (according to government) because we have an increased (government caused) need.

On another note, this is the first time I've been disappointed with Cordray. I was actually thinking about voting for him (can't vote for RINO DeWine). I hope this isn't a habit of Cordray's, that is, to act like a liberal.

Of course, when / if this bill gets to the house, I'm positive this it is socialist enough for Comrade Charlie Wilson to support.

Charlie Wilson's debt

The author of this Forbes.com story gets it. Charlie Wilson with his obama supporting votes have increase the debt on our children exponentially.

"Since our overleveraged economy was the cause of the great recession, how can we avoid going into a double-dip recession if leverage is still being added?"

Weirdness at Federal Hocking's graduation

One of the girls graduated yesterday. Attached to her diploma was something that was strange to me, as I've never seen anything like this before. Maybe this happens all the time, but I've never seen it before.

It was a letter from our State Representative Debbie Phillips. I didn't find it odd that Debbie Phillips would want to hand out "congrats" letters to all the graduates. It makes good political sense to congratulate them, especially since they are all, now, voting age.

What I found odd was that the school would do her bidding for her.

Then, I remembered that George Wood (the high school principal who handed out the actual diplomas attached to this letter after the ceremony was over) is (or at least was) a member of the Athens County democrat Central Committee.

Makes me wonder of Jimmy Stewart (our State Senator who happens to be a Republican) was offered the same deal as Debbie?

I've been around Athens County too long not to think something fishy is going on. Maybe not??

Then, once you get to the letter itself, you realize that Debbie doesn't do herself any good when she refers to the graduates in the manner that she does. Or, more importantly, how the graduates interpret the tone of her letter.

Here it is, the phrase that really turns off the young ladies that I'm sure she feels are her voters anyway.

"Being from Southeastern Ohio, you have confronted challenges, etc........"

So, the implication is, you are really dumb, you're a hillbilly from Appalachia and it's a real achievement that you even graduated........you know.

More than one of my daughter's friends noticed this slight of hand in this letter.

I know the young people around here don't like being labeled as stupid and needing "help" just because of where they live geographically in Ohio. They see this labeling as nothing more than Bolshevik's trying to get more tax money for their socialist programs.

Here's a message to the label making politicians:

1. We have high speed Internet already, we don't need your help. If you'd get out of the way, private businesses would have had DSL to all the folks in SE Ohio by now.
2. We have and know how to use cell phones.
3. We even have color TV!
   

We don't need or want your "help". But if Debbie Phillips wants to continue to insult our young people, that's OK with me, she's just helping the GOP candidate for the 92nd district.

Cash for Clunkers coming home to roost

Remember when the dumb idea of the cash for clunkers program was implemented? Remember my post about the unintentional consequences of decreased supply of affordable used cars? And because of the limited supply the increase in prices in the future?

Well, the future is now.

See this Kiplinger's.com story

One more dumb idea by the democrats.

Strickland does one thing right

"Ohio has had more executions than any state outside the South."

Nothing to be ashamed of with that.

Dispatch's slanted story here.

Conservative candidate for the 18th district?

I'm not sure it's Bob Gibbs.

Charlie Wislon's inflation is on the way!

Charlies' national debt is now at $12,500,000,000.

Here's a story about the upcoming inflation. Yes, we can thank Congressman Charlie Wilson for this as he's supported every deficit spending bill President Barry has proposed.

Forbes.com story

Athens County Sheriff Office move

A few comments on this Athens News story and this Athens News story:

1. We currently have new property between Canaanville and Athens that is owned by the county. The County Engineer is using part of it. Why not move the Sheriff's office there?
2. Hockingport and Torch are currently the farthest away from our Sheriff's office. Now we want to move our Sheriff's office even further away, to The Plains? Why, when we could move the Sheriff's office to a more central locale that is already owned by the county?
3. I'm disappointed in Mark Sullivan suggesting a temporary sales tax increase. Right now, when people need to keep their money the most.
   
4. Don't ever trust the government when they want to "temporarily" raise the sales tax. If the county is anything like the state government, when it's time for the "temporary" sales tax to end, they'll just cut it in half and tell you that you just got a tax cut.
5. I'm glad Lenny is against a sales tax. However, what does he think issuing a bond does? It's borrowing money and then we have to repay it. The payments with interest take money away from other priorities. Sometimes, the shortages caused by having to repay bonds are excuses to raise taxes. Which, if we were not repaying our bonds, we'd have the money to begin with. Here's an idea, if we see a cost / need coming in the future, why don't we start setting aside money now to pay for this future need. Instead of running to lenders every time we "need" something.
   
6. Larry Payne gets it. Now is not the time to raise taxes. The only thing I'd add is, there is never a good time or reason to raise taxes. the less government we have, the better we are. One way to force less government is not feeding it.
   

Being in the kitchen is "sexist"?

Here's a Dispatch story about radical femi-nazis pretending to get upset over comments by a GOP county chairman.......or should I say "chair" to keep from offending someone?

So, apparently, if you are a woman and you like to cook, you are demeaning yourself and embarrassing womanhood as a whole. So much for choice.

Of course, Emily's List is an abortion group that is OK with killing women (if they are in the womb), so they really have no right to say much about being demeaning to women.

You picked a fine time to lead us, Barack

Bob Yoho's new blog

This is a great writer.

Schlafly: Health Care Vote Set to Expose the Myth of the 'Pro-Life Democrat'

One could think of our congresscritter Charlie Wilson when reading this. However, no one really believes he was ever pro-life. He just mouthed the words when we was running for congress.

Schlafly: Health Care Vote Set to Expose the Myth of the 'Pro-Life Democrat'

Ohio Right to Life press release

Nine Ohio Members of Congress Vote for Pro-Abortion Health Care Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mike Gonidakis DATE: Monday, March 21, 2010 PHONE: (614) 547-0099 ext. 301

On Sunday, March 21, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 219 to 212 to pass H.R. 3590, the pro-abortion Senate Health Care bill. Nine Ohio Members of Congress voted in favor of this pro-abortion bill - thus providing the votes necessary for its passage. They are: Steve Driehaus; Charlie Wilson; Marcy Kaptur; Dennis Kucinich; Marcia Fudge; Betty Sutton; Mary Jo Kilroy; John Boccieri; and Tim Ryan. Although President Obama agreed to issue an Executive Order supposedly preventing abortion funding under the bill in order to obtain the votes of some of these legislators, the Executive Order will not prevent the pro-abortion effects of the bill. As National Right to Life stated: "The executive order promised by President Obama was issued for political effect. It changes nothing. It does not correct any of the serious pro-abortion provisions in the bill. The president cannot amend a bill by issuing an order, and the federal courts will enforce what the law says." The view that the Executive Order will not correct the pro-abortion problems with the bill was also confirmed by legal experts consulted by the U.S. Catholic Conference and Americans United for Life. "It is particularly infuriating that some of the Ohio Representatives who voted for this bill purport to be pro-life," said Mike Gonidakis, Executive Director of Ohio Right to Life. "Whether they were duped by the executive order or merely trying to give themselves 'political cover,' all of these Ohio Members of Congress are responsible for the largest expansion of federal support for abortion since Roe v. Wade. Pro-lifers should repeatedly make clear to them that their vote for this pro-abortion bill was a huge political and moral mistake and will not be forgotten." Gonidakis said. Persons wishing to express their disappointment at their vote can contact these Representatives at the following numbers: John Bocceri (202) 225-3876 or (330) 489-4414 Steve Driehaus (202) 225-2216 or (513) 684-2723 Marcia Fudge (202) 225-7032 or (216) 522-4900 Marcy Kaptur (202) 225-4146 or (800) 964-4699 Dennis Kucinich (202) 225-5871 or (216) 228-8850 Mary Jo Kilroy (202) 225-2015 or (614) 294-2196 Tim Ryan (202) 225-5261 or (330) 740-0193 Betty Sutton (202) 225-3401 or (330) 865-8450 Charles Wilson (202) 225-5705 or (740) 633-5705 Sincerely, Ohio Right to Life

Ohio's new fence laws. Unintended consequences again.

Just read my latest copy of "The Ohio Woodland Journal".

There is a story (Is New Timber Trespass Legislation on the Horizon in Ohio) about State Representative Ross McGregor working on (among other issues) logging issues around people knowing where they are and whose property they are on when removing timber.

This brings me to the unintended consequences part:

We had a property line fence law in Ohio that worked for many years. It simply required one to establish a fence around your property. You and your neighbor shared in this cost. This forced us to know where our property lines were. It also forced neighbors to agree (one way or the other) where the property line was.

There was some complaining about the law. Mostly from folks that moved here from another state or folks that moved out of town into the rural areas of the state. One of the arguments against the old law was that it wasn't fair for someone that didn't own livestock to have to build a fence around their property.

My contention is and was that it is always fair when the rules apply to everyone and the rules are known before one purchases property that is affected by the rules.

One of the main problems with the old law was lack of enforcement. Having Township Trustees required to hold hearing on fence line disputes was a recipe for absolutely no action. They are too worried about getting reelected and keeping their OPERS to force the required actions of the law onto their neighbors.

One more reason Townships need abolished in Ohio. (seeds for another post)

Basically, the old line fence law said you shall build a fence. The new line fence law says you may build one if you wish. The new law (of course) has a very complicated set of rules.

So, back to Rep. McGregor and his Timber Trespass legislation.

Some of the fixes he suggested included requiring an expensive survey before any logging operations commence.

If we would have left our line fence law as it was, all we would have to do the address the logging trespass issue is to enforce the law.

Which leads me to continue to believe that our government spends a lot of time fixing the problems that they themselves cause by trying to fix another perceived problem....all without considering the untended consequences of their actions.

Charlie Wilson: Who's to blame for this pro-abortion "health care bill"??

When he votes for this bill, he will "own it" just as much as barry does.

All he has to do is vote no. But he won't. He's tied at the hip with our embarrassment in chief to grow a back bone of his own and vote to protect his district from this monstrous, debt increasing, states rights infringing, baby killing bill.

Charlie Wilson is no "conservative pro-life democrat". He will vote exactly like Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco.

He will be voting to use your tax money to kill babies. What has our country come to when our representative can justify killing innocent babies because he thinks this bill has some good things in it. I say "he thinks" because he hasn't read it. No one has had time to read it. Yet, he'll vote for it.

He is going to vote for a bill that is unconstitutional. No where is this allowed in the constitution. The 10th Amendment specifically denies it. He swore to uphold the constitution, yet he is going to lie to us with this one vote.

He is going to force young people to pay thousands for health insurance, even though this is one group that does not need it. It's a choice that needs left up to individuals, not government. Then if folks don't get insurance, they'll pay a fine. The fine will be small enough that many will just pay the fine rather than the thousands for the privilege of being in a government run health care system. Then, when these people that don't get insurance do get sick, they can just start paying premiums and get their sickness taken care of. No insurance will be able to deny them insurance due to the law (Wilson will vote for) which will not let people with "pre-existing" conditions be denied insurance. HMM... this is going to save money how???

I could go on. This can be summed up with this: Bad bill + horrible representation = bad law.

Media=Idiots / Idiots = Media

Here's an Associated "press" "story".

It's related to Idaho passing a bill directing their Attorney General to sue the Federal Government when / if "health care" is passed.

This is the sentence that really proves that the media have no clue about our government or our Constitution.

"Constitutional law experts say the move is mostly symbolic because federal laws supersede those of the states."

Two thoughts:

1. You don't have to be a "constitutional law expert" (whatever that is) to know that the federal government only have specified (in the constitution) powers. If they are not specified in the constitution (see 10th amendment) they have no power over the states. (of course the states let themselves be rolled by the feds because the fed can print their own money and bride states to go along with dumb and totalitarian ideas.
2. Anyone can hire an "expert" on any subject with any view point you want to pay for.
   

One more reason no one takes the so called media serious.

Ohio Congressman Charlie Wilson to vote for pro abortion "health care" bill

One has to assume this since he voted for the original House bill and is not on record of opposing the Senate's bill.

CNN does not have him listed as a "NO" vote.

The Senate bill will allow tax payer funded abortions. Apparently our Congressman Wilson thinks killing babies is OK?

U.S., U.K. Move Closer to Losing Rating, Moody’s Says

And our congressman Wilson wants to trust these idiots with our health care?

Bloomberg story here

Reid: only 36,000 lost their jobs, great news!

Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine

Great idea!

Start using a gold and silver based currency. Who would have ever thought of that? The problem with this idea is the government can't just invent more gold and silver like they can paper (pretend) money. Inflating their way out of debt....all the while mounting piles of debt on our children.

Story here. Of course, this State Senator will be labeled a "kook".

The 2nd thing I can agree with Barry about

I forget the first thing...

Nuclear power is absolutely the correct energy source to support.

Story here. I'm sure the EnviroNazis will be upset with the Messiah on this.

Hayek is right

One more reason Ohio is losing people to Florida and Texas

The death tax.

Forbes.com story here

You mean, just like the GOP did with Mike DeWine?

Below is part of the latest "press release" by Kevin DeWine.

(Columbus) - Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine issued the following statement today regarding Eric Brown's announced candidacy for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court:

"It's doubtful anyone would be talking about Eric Brown as a candidate for the top seat on the state's highest court if his name wasn't Brown. Democrats love to play the name game with Ohio elections by running candidates who sound familiar but are wholly unqualified for the job. Ohioans are smarter than that.

It's like the pot calling the kettle black.

I am so sick of the ORP and their choosing candidates for us before we can choose our own in the primary.

The local parties are too in-bred with the ORP to be a local voice. Most of the chairs of the local parties are more interested in getting jobs with winning GOP candidates than to be the voice of their own local conservative parties. We end up with a bunch of liberal RINOs that make no one happy. Remember Taft?

The ORP has abandoned conservatives. Want proof? Look what they did to Ken Blackwell. They completely abandoned him, I think they were ashamed that we actually voted for a conservative in the primary. Looks like they're not making that mistake again! They'd rather have Ted Strickland than a true conservative.

Now they want to force anti-gun Mike DeWine down our throats. Unbelievable!

OK, I've agreed with Redfern twice recently.....

First he asks for Athens County democrat chair, Susan Gwinn, to resign. Which, of course, she should have, and did.

Second, he says what we've been saying all along about Dave Yost and Mike DeWine:

Dispatch story here

"Ohio Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern said Yost was "strong-armed" out of the attorney general's race.

"Yost clearly wanted to be attorney general but was forced to play second fiddle to Kevin DeWine's second cousin and the second choice of the Republican base," Redfern said."

What they've done is allow the dems to keep the Attorney General office for another four years. This office could have been won by Yost.

Yost is the one that fits the Attorney General role. DeWine fits a Methodist minister role....in their new liberal teachings.

As detailed in these posts here.

Cordray should be re-elected as Attorney General as he is more conservative then DeWine!

These back room deals and schemes are what has turned folks away from the ORP. Taylor should have ran for Auditor again.....especially since it's very important for the gerrymandering that our 2 parties do after the census.

I am now convinced (I know, I must be a little slow) that the GOP is afraid of their own voters. They'd rather hand pick their candidates before the primary than let their conservative base pick it for them. The conservatives will abandon them again if they keep it up. The difference now is, their base has a place to go.

Athens County democrat pary ethics VI: Susan Gwinn resigns

From a reliable source: Susan Gwinn resigns from Athens County democrat chair.

Good for the GOP, because she was an energetic leader. Bad for the dems for the same reason.


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