August 2012

Why you should be up in arms over early voting restrictions

Jon Husted is a tool. He lied about his residency when he was in the State House, and now, as Secretary of State he’s acting bizarrely. Being the chief elections officer in the state means making sure we get maximum voter turnout and the most accurate results possible. So why would he order absentee ballot Read More

The Democrats who chose Strahorn to run for Luckie’s seat

Sunday afternoon I was one of the Democratic Party Central committee tasked with picking a replacement for Clayton Luckie for the Ohio 39th House seat, in light of his current ethics investigation and voluntary withdrawal from the race. The district is reportedly one of the most Democratic leaning in the State, meaning whomever we picked, Read More

Power and politics: fear and fiction

Of late, I’ve had a few conversations with politicians about what they’ve accomplished and what they can and can’t do. The reality is, for all the campaign promises, most of them feel totally hamstrung. Even when their party is in charge, in every office, the complaint was a lack of vision and leadership from the Read More

Limits on killing myself, but none on killing others: Aurora shooting thoughts 2

Despite supposed limits on gun buying by psych patients, James Holmes was able to buy more than a few guns and more than 6,000 rounds of ammo in a few months preceding his movie massacre. Not that he could buy a full auto weapon, but, as someone who has fired a lot of different machine Read More

The 2nd Amendment and foreign policy

“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In the wake of the movie theater shooting in Colorado I’ve been thinking a lot about gun control. I’m going to put Read More

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