Steve Austria

#occupyDayton sign that has it all

When will we see 99% Democrats on the ballot?

I’ve seen accusations that this #occupy movement is just a start of the Obama campaign. I don’t think the President has any clue of how to mobilize these people, or he’d already be doing it. The big question to me, is when will see see candidates grasping onto the movement? We have Tea Party Republicans, Read More

And we won’t hear Mike Turner’s position?

The Dayton Daily News-less has the back-assward positions of Austria, Jordan and Boehner on gays in the military- but no mention of Teflon Mike: WASHINGTON — Republican congressmen Steve Austria and Jim Jordan objected Wednesday, Feb. 3, to Pentagon plans to end a ban on gays and lesbians openly serving in the armed forces. Jordan, Read More

Steve Austria is no Dave Hobson: Airfields and tax dollars

By this fall, Ohio will have two dead airports. Both have received considerable tax payer support. The DHL facility at the former Rickenbacker AFB is DOA, which will be “donated” back to the State (note- this is an easy way to say they are walking away from a tax bill). And while long ago, this Read More

Hypocrite Mike Turner- and the truth about tax incentives for economic development

I guess it’s OK for people in Georgia to pay for stealing our tax base, but, not OK for us to pay for the move. At least that’s the logic that comes from our soul for hire Congressman Mike Turner: U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, argued that the stimulus request was part of an overall Read More

The best politicians money can buy- the continuing saga

Maybe I missed something in the Dayton Daily Newsless- but, this news from February’s Cleveland Plain Dealer (thank’s TG) covers the Fed’s raiding a defense lobbying firm that has given considerable amounts to Congressmen Hobson, Turner and Austria. PMA Group specializes in securing defense earmarks for clients in spending bills. The Center for Responsive Politics Read More

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