Discover why the Growing Inequality Threatens our Democracy

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Remember When?

Republicans were telling us that deficits caused by the stimulus plan were going to make interest rates so high that no one could afford to finance a home or buy a new car on credit? 

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Jim Dvorak Honored

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Just when thought the R's could get any more extreme/Newt says US should have attacked Iran/ NKorea

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Kasich's job killing plan

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Ted Strickland's Record

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Doctors Now Allowed to Keep Information About Birth Defects from Women in Order to Stop Abortions

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Ohio pensions took Four Hundred Eighty Million Dollar hit after Lehman collapse

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Kilroy Presses Greedy Wall Street Bankers on Billion Swindle: Lehman Acts 'Compulsive Gambling'

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People Who Hate Their Government Kill Other People, Historian Claims

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Dennis Pavella & Democratic Nominee Tom Wright serve up breakfast at headquarters

Dennis Pavella & Geauga Endorsed Appeals Court Candidate Tom Wright serve up breakfast at our new headquarters this morning

Barbara Moser with Bill O'Neill and Bill's field director, Tyler, at the Public Official's breakfast

Judicial Candidate Barbara Moser with Bill O'Neill and Bill's field director, Tyler at the public officials breakfast this morning

Check Out how the hard earned money being contributed to the Republicans is being spent

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Kasich gets 432,000 Dollar Lehman bonus before Lehman files for bankruptcy & 265 thousand from FOX

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Tax loss would hit Northeast Ohio counties hard

Kasich's plan would devatate Ohio

John Kasich's Lehman didn't pay 600 million in taxes to NYC!

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Utah Governor Signs Controversial Law Charging Women and Girls With Murder for Miscarriages

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LaTourette is twice as CONSERVATIVE as Voinovich

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John Kasich: Lehman Brothers Crisis Explained

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Judge Mary Jane Trapp

Receives Perfect Score from Judicial Ratings Group

 The Judicial Candidates Rating Coalition (JCRC) gave 11th District Court of Appeals Presiding and Administrative Judge Mary Jane Trapp, who is a candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court, a unanimous "4" or perfect score. No other candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court received an across the board "excellent" rating from this group.

The JCRC is a non-partisan coalition that has evaluated Ohio judicial candidates on their integrity, knowledge, experience, diligence and community understanding, as well as, on each candidate’s ability to be impartial, even-tempered, and respectful to the people who must come to court. The JCRC publishes its ratings in print media and on its website, www.Judge4Yourself.com.  In accepting this honor, Trapp said, "I am honored that after the coalition examined my record I received a perfect score.”

In addition to the JRCU rating, The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, the Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association and the Norman S. Minor Bar Association each found Judge Trapp to be the "superior choice for the office sought and extremely well-qualified in respect to all of the criteria.” Judge Trapp has also been rated "Highly Recommended" by both the Ohio State Bar Association and the Lake County Bar Association, where she received the highest percentage of any judge at any level.

Prior to being elected to the 11th District Court of Appeals in 2006, Trapp served as an attorney for twenty-five years representing working families, children at risk and small business owners at all levels of the justice system. As a member of the 11th District Court of Appeals, Trapp has earned reputation for fair and independent rulings.

As the Presiding and Administrative Judge of the 11th District Court of Appeals, Judge Trapp understands the need to have a Supreme Court justice with extensive experience in the regulation of the judicial branch and the practice of law. She has a proven record of leadership at the state and national level in issues of administration of justice and legal reform, having been elected to serve as  President of the Ohio State Bar Association from 2001-2002,, working within the legal profession to effect positive changes in her profession and the judicial system..

 In fact, no other justice on the current Ohio Supreme Court has such depth and diversity of practice experience and legal reform leadership.

 

Janet Carson with Susan Gray & Congresswomen Betty Sutton and MaryJo Kilroy in Solon Saturday night.

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Eric Brown energized the crowd on Sunday....

Scott Baker and Antoinette Wolas met Chief Justice Eric Brown right after Baker pulled up in a fancy convertible. Even the Chief Justice was impressed!

And of course Chief Justice Brown impressed us on Sunday as well

Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Eric Brown, addressed Geauga Democrats this afternoon at Democratic headquarters in Newbury

The Chief Justice meets Ed & Sandy Buckles while Barb & Gordon Moser and Andy Friedman look on

Chief Justice Brown meets Ed & Sandy Buckles while Barb & Gordon Moser look on

The Chief Justice answers Larry LeBois as Joelle & Joanne Wirtz-Ryan and Adam Freidman listen

Chief Justice Eric Brown answers Larry LeBois questions as Joelle & Joanne Wirtz-Ryan

Jean Wynne meets the Chief Justice as he arrives at the Geauga Democratic Headquarters

Is this the same Josh Mandel who says he's running a campaign based on integrity? Read the article below and decide just how big a hypocrite he is.

Josh Mandel Takes More Free Gifts, Food, Travel Than All Statewide Candidates Combined !

The Ohio Democratic Party called on state legislator Josh Mandel to come clean with Ohioans about questionable office and campaign gifts, travel and food. Josh has taken more free gifts, free travel and free meals than all other statewide candidates combined – including office travel paid for by campaign donors and gourmet gift baskets given to campaign donors.

“Another day, another example of Josh Mandel’s hypocrisy. Josh can’t claim to be Mr. Integrity and take more free gifts, free travel and free meals than all the other statewide candidates combined. I’d hate to see what Josh would do to return political favors to his crooks and cronies if he had the state’s checkbook,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern. “Unlike Josh, Treasurer of State Kevin L. Boyce has a proven record of transparency with tax dollars and cost savings for Ohioans.”

During his campaign, Josh has claimed to be running a campaign based on “integrity” and “staying on people’s couches and guest rooms.” Yet, Mandel’s own financial disclosure records show the following:

Free Gifts: Josh has taken 65 gifts – 16 times more than all other statewide candidates on average and more than all the other statewide candidates combined (47). Treasurer Boyce has received none.

Free Travel: Josh has taken 33 free travel gifts – 11 times more than all other statewide candidates on average and more than all other statewide candidates combined (24). That’s 16 times more than Treasurer Boyce (2).

Free Meals, Food and Drinks: Josh has taken 14 free meals, food and drinks – 31 times more than all other statewide candidates on average and more than all other statewide candidates combined (5). Treasurer Boyce has received none.

Gourmet Gifts: Josh has given campaign donors $4,363.23 in gifts – the only statewide candidate to do so.

“While Josh has been giving his donors gourmet wine baskets from California, Kevin Boyce has saved Ohioans $29.2 million, cut Treasury expenses by 10.6% and increased investment returns by $262 million,” said Redfern

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Judge Mary Jane Trapp with Tom Wright attended a special reception for Yvette before the main event

Judge Mary Jane Trapp with Tom Wright who is a candidate for the 11th

The Party of No Strikes Again !

Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reid Amendment; American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 - Vote Rejected (58-38, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate once again rejected the motion to end debate on this latest version of a bill to extend several expired tax provisions and unemployment benefits due to concerns about the federal deficit. The bill’s future still remains unclear.

Sen. George Voinovich voted NO......

Recent House Votes

Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act - Vote Passed (219-206, 8 Not Voting)

The House passed this bill that would establish new reporting requirements for corporations, unions and other interest groups for campaign-related activities. The bill now goes to the Senate.

Rep. Steven LaTourette voted
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All smiles for Tom Wright, candidate for the 11th District Court of Appeals at the Chester parade

Tom Wright

Two Years make a big difference in how Kasich explains his wall street involvement

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The Great Geauga County Fair

The Great Geauga County Fair starts Thursday, September 2 and continues through Labor Day. Come to the Democratic Party Fair Tent for information on all things political! Meet the candidates - right across from the 4-H Milkshake Booth. Mary Jane Trapp, Lee Fisher, and Richard Cordray will visit the tent on Saturday afternoon.

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Remember when?

Rep. John Kasich (R-OH) said on the floor of Congress, August 5, 1993: "Do you know what? This is now your package. We will come back here next year and try to help you when this puts the economy in the gutter. And virtually every major economic estimating firm in this country says your bill is going to kill jobs." (Congressional Record 1993, Page: H6249)

Looks like John Kasich was dead wrong about Clinton's policies and now he wants to be Ohio's next Governor? Clinton’s policies ushered in the longest sustained period of economic growth in the nation’s history, with 23 million jobs created. Compared to the administration of George W. Bush, the Clinton-era saw more job growth, more GDP growth, more wage growth, and more business investment. Incomes grew under Clinton but fell under Bush, while poverty did the opposite, falling under Clinton but increasing under Bush

Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA), February 2, 1993.."I believe that that will in fact kill the current recovery and put us back in a recession. It might take 1 1/2 or 2 years, but it will happen." (Congressional Record, 1993, Thomas)

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-GA), July 13, 1993: "Small businesses generate the bulk of this Nation’s new jobs. And they will be the hardest hit by the Clinton tax-and-spend budget. Because, when you raise taxes, you kill jobs." (Congressional Record, 1993, Thomas)

Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA), May, 27, 1993: "This is really the Dr. Kevorkian plan for our economy. It will kill jobs, kill businesses, and yes, kill even the higher tax revenues that these suicidal tax increasers hope to gain." (Congressional Record, 1993, Page: H2949)

Clinton balanced the budget for the first time since 1969. On May 27, 1993, Rep. Robert Michel (R-IL) said “[Americans] will remember who set loose this dreadful virus into the economic bloodstream of our nation.”

If only we could have a “dreadful virus” of that sort today. 

Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN), March 17, 1993: "These new taxes will stifle economic growth, destroy jobs, reduce revenues, and increase the deficit. Economists across the ideological spectrum are convinced that the Clinton tax increases will lead to widespread job loss." (Congressional Record, 1993, Page: H1355)

Rep. Phil Crane (R-IL), March 18, 1993: "The budget proposal offered by the Democrats is a recipe for economic and fiscal disaster…It proposes to increase taxes at a time when we have a fragile economy–higher taxes will only stifle job creation and economic growth." (Congressional Record, 1993, Page: H1454)

Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX), August 2, 1993: "The impact on job creation is going to be devastating, and the American young people in particular will suffer a fairly substantial deferment of their lives because there simply won’t be jobs for the next two to three years to go around to our young graduates across the country." (CNN)

Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO), August 4, 1993: "Clinton wants to spin his tax plan, the bottom line is this: It will raise your taxes, increase the deficit, and kill over 1 million jobs." (Congressional Record, 1993, Page: H5745)

The Republican were wrong then and they are wrong now when they oppose allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire for the rich.

Excerpts From The Wonk Room By Pat Garofalo on Aug 10th, 2010 at 12:10 pm

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See all the photos from Chief Justice Eric Brown's visit to Geauga on Sunday

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Check out the photos from the event with Yvette Brown

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Stimulus responsible for 117,000 Ohio jobs in 2nd quarter according to Council of Economic Advisers

The Plain Dealer ...Published: Sunday, July 18, 2010, 9:01 AM

117,000: Ohio jobs saved or created during the second quarter of 2010 by the federal stimulus law, say estimates from the Council of Economic Advisers released by the White House on Wednesday. The response from Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnnell, as reported by AP: "The fastest-growing parts of this Democrat economy aren't jobs – they're the crushing burden of the national debt and the size of the federal government."

 

3 million: The estimated number of jobs created or saved nationally during the second quarter by the stimulus law. The range reported was 2.5 million to 3.6 million.

 2.7 – 3.2 percent: Estimated amount the stimulus increased the gross domestic product during the second quarter.

9 billion: Amount of stimulus money the White House said is dedicated to "public investments," things such as clean energy and roads.

billion: Stimulus investment in energy efficiency, renewable generation, research and related projects, the report said. 

All laughs for John Kasich & Pres. Bush but would a Kasich Governorship be so funny? Click the photo

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Bill Could Force Kasich to Reveal His Finances

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Find out how much your business will save with Health Care Reform

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Ten Ways Ohio Democrats are Renewing Ohio's Promise

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Ohio Gets an Extra Billion in Stimulus money...17 thousand jobs saved in Ohio

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Gov. Announces Job Stimulus Awards for Advanced Energy

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