From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Blackwell has teamed up with Jerome Corsi, author of the Swift Boat veterans' book that attacked Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, to write a new book blasting the welfare state. Though it promises to provide a blueprint for a new war on poverty, Corsi could be a liability to Blackwell.
Although he has since apologized, Corsi once referred to Muslims as "ragheads," to Islam as "a cancer that destroys the body it infects," to the late Pope John Paul II as "senile" and to Hillary Clinton as a "fat hog" who could not keep her husband satisfied. Corsi told The Washington Post that such comments "were written to be provocative, to stimulate debate," and did not reflect his true beliefs.
The new book is called "Rebuilding America: A Prescription for Creating Strong Families, Building the Wealth of Working People and Redeveloping Our Cities."
Ohio
The battle begins for the Republican governor candidates---Petro vs. Blackwell. Hopefully, after they are finished tarnishing each other's image, they'll be out of money for the general election.
Blackwell picked his lt. governor running mate. According to the Cincinnati Post, Tom Raga is from the more conservative southwestern part of the state. This in itself could be a problem. Northeastern Ohio is more Democratic, and central Ohio, particularly Franklin County, has been going more Democratic. (The Democratic Party growth in Franklin County scares the hell out of supporters for Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce OH-15).
Georgia
Republican Ralph Reed, friend of gambling, is have some difficulty in his bid for lt. governor of Georgia. It appears that Georgians do not like his association with gambling concerns. According to the Walton Tribune: Thirty-eight percent of Republicans had a favorable view of Ralph Reed, with 42 percent viewing him unfavorably.
