* The Ohio Republicans are all in love with the former Bush administration member, Rob Portman. Portman is a far right candidate and may actually find it difficult to win the hearts and minds of Democrats and Independents. In an article posted at Huffington Post, Rob Portman is referred to as "A Bush Guy" in a column by Chris Cillizza, political writer from the Washington Post. Here is more from that Cillizza article that was quoted at Huffington Post:
A Bush GuyPortman has spent his entire career in the orbit of the Bush family -- not exactly a sterling credential in this political environment.
Portman's ties to the Bush family go all the way back to then Vice President George H.W. Bush's 1988 campaign on which Portman worked before joining the White House general counsel's staff after Bush's victory.
His connections carried over to George W. Bush as Portman became chief liaison between the Bush campaign -- and eventually the Bush White House -- and Capitol Hill. Of Bush, he told the New York Times in 2003: ''He has a clear sense of what makes this country great. It makes it worthwhile being here to be with someone who has that passion.'
I'll make it clearer:
If you've loved the Bush administration, then you'll love Rob Portman! It is just that simple.
* Right now, Gov. Ted Strickland's approval rating is holding steady at a 57% approval rating in a Quinnipiac poll (Bizjournals.com). Most Ohioans understand that the overall economic mess we are experiencing is a result of the mismanagement by the Bush administration. Under these circumstances, most Ohioans appear to support Strickland's efforts to get Ohio back to work.
