Those ads for Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Rob Portman, have been very interesting. The ads leave out a few important facts about Rob Portman:
(1) The ads don't mention that Portman served in the administrations of President George H.W. Bush, and President George W. Bush, and that he is a personal friend of the entire Bush family.
(2) There is no mention that Portman is running for the seat being vacated by the retirement of U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a Republican. How is it change to have one Republican leave and another take his place?
(3) I have yet to see/hear the ads mention Portman's ties to Jack Abramoff. Sourcewatch quotes Cincypost:
"Former Congressman Rob Portman, R-Ohio, got $4,000 from two tribes. The contributions were made to America's Majority Trust, the leadership PAC that Portman formed before he left Congress to join the Bush cabinet as U.S. trade representative."
(4) The political ads do not report that Portman attended and received a degree from that school up north.
(5) Portman voted for NAFTA when he served in the House of Representatives.
Portman being elected to the U.S. Senate doesn't really bring change. It just brings us back to the days of Portman's hero, President George W. Bush. Look around. The unemployment, layoffs, foreclosures, homelessness, etc., are the results of the economic policies of Bush and Portman. They left the country in such shambles that it will take years to get us back where we belong.
