Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Looking for Answers

* A letter to the editor of the Dayton Daily News suggests Ohioans impeach John Kasich so that Ohioans can get back money for jobs and development that he refuses. 

Are those Kasich inauguration tickets still available?  They were supposed to go fast, since only 2,000 people could attend.


* Plunderbund has a caption contest. 

* NYMagazine has a list of triggers for John Boehner's tears:


...LOEM = Level of Eye Moistness
Trigger: The Children
Cries during a 2004 visit to a Washington, D.C., Catholic school he helps raise money for; cries during a speech to Dayton businessmen about education in their city that same year; cries during 2001 congressional debate of the No Child Left Behind bill, which he co-sponsored.
LOEM =

Trigger: The American Dream
Sobs on Election Night when Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. “I’ve spent my whole life chasing the American Dream,” he says tearfully.
LOEM =



Read the entire article.  Even though Boehner says he has a soft spot for children, his lack of support for children's health initiatives has not always demonstrated it.  Personally, I think some other thing is the cause of these emotional highs and lows.