Monday, January 30, 2012

Mandel

* Josh Mandel, current Ohio Treasurer, has given us every indication that he is bored and tired of the job that he has had since January 2011. As a member of the Ohio General Assembly, Mandel's work was unimpressive.

Cleveland.com:

In four years at the Statehouse he introduced four bills, none of which made it to a vote. In his Senate campaign, which Mandel began preparing three months into his first year as treasurer, he embraces hard-line views on topics such as the Second Amendment and Occupy Wall Street, yet he decries "hyper-partisan" rhetoric.

In four years at the Statehouse he introduced four bills, none of which made it to a vote. In his Senate campaign, which Mandel began preparing three months into his first year as treasurer, he embraces hard-line views on topics such as the Second Amendment and Occupy Wall Street, yet he decries "hyper-partisan" rhetoric....

"When I think of Josh Mandel and a number of other folks I served with, I'm reminded of 'The Wizard of Oz,' when Dorothy said, 'My! People come and go so quickly here!' " said State Rep. Jay Hottinger, a Republican from Newark. "He was thoughtful, he was serious. But he was not often vocal. I don't recall a floor speech or caucus speech."

Are Ohio's Republicans having doubts about Josh Mandel's ability to take on a difficult job like being in the U.S. Senate?