Comments on: Ted Strickland: I Blame Bush http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/ The Business End of the Blogosphere Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Joe C. http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120389 Joe C. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:28:27 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120389 TB, You're right. The Media got him elected, and are keeping him afloat. The Media is starting to crack, however; as can be seen by a recent increase in newspaper articles critical of Gov. Mulligan. If there's one thing the Media hate, it's having to admit that conservatives were right, which makes them look bad. TB, You’re right. The Media got him elected, and are keeping him afloat. The Media is starting to crack, however; as can be seen by a recent increase in newspaper articles critical of Gov. Mulligan. If there’s one thing the Media hate, it’s having to admit that conservatives were right, which makes them look bad.

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120387 TBlumer Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:15:12 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120387 #3, to be clear, I agree with very little of what he does. But, with the BIIIIIIG help of OH Old Media (absolutely necessary ingredient), he's managed to: - look like the hero in Datagate instead of the goat that he is. - look like an antigambling person (last year) after letting the gambling companies give money to people like Dann and turning down their gaming machines. - then (this year) allowing gambling in under state control and making it look he only did because he had to because of the budget situation. But political astuteness can only get you so far. At some point, you actually have to do something. And it doesn't shield you from doing something dumb if the national party demands it and you just go along, as I believe is the case with this gaffe. #3, to be clear, I agree with very little of what he does.

But, with the BIIIIIIG help of OH Old Media (absolutely necessary ingredient), he’s managed to:
- look like the hero in Datagate instead of the goat that he is.
- look like an antigambling person (last year) after letting the gambling companies give money to people like Dann and turning down their gaming machines.
- then (this year) allowing gambling in under state control and making it look he only did because he had to because of the budget situation.

But political astuteness can only get you so far. At some point, you actually have to do something. And it doesn’t shield you from doing something dumb if the national party demands it and you just go along, as I believe is the case with this gaffe.

]]> By: Joe C. http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120386 Joe C. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:40:58 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120386 If by "politically astute" you mean inorganically passive, well, yeah. My guess is that he's pissed because he just figgered out he ain't gonna be Veep. Ohioans got what they voted for and were warned about: a career underachiever paralyzed by indecision for fear of his poll numbers going down. Now he's trying to deflect criticism despite doing nothing for 13 months. All the while, Indiana is prospering in the same economic slowdown by employing the same growth stimuli he poo-pooed during his campaigned. Now he's riding us headlong to MI/NJ status. Ohio's new state motto: Ohio: Oh what might have been. If by “politically astute” you mean inorganically passive, well, yeah. My guess is that he’s pissed because he just figgered out he ain’t gonna be Veep.

Ohioans got what they voted for and were warned about: a career underachiever paralyzed by indecision for fear of his poll numbers going down. Now he’s trying to deflect criticism despite doing nothing for 13 months. All the while, Indiana is prospering in the same economic slowdown by employing the same growth stimuli he poo-pooed during his campaigned. Now he’s riding us headlong to MI/NJ status.

Ohio’s new state motto:
Ohio: Oh what might have been.

]]> By: TBlumer http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120385 TBlumer Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:33 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120385 #1, Fred did a really good job with that. He had Brown on the pretty defenseless defensive. I sense a Howard Dean-driven message campaign behind Strick and Brown saying what they said, and how they said it. #1, Fred did a really good job with that. He had Brown on the pretty defenseless defensive.

I sense a Howard Dean-driven message campaign behind Strick and Brown saying what they said, and how they said it.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120384 Maggie Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:41:44 +0000 http://www.bizzyblog.com/2008/02/08/ted-strickland-i-blame-bush/#comment-120384 Interesting... And Sen. Sherrod Brown was on our local radio this morning also blaming Bush for everything. He also tried to explain why this so-called stimulus plan (which will borrow money the same as Bush has done) is somehow right, even though Bush's borrowing is wrong. Who are they going to blame next year when the same problems will still exist? Interview avaialable here: http://www.wspd.com/pages/fredstop10.html Interesting… And Sen. Sherrod Brown was on our local radio this morning also blaming Bush for everything. He also tried to explain why this so-called stimulus plan (which will borrow money the same as Bush has done) is somehow right, even though Bush’s borrowing is wrong.

Who are they going to blame next year when the same problems will still exist?

Interview avaialable here: http://www.wspd.com/pages/fredstop10.html

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