2010: Hope and Change Redux

by Travis Irvine

I bought in to the madness of 2008 – the belief that electing a young new Democrat from the Senate might, just maybe, this time, change things for good. He had the ground support and momentum, which I was a part of, and he even spoke like he understood what the majority of Americans were going through. After eight years of blatant criminal leadership in the White House, we all thought that maybe this time, the Washington insiders would hear us loud and clear, and our collective hope for change would be realized.

Fast forward to the present day, when our new President has sat in the top powerhouse of this country’s government for a year. Some people under-stand that all government, no matter what the level, is a slow-moving process, but there are undoubtedly signs from the past 365 days that the American people’s hopes for change have been usurped again. As has always been the case in the two-party system, when we “throw the bums out”, so to speak, every two to four years, we really are just changing the mask on a deceitful, corporate beast. As Ralph Nader said in 2008, Barack Obama is just as corporate as George W. Bush, from “A to Z”.

A glimpse at his three big “accomplishments” of the past year shows us that indeed, to paraphrase The Who, the new boss is the same as the old boss, and we have been fooled again.

January 20th, 2010 | Posted in Print Edition | Read More »

‘Mr. Mulch’, Craig Schweitzer Announces Candidacy for Statehouse

BUSINESS OWNER PURSUES PUBLIC OFFICE
Hat tip: The Schweitzer campaign website

October 5, 2009, Powell, Ohio – Craig Schweitzer, a resident of Liberty Township and owner of Outdoor Living by Mr. Mulch has announced his bid for 2nd District State Representative for the 2010 election cycle. The Republican filed the necessary paperwork with the Delaware County Board of Elections this past week; Don Lambie of Dublin, Ohio will be the campaign treasurer.

Schweitzer feels that the time is now for his calling to public service, “I have always had a burning desire to serve in state government” commented the new candidate, Craig Schweitzer. “With all of the financial problems facing the state, an experienced business owner would be advantageous to have at the Statehouse.”

“The residents of Delaware County need a continued voice of common sense; one that appreciates the difference between needs and wants” commented Schweitzer. “Everyone has had to tighten their belts to ride out the economic downturn; the state government must do the same thing. Once the economy starts to grow and tax revenue increases, those in the state government must begin to reduce the tax burden on Ohioans.”

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January 13th, 2010 | Posted in Web-Only Content | Read More »