January 30th, 2010
Betty "Tax & Spend" Sutton Recognized As "Stormy Morning Warning"
Negative fall out over Sutton’s inappropriate use of our money continues. Columnist Frank Weaver, Jr. of the Suburbanite took a big swing at Sutton today in his column, “Outtakes Around The Lakes: Stormy Morns and Starry Nights”
“Stormy Morning Warning” goes to Ohio’s 13th U.S. Congressional Representative, Democrat Betty Sutton. During these trying times of economic recession, Sutton mails a self-promoting, six page, full color flyer to everyone in the district embellishing her support for last summer’s Cash for Clunkers program. And she does it at the taxpayers expense.
Less than a week later Sutton blows her horn again. She publicly shows her chutzpah by repeating her Cash for Clunkers support and a few other pet causes in a second mailed flyer. Same self promotion, same number of pages, same full color flyer and again at the taxpayers’ expense. Reportedly, these mail outs cost taxpayers well over $100,000 at a time when unemployment in Ohio is nearly 11 percent and the poverty level even higher. Her self promoting “campaign” literature at the taxpayers’ cost rankled many including yours truly. And you wonder why so many voters reject new and renewal levies. Shame on Sutton.
Suburbanite 1/30/2010
As reported by Sutton’s office, the actual cost for the “Look At Me” mailings was $118,838, not including staff labor.
This story isn’t over yet.
Tags: cash for clunkers, OH-13
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January 27th, 2010
Lance Reed - R Candidate for OH-13
Another name has entered the race for Ohio’s 13th congressional seat. Meet Lance Reed: entrepreneur, conservative, and founder of JobVue. Lance is entering the race as a republican candidate.
Our government is out of control. Powers never granted to the federal government are exercised at will. Worst of all, our leaders in Washington have forgotten who gives them their power and in which document our Founding Fathers wrote their exact powers down. The people of this great nation, sadly, have allowed freedom to erode right out from under their feet. Congress is out of control… and more pointedly Ohio’s Representative of the 13th Congressional District, Betty Sutton, is out of control.
I am seeking office under the solemn promise that I will follow the Constitution above all else. My family and my friends are far too important to allow this country to slip into tyranny, or even take one more step down this road. Fortunately, I am not alone. We can turn this around. We must turn this around. We cannot delay. – http://www.reedfor13.com
Visit lance’s website to learn more: http://www.reedfor13.com/
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January 26th, 2010
"Survey Says..." - Betty Sutton misreads constituents, again.
I can clearly remember Betty Sutton and her representatives telling us that most of her constituents wanted the health reform she was so diligently working to pass. Once again, polling data shows Sutton to be – WRONG.
Ohio Right to Life has just released the results of an interesting survey. The Wenzel Strategies telephone survey of 1001 Ohio registered voters found that 52 percent of respondents oppose the national health care reform plan currently moving through Congress.
In general, do you favor or oppose the health care reform plan under consideration by President Obama and Congressional leaders?
- Strongly Favor 21.1 %
- Somewhat Favor 18.6%
- Somewhat Oppose 7.9%
- Strongly Oppose 44.1%
- Not Sure 8.4%
The Survey also found that 65 percent of respondents oppose provisions for taxpayer funding of abortions included in any reform package. Of course, it is not possible for federal tax dollars to fund abortion, right Betty?
Do you think that health insurance that is paid for or subsidized by taxpayer money should include coverage for abortions, or should abortions be excluded from coverage in such situations?
- Should Cover 22.1%
- Should Not Cover 65.0%
- Not Sure 12.9%
The poll questions were asked in conjunction with the Ohio Cultural Index. These results are available in their entirety at www.ohiolife.org. The Index will be released on January 25. The survey was conducted January 8-12, 2010, and included 1001 Ohio registered voters contacted by phone. The poll carries a 95% confidence interval and a margin of error of +/- 3.07 percentage points.
Tags: abortion, health, Health Care, Socialized Medicine
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January 25th, 2010
Bill Haney For OH-13
Welcome the latest addition to the OH-13 Liberation Team. Bill Haney of Brunswick is now in the race for Ohio’s 13th district house seat. Running as a republican, Haney is a conservative values candidate. Haney promotes traditional family values, fiscal responsibility, and a respect for the Constitution. Basically, everything Congresswoman Betty Sutton is against.
Haney's official announcement of his candidacy.
“The government needs to live within its’ means and must pass a Constitutional Amendment to balance the budget. Any bailout of private companies is absolutely ridiculous and can not be tolerated. Congress should be looking out for the needs of the country and not their own personal concern of re-election and escalating pork. We need to account for 90% of the money we take in and allocate where needed, without over spending. The remaining 10% goes into reserve. Zero based budgeting should be standard. Regulation for businesses should be cut back tremendously. Capital gains and inheritance taxes should be eliminated. We should be energy independent by drilling in Alaska and other high resource areas, eliminate tax and regulatory impediments to building more refineries, and spend research dollars on clean coal and wind technologies. We can not allow a government take over of our medical industry.” – http://billhaney.org/
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January 25th, 2010
We've got a dynamo pair of members of the House of Representatives, who are so committed to their districts and committed to this state -- Betty Sutton and Marcy Kaptur. - President Barak Obama
Is Betty Sutton’s house seat safe in 2010? Not if Michael Barone’s analysis of the Massachusetts Massacre is accurate.
In the Washington Examiner, Barone proposes that Brown’s [R] victory over Coakley [D] may highlight vulnerable districts. He suggests that any House democrat elected in a district where less than 64% of the voters backed Obama is at risk.
How did the 13th district vote in 2009? 57% Barack Obama.
It is time to show your support for the challengers. Particular attention should be paid to Justin Wooden [D] right now. Wooden is going head to head against Betty in the primary and has the first shot at deposing the congresswoman.
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January 23rd, 2010
Betty Sutton, did you notice that Ohio's unemployment numbers are up for the fourth consecutive month?
Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services recently released their December 2009 Unemployment Report. Our unemployment rate has now reached 10.9 percent, up from 10.6 in November. This is the ninth straight month of double-digit unemployment in the buckeye state.
Since Congresswoman Betty Sutton (D-OH) voted to pass H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Ohio has lost ten’s of thousands of jobs.
Betty,
Where is the recovery?
When you helped pass this legislation you told us,
“Overall, this legislation seeks to provide short term help to those who have been hurt the most by the economic downturn, and long term solutions to put our economy on solid footing for years to come.” – Sutton
2009 Ohio Unemployment
When exactly will those long term solutions begin to solve the problems facing Ohio? The solid footing you spoke of seems a little shaky.
“The time to act on strengthening our nation’s economy is now. I am confident that this comprehensive legislation will provide Ohio and our Nation with the opportunity to improve our financial footing for 2009 and beyond.“- Sutton
Your confidence was misplaced. How is it that your critics could plainly see the outcome of your work, yet you pushed forward blindly? As predicted, the act has done little or nothing to stop the bleeding of Ohio jobs. Despite your wishful plans, Ohio was not on an improved financial footing by the end of 2009.”
Your work in Washington has been a failure.
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