Happy New Year!

I just wanted to take the time to wish everyone a happy new year with my best wishes for a healthy and prosperous year ahead. Thanks for reading and I'll try to become a little more vigilant with my postings in the weeks and months ahead.

GOP senators in favor of "socialism"?

I'm wondering if the GOP senators' plan to take income away from the UAW workers in the next year and presumably redistribute it elsewhere constitutes their own brand of "Socialism"? If any "Joe the Plumber" fans are out there, I'd like your opinion.

Let's get our priorities straight in Ohio

Let's ask our legislators in Columbus to work on our economy and education in Ohio. While several of our school systems in House District 46 and Senate District 2 have major funding problems and are not able to pass a levy for new funding, our present state senator Mark Wagoner is working on other issues which he apparently believes are a priority for our region: legislation to strengthen rules governing access to confidential personal information kept by state agencies and designating a day to honor Vietnam veterans, in place of or in addition to Veteran's Day which is already designated to honor all veterans. Here are links to stories on each proposal.

http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=4642

http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=4662


No one is saying that these proposals have no merit. The question is, with our economy in freefall and with our schools suffering the consequences of short sighted policies by the Taft Administration (phase out of the tangible personal property tax without adequately replacing this funding stream for schools) do we have our "priorities" in place in Columbus and in NW Ohio? Many parents of children in public schools and many persons working below their level of education or currently unemployed probably don't think so.

So, I would say, after you're done addressing the major issues of our time, and also currying favor with the right wing base of your party(the Joe Wurzelbacher legislation), Mr. Senator, please get to work on minor issues including jobs and education. Many underemployed and unemployed citizens and underfunded schoolchildren are counting on you.