Category: Ohio Citizens Grand Jury

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Political class wealth redistribution (Part 1)

During the 2008 presidential campaign John McCain got plenty of play out of Obama’s “spread the wealth around” comment made to “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher while campaigning in Toledo.  There’s a compelling argument that Obama’s socialist-leaning remark was taken out...

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Widener wants $1B for BRAC

State Senator Chris Widener came out with this stunning announcement in the Saturday, August 16th Dayton Daily News.  Incredible! Add this to the political class’s long list of stuff you simply can’t make up on your own.  In the last...

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The whistleblower paradox

The federal government and most state governments, including Ohio, have whistleblower protection statutes. The feds history goes back to the Civil War where ubiquitous fraud plagued both the Union and Confederate armies.  Apparently dirt-bag contractors are not new to 20th...

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Who killed the Ohio 7th?

The Ohio 7th Congressional District that existed for more than a half century has been virtually erased from Ohio’s political landscape.  The demise of the 7th District cannot provide a better example of the political class exploiting their citizen constituents...

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DeWine no stranger to ‘pay-to-play’ politics

You may have noticed the back and forth between Mike DeWine and David Peppers, the Republican and Democrat candidates for Ohio Attorney General.  The Peppers’ campaign charges bid-rigging and pay-to-play politics by DeWine, alleging abuse of office by selecting CELCO...