Ohio Citizens Grand Jury Blog
Political class wealth redistribution (Part 2) Last week we reviewed a U.S. congressman’s compensation package. As lucrative as that may seem it pales in comparison to a lawmaker’s earnings potential after he retires and passes through the revolving door. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...