Bill Seitz to the Senate

Just when you thought things were rough for Republicans who support higher taxes, with Chris Bortz being rejected for the GOP nomination, anti-tax enemies easily succeeding in placing the Si Leis Sales Tax hike on the ballot, and the strong possibility of Todd Portune and David Pepper surrendering by killing the Sales Tax hike rather than trying to defend it, we finally received some good news. Tax supporter Bill Seitz is heading to the State Senate.

Bill Seitz is one of the most effective tax supporters out there. Like a wolf in sheep's clothing, Seitz projects an image of being a hardline conservative out to limit the size of government and has most enemies of the treasury believing that about him. But the reality is Seitz is a great advocate for our cause. He supported the Bob Taft tax hikes that have made Ohio an economic powerhouse. Seitz endorsed the latest Cincinnati Public Schools tax levy, whose passage has helped turn them into one of the best school districts in the state. And when the lead enemies of the treasury at COAST tried to eliminate the property tax for the city of Cincinnati, Seitz went on the offensive and campaigned against this harmful tax cut.

We can accept his conservative rhetoric, because his record of raising taxes is one of the best in politics. We fully support Seitz for the State Senate.

We also strongly oppose Dick Hammersmith's bid to be Seitz's replacement. Over the years Hammersmith has been a strong and consistent supporter of tax enemies such as Steve Chabot, Chris Monzel, and Jim Raussen. These politicians have worked hard to limit the growth of government. Hammersmith has indicated he would take his belief in limited government to the State House and we can't have that.

We support the selection of Robert Mecklenborg as an alternative. If you look through his financial reports you'll see he has the support of former Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus and that's enough for us. Bedinghaus is one of the finest Commissioners we ever had. He lead the fight the raise the Sales Tax to build the two stadiums and The Banks, and supported virtually every other tax hike that was on the ballot during his 5 years as Commissioner. When you look at The Banks today, you see the results of Bob Bedinghaus' policies. Our best chance of continuing the Bob Bedinghaus/Bill Seitz policies of higher taxes and more government is to select Mecklenborg for the State House.