Todd Portune for County Commissioner

We continue our Alex Triantafilou Democratic Endorsement Program by crossing party lines to announce our endorsement of Todd Portune for County Commissioner! And why shouldn't we? The Hamilton County Republican Party endorsed Portune by cutting a deal not to back anyone against him. The Hamilton County Republican Party endorsed Portune by backing his Sales Tax increase. The Hamilton County Republican Party endorsed Portune by selecting his #1 supporter Virgil Lovitt to serve in the State House. Now we join Virgil Lovitt by announcing our endorsement of Portune.

Portune has been a great supporter of big government. He supported the stadium Sales Tax increase that has redeveloped The Banks and provided taxpayer-funded stadiums for our two great franchises the Bengals and Reds. Portune supported raising property taxes on Hamilton County homeowners to subsidize the then-failing Drake Center. He voted with Phil Heimlich to support the Sales Tax increase of 2006.

Nevermind the voters, in Portune's greatest act as a professional tax hiker, he joined with David Pepper to impose a big Sales Tax increase on the public in 2007. Portune and Pepper joined with our Sheriff Simon Leis to raise the Sales Tax without allowing the citizens to vote on it! And after evil citizens like Ed Rothenberg placed the issue on the ballot, Portune fought hard for its passage. Its failure does not diminish our respect for Portune the tax-hiker, it just means the citizens of Hamilton County don't know what's good for them.

We are also proud of Portune's distinguished mustache. This has aided Portune in his great tax-hiking career. When we support Portune, we not only look at his superior big government record, we look at the 'stache too. High taxes. Big government. Mustache power. Todd Portune for Commissioner. You can't fight the 'stache.