Endorsement wrapup

State Representative, 28th District - Virgil Lovitt! Everything we stand for, Virg stands for. He's led the way for higher property taxes, higher sales taxes, and 50% higher income taxes. He supported Bob Taft's 3rd Frontier program and Todd Portune's re-election. What more could we possibly ask for? Lovitt has the potential to be the greatest tax hiker ever. That is why we awarded him our 2008 Tax Hiker of the Year and strongly endorse his election to the Ohio House.

President - Barack Hussein Obama. The only thing standing between us and higher taxes is a John McCain victory. An Obama win means we can achieve significant tax increases and even bigger spending binges than Bush has given us. That is too much to pass up.

Congress, 1st District - No endorsement. Congressman Steve Chabot has been a strong supporter of middle class tax cuts and has vigorously opposed wasteful government spending. This is unacceptable to us. Until Chabot raises taxes and spends freely, he will not have our support.

Congress, 2nd District - Jean Schmidt. Wonderful endorsement written at the link by Excelsior/TNP. Schmidt has been our go-to girl for higher taxes and higher spending for many years. She strongly supported Bob Taft's tax increases and Bush's Bailout for Billionaires. We are not embarrassed by her reprimands from the Ohio Elections Commission or frequent criticisms of her behavior. As long as she keeps taking our money, we will keep endorsing her.

County Commissioner - Todd Portune. Portune has led the fight for higher taxes and higher spending. Todd stood with us when we wanted higher taxes for the comprehensive safety plan and for Mike Brown and the Reds, so now we stand with him.

State Senator - 8th District - Bill Seitz. Seitz is another great tax hiker. He has supported every tax hike out there, including all of Bob Taft's tax increases. For this we are enthusiastic supporters of his election.

Issue 2 (State of Ohio), Increased Debt - Vote Yes. This would allow the State of Ohio to go $400 million further into debt. This would be great, because not only would tax dollars be required to pay back that money, we would need more tax dollars to pay back the interest.

Issue 6 (State of Ohio), Gambling Monopoly - Vote Yes. This will amend Ohio's Constitution to grant a casino monopoly to one individual. This is totally in line with our goals of bigger government and decreased competition.

Issue 7 (Cincinnati), to ban Red Light Cameras - Vote No. This Charter Amendment would effectively ban red light cameras. We support red light cameras. Even though studies have shown they don't improve safety, it's not about safety. The cameras would raise a ton of money for the government and make it much easier for the government to track our every movements. More money, more tracking of individuals, who could vote against that?

Issue 48 (multi-county), Great Oaks levy renewal - Vote Yes. This is the only opportunity for all county residents to vote on their property taxes. If this vote fails, our county property taxes would go down and we can't allow that to happen! Vote yes to preserve our property taxes.