Judge Robert Winkler disappoints

Dear fellow tax hikers, today is Easter Sunday.  It is also Cesar Chavez's birthday.  We are spending Chavez's birthday doing the same thing we do every other day - complain. 

We are sickened that Judge Robert Winkler issued a permanent injunction against the Cincinnati Parking plan.  We have wholeheartedly endorsed this proposal because it will likely lead to tax increases after two years.  Winkler claims that state law gives voters the right to petition this plan.  We don't care what the law says, Winkler should have obeyed party bosses and lifted his injunction. 

We are sorely disappointed that Judge Winker put the law above the interests of some of his political benefactors.  The City of Cincinnati hired the Dinsmore law firm, which employs Alex Triantafilou and is run by the great George Vincent.  Vincent himself handled this case.  Winkler knew that his political superiors wanted him to rule for the city, yet he went against them anyways. 

This is no way for a Winkler to behave.  We condemn Judge Robert Winkler for having the integrity to rule in favor of Ohio law.  Citizens should not have the right to vote on their government.  We now call on everyone to stop this referendum campaign from reaching the ballot so the parking plan can proceed.

Winkler to rule on parking referendum

Dear fellow tax hikers, the fate of the public's right to vote on the Cincinnati Parking Plan rests in the hands of Judge Robert Winkler.  We strongly oppose your right to vote.  We call on Judge Winkler to join us in preventing citizens from voting on the next 50 years of Cincinnati parking.

We believe the ruling will go in our favor, not due to legal arguments but to political connections.  Follow the road map:

- Judge Robert Winkler is the brother-in-law of Tracy Winkler and brother of Judge Ralph Ted Winkler
- Alex Triantafilou is the Chairman of the Hamilton County Republican Party, giving him significant power over the political careers of other Republicans such as the Winklers
- The Winkler-Triantafilou connection is well-established
- Alex Triantafilou works for the Dinsmore and Shohl law firm, which is managed by our good friend George Vincent
- The City of Cincinnati has hired Dinsmore to represent them in this case, even though the City has their own legal department which is fully capable of handling such cases
- Dinsmore has sent three of their high-powered attorneys - including The George Vincent - to personally handle this case

If Judge Winkler knows what is good for him, he will make the right ruling.  Winkler can ignore the law, his job is to do what is right for the Triantafilou-Vincent law firm.  If Winkler dares go against Dinsmore, Triantafilou, and Vincent, there will be severe repercussions. 

We call on Judge Robert Winkler to do the right thing - not the right legal decision, not the right decision for the voters of Cincinnati, but the right thing for Alex Triantafilou and George Vincent. We want Judge Winkler to take away your right to vote.

George Vincent supports the streetcar

Dear fellow tax hikers, we know you all will be pleased to learn that our good, good friend George Vincent has endorsed the Cincinnati Streetcar!  This pivotal support will help us succeed in our fight against Governor John Kasich and all those other evil Republicans who are preaching this fiscal responsibility garbage.  We need a streetcar - make that several streetcars - in Cincinnati and we don't care how much it costs.

Nobody can be surprised by this endorsement from our good friend George.  George Vincent has long been a supporter of higher taxes and more spending.  In fact, George was one of our site's first allies and has remained a close friend.  Due to George Vincent, the Hamilton County Republican Party endorsed the $800 million Sales Tax increase that the voters tragically rejected.  It was George Vincent who cut a deal with Democrat Todd Portune to let him run unopposed.  And now George is backing us again by supporting our streetcar plan.

Mark our words, we are bringing streetcars to Cincinnati.  No matter what Governor Kasich and those horrible fiscal conservatives do to the state funding that we deserve, the streetcars are coming.  We have already built tremendous support behind the plan that we announced just last week to implement a massive tax increase to build $500 million worth of streetcar lines in Cincinnati!  Know that we will utilize our long friendship with George Vincent to our full advantage.  Get ready to ride the streetcar to prosperity!