Post-election wrapup

Dear fellow tax hikers, in the past few days we have mourned the loss of our good friend Jean Schmidt to the evil conservative military veteran Brad Wenstrup.  However, there were other items on Election Day and we must review those too.

First, we would like to congratulate Lonnie Bowling for a solid first-time run for State Representative.  Lonnie received an impressive 11% of the vote in a 2-way race, holding Mike Wilson's margin of victory to under 80 points.  To our knowledge, we were Lonnie's only endorsement.  We are pleased that our endorsement may have pushed him into the double digits. 

On the positive side, there were several tax increases that passed, including all 3 that we endorsed!  The citizens of the Princeton School District, Wyoming School District, and Forest Hills School District will all enjoy the benefits of higher taxation.  We were especially pleased with the passage of the Princeton levy.  Princeton Schools already spend more money than 98% of school districts in Ohio.  Now they will spend even more!  They have a real chance at becoming the absolute biggest #1 spenders in Ohio. 

We were very pleased to see Mike Brown's own bought-and-paid-for State Representative Peter Stautberg defeat our enemy Tom Brinkman.  Brinkman is an anti-tax conservative who opposed the Stadium Sales Tax hike and all of Bob Taft's tax increases.  Stautberg benefited from 6-figures worth of tv ads that were highly misleading, but that's fine with us.  We at Republicans for Higher Taxes never let ethics get in the way of our big government agenda - after all, we endorsed Jean Schmidt. 

Finally, we condemn a prominent Armenian newspaper for their mean comments about Jean Schmidt.  It disgusts us that the Armenian paper Asbarez referred to our Jeannie as the "biggest Turkish whore in the U.S. House of Representatives."  Jean Schmidt is not a Turkish whore.  Schmidt might be a Wall Street whore, or one of Bob Taft's whores, or a Stan Chesley whore, but she is not a Turkish whore.  Jean's loss was a travesty and one we will not forget.

Streetcar groundbreaking, then filled back in

Streetcar groundbreaking, filled in 30 minutes later

Dear fellow tax hikers, we celebrate the long-awaited groundbreaking for Cincinnati's all-important streetcar!  This has been a long time coming.  The Cincinnati streetcar is going to repopulate lovely Over The Rhine, create thousands of jobs, and lure tons of white young professionals from all over the country.  We have no idea how a streetcar is going to do all these things, but Mayor Mallory tells us so and that's good enough for us. 

Our people were present for Friday's wonderful groundbreaking.  What a fantastic day!  The streetcar was finally starting. 

Well, sort of.  As our enemies at COAST showed on their blog, the ground that was broken for the streetcar was filled in a few minutes later.  That's not the only setback.  Cincinnati still doesn't know how it's going to pay for it. 

Cincinnati budgeted $6 million total for utilities movement.  However, the costs just to move Duke's lines are $18.7 million and Duke refuses to pass it along to their ratepayers.   Previously, the Hamilton County Commissioners in a unanimous vote prohibited their sewer district from paying any streetcar costs.  We stand with Mayor Mallory.  Cincinnati shouldn't have to pay for their own project costs.  We believe all Hamilton County utilities customers should contribute to Cincinnati's streetcar. 

We want to thank some unsung heroes who haven't gotten enough credit for their work.  We very much appreciate the work of Democratic operative Lonnie Bowling, our endorsed candidate for the Republican nomination in the 28th House District.  When Republican Brad Wenstrup challenged Democrat Mark Mallory for Mayor in 2009, Bowling campaigned hard for Mallory because he understood the importance of this beloved streetcar.

We also give warm thanks to our endorsed State Representative Peter Stautberg, who endorsed a no vote on the 2009 Charter Amendment that would have stopped our streetcar.  Like Liberal Lonnie, Stautberg stood with us for big government when we needed him most.  Perhaps this is why Bengals Owner Mike Brown gave Stautberg $1000. 

We can't wait to ride the streetcar through glorious Over The Rhine.  This project will be great for Cincinnati, no matter how much it costs.  If you love this streetcar as much as we do, be sure to show your appreciation at the polls to Mayor Mark Mallory, Peter "Streetcar" Stautberg, and Democratic Activist Lonnie Bowling. 

Lonnie Bowling for State Representative

Lonnie Bowling is the one on the right

Dear fellow tax hikers, we enthusiastically endorse Democratic operative Lonnie Bowling for the Republican nomination in the 28th House District.  In his short time as a political activist, our boy Lonnie has supported numerous tax-and-spend Democratic candidates, making him the best candidate in this race.

His opponent is that awful conservative Mike Wilson.  Wilson founded the Cincinnati Tea Party and has campaigned for many limited-government initiatives.  If you love higher taxes as much as we do, then you know Wilson must be stopped.

Bowling has proven himself to support the right candidates for office.  Lonnie has either campaigned for or donated to the following liberal candidates:

1.  Hillary Clinton for President.  Lonnie cited Hillary's support for government takeover of health care, something all of us Republicans treasure!  A good sport in defeat, Lonnie said it was important for the party to be unified behind Our Messiah Barack Obama should he win the Democratic nomination.  This Democratic unity helped Obama become our President.  

2.  Mark Mallory for Mayor.  Lonnie knew that Brad Wenstrup was a terrible person who must be stopped.  If you think the streetcar is a great idea, thank Lonnie Bowling for helping keep Mallory in office.  If Wenstrup had won the race, the streetcar would have died. 

3.  Roxanne Qualls for Cincinnati City Council.  Roxanne was a high-profile supporter of the Bob Bedinghaus Stadium Tax, endorsed the Light Rail Tax, endorsed the Democratic Sales Tax hike that Hamilton County voters defeated in 2007, and as Cincinnati Mayor initiated the shift in public housing towards the suburbs so everyone can benefit from the joys of Section 8 Housing.  Lonnie looked at her record and was just as impressed with Roxy as we are. 

4.  Connie Pillich for State Representative, who would be his opponent in the November election.  Our information shows that his entry in this race is a Pillich campaign tactic designed to distract Wilson.  If Bowling wins this primary he will likely stop campaigning at that point, so as to give Pillich a free ride in November. 

5.  Not limited to tax-and-spend Democrats, the one Republican Lonnie has most recently supported is our 2011 Tax Hiker of the Year Rick Bryan!  Tax-hikin' Rick Bryan can raise taxes and build huge monuments as well or better than any Democrat. 

Do you think liberal Democrat Hillary Clinton would have made a great President?  Then support Lonnie Bowling for the Republican nomination for State Representative.

Do you believe in liberal Democrat Mark Mallory and his all-important streetcar?  Then support Lonnie Bowling for the Republican nomination for State Representative.

Do you support liberal Democrat Roxanne Qualls and her numerous efforts to raise taxes and spread subsidized housing?  Then support Lonnie Bowling. 

Do you like to see liberal tax-and-spend Republicans get elected to local government instead of conservatives?  Then support Lonnie Bowling. 

And finally, do you support liberal Democrat Connie Pillich like Lonnie has over the years?  Then vote for Lonnie Bowling for the Republican nomination for State Representative so Connie can have a free ride to re-election. 

As you can see, Lonnie Bowling is fantastic candidate who we are proud to endorse.  He is going places.  Though for now, it's important to nominate him so we can stop Mike Wilson and ensure Connie Pillich's re-election.