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He's going to try to jump 1,000 Obama
supporters with a bulldozer.

Should be a pretty good time.

Charity, give a little....

Biden Has Given Little to Charity

Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden has released his personal income tax records — revealing that the Delaware senator and his wife have been very stingy when it comes to charitable gifts.

The Bidens had an adjusted gross income of $319,853 in 2007, including his Senate salary, book royalties, and his wife’s salary as an English teacher.

But their charitable gifts totaled $995 — just 0.31 percent of their income, according to the TaxProf Web site.

The year before, they earned $248,859 and donated just $380, or 0.15 percent of their adjusted gross income.

Over the past decade they reported giving an average of $369 a year to charity, Bloomberg.com reports.

According to Independent Sector, the average annual charitable donation among households earning in excess of $200,000 is $20,434.

The Bidens’ “lack of charitable giving at that level of income would definitely be outside the range of what we say is normal,” Russell James, a professor at the University of Georgia who conducts research on charitable giving, told Bloomberg.

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Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s tax returns show he had an adjusted gross income of $386,527 last year and had charitable givings of $105,467, or 27.3 percent of income. His wife Cindy files separately.

His Democratic rival Barack Obama (YOUR EVERYDAY AVARAGE GUY) had $4.13 million in income in 2007 and gave $240,370, or 5.8 percent. (THAT AFTER HE REGISTER TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT. EVERY YEAR BEFORE THAT HE GAVE 2-3%)

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Martin Wins Endorsement!

Martin Endorsed by the Ohio Society of CPAs

The Ohio Society of CPAs believe Martin will be a positive influence in the Ohio General Assembly

BEAVERCREEK, OH. (9/25/08) – The endorsements continue to roll in for Ohio House of Representatives candidate Jarrod Martin. His recent endorsement by The Ohio Society of CPAs is a testament to the broad-based support Martin has received.

“On behalf of the over 23,000 members of The Ohio Society of CPAs, we are pleased to formally endorse [Martin’s] candidacy for the Ohio House of Representatives, [he] will be a positive influence in the Ohio General Assembly” Barbara Benton, CAE and Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the society said.

Martin said; “I appreciate their support and I look forward to the opportunity of working together in the House.”

Martin is a member of the Beavercreek City Council and owns a business in Beavercreek. He is active in organizations throughout Greene County and has worked tirelessly on behalf of taxpayers and families.

Obama admits, McCain is right!

Thanks Uncle Teddy...

The below article was published in the Dayton Daily News on September 19th.

Ohio's jobless rate highest since 1992

By William Hershey

Staff Writer

Friday, September 19, 2008

COLUMBUS — Ohio's unemployment rate increased to 7.4 percent in August, the highest state jobless rate since October of 1992, according to data released on Friday, Sept. 19, by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
The August unemployment rate was up slightly from 7.2 percent in July and more than a point higher than the 5.7 percent rate in August of 2007.
The U.S. jobless rate for August was 6.1 percent, up from 5.7 percent in July.
"Ohio's labor market continued to mirror the national trend by showing signs of decline in August," Helen Jones-Kelley, ODJFS directors, said in a press release. "Larger decreases in the goods-producing sectors resulted from continued losses in manufacturing and durable goods."
Overall, Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employed dropped by 3,700 over the month, from 5,410,500 in July to 5,406,800 in August.
The number of unemployed workers in the state in August was 445,000, up from 432,000 in July.
During the past 12 months, the number of unemployed has increased by 106,000, from 339,000.
The unemployment news comes against the backdrop of a gloomy national economy, declining state tax returns and a continuing state budget crisis that saw Gov. Ted Strickland announce $540 million in budget adjustments last week, including $198 million in spending cuts.

I wanted to bring this article to your attention because Gov. Ted Strickland made promise after promise in speech after speech in 2006 to "turn around Ohio" while campaigning. And now here we are being guided by the Strickland administration and the Jobless rate is the highest its been since 1992. Ironically the last time the rate was this high was under another Democrat Governor, Dick Celeste...quite possibly the original "Slick Willy". This article points out that month after month Ohio continues to lose jobs. It has gone up a full percentage point in one years time. And Ohio is ahead of the National average, in a category we do not want to be leading.

While local governments are working to bring jobs to Ohio Gov. Strickland continues to make it harder by imposing new restrictions and limitations on businesses wishing to locate in Ohio (ie Honda Plant choosing Indiana over Ohio). The only jobs Strickland seems to be concerned about creating are full time positions in Columbus and placing Republican leadership in them so they can't run for re-election of their respected districts. A brilliant and solely political move on his behalf as he works to take GOP leadership out and have them replaced by tax and spend liberals in the House. (Strickland has made it a personal priority to take back the House in Ohio)

So..."Thanks, but no Thanks" Uncle Teddy. Your leadership has left more people in Ohio without a job when you clearly promised to help people find and keep jobs.

Widener wins Endorsement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information: Michael Bir Campaign Manager (937) 369-1540

Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio Endorses Widener State's largest law enforcement organization feels Widener is the best choice in the 10th Senate Race. SPRINGFIELD, OH (09/16/2008) - The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio has announced its endorsement of Chris Widener, candidate for the Ohio State Senate. With more than 25,000 professional law enforcement members in Ohio, the FOP is the largest law enforcement organization in the state. "I am humbled by the support of Ohio's law enforcement community." said Widener. "As a State Rep, I have voted to impose tougher penalties on sex predators to keep them off the streets and away from our children. I have also worked with law enforcement to give them the means to deal with new threats like Internet predators. As your State Senator I will continue to arm law enforcement with the tools they need to keep our children safe." Widener continues to rack up broad based support and endorsements for his senate campaign including, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio Farm Bureau-"Friend of Agriculture," Ohio Nurses Association, Associated Builders and Contractors of Ohio, Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council, Buckeye Firearms Association, Ohio Society of CPA's, International Union of Operating Engineers, and the Ohio State Medical Association. Widener is a licensed architect and has owned his own firm for more than 18 years. Prior to starting his own business he was the first full-time Historic Preservation Officer at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and served as a civil service architect. Widener currently represents Madison County and portions of Clark and Greene Counties in his fourth term as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. As a legislator, he worked to cut personal income taxes by 21 percent, provided much needed prescription drug coverage for 1.4 million Ohio seniors without any additional costs to taxpayers and helped pass a state budget with the lowest growth in spending in nearly half a century.

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Perales wins Endorsement of Dayton Daily News!

This endorsement was published in the Dayton Daily News on Sept. 15th.

Mr. Perales was elected four years ago. A former Beavercreek mayor and city council member, he is entrenched in activities in both Greene and Montgomery counties. In addition to his position on the commission, he has a full-time job with the University of Dayton managing its campus master plan.

Mr. Perales talks knowledgeably about Greene County issues. He understands that, going forward, delivering affordable, plentiful water is an issue that the commission has to keep its eye on. The county's problems in this area are partly due to the housing boom that prevailed until lately; and then there's also the fact that water infrastructure has to continually be updated.

He also says that county government is not customer-friendly enough. He wants county employees to be more sensitive to the fact that navigating the bureaucracy can be frustrating for people who have urgent, as well as mundane, problems.

Mr. Perales' opponent is Cedarville University education professor Eddie K. Baumann. He has not run for office before and makes no complaints against Mr. Perales or about how the county is operated. He laughingly says his friends in conservative Greene County tell him that he probably will be the only Democrat they will ever vote for.

Mr. Baumann is earnest, but he doesn't have the background of community service that Mr. Perales has. That experience matters in government when part of the job is knowing people and being familiar with public issues that are hot in particular communities and in the wider region.