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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Commissioner warns state of ‘taxpayer led revolt’
Butler County Commissioner Donald Dixon is asking the state of Ohio to postpone this year’s property value appraisal or possibly face “a full-fledged taxpayer led revolt.”
In a Nov. 3 letter to Ohio Tax Commissioner Richard Levin, Dixon asked for a one-year extension to allow the county auditor to include 2008 sales in the appraisal.
What do you think? Do you agree with Dixon?
Here is the letter:
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What now for John Boehner?
So now that Democrats have wrested control of the U.S. House, Senate and the White House, what happens to Butler County’s own John Boehner, U.S. House minority leader and congressman from West Chester Twp.?
Will he be the scapegoat?
Boehner announced last week his intention of holding his party leadership post. And Butler County Commissioner Gregory Jolivette is working to mount a grassroots campaign to keep Boehner right where he is. Here is a letter from Jolivette to local Republicans:
But Boehner’s days are numbered, according to NPR political analyst Ken Rudin:
Minority Leader John Boehner and Whip Roy Blunt somehow managed to survive the loss of their majority in 2006 with their leadership posts intact; it’s hard to envision a repeat performance.
But not so fast, reports CNS News:
Sources on Capitol Hill told CNSNews.com that despite “widespread discontent” among rank-and-file Republicans, it is unlikely that House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) will even be challenged for his position in the new Congress.
What do you think?
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