By Hello

June 10, 2010 6:05 PM | Link to this

Once again, can anybody answer the question? I don’t have any bright ideas, but do believe nobody was looking for a weather report, or nasty opinions about Dayton. What was the question? Oh yea, about fixing OHIO…start at the top and work down or visa versa.

By tired of it.

June 10, 2010 5:52 PM | Link to this

kasich should move to another state. if he doesnt live here he cant mess things up anymore then they are. george w. bush put to wars on our credit card. republicans are part of the problem not the solution.i live with in my means goverment should as well.

By dawgno19

June 10, 2010 5:26 PM | Link to this

Get rid of welfare for drug dealers and lazy people who are able, but do not want to work. They are a drain on the economy. Make drug testing mandatory to receive welfare. If you test positive, you lose your benefits!!! Welfare reform is WAY overdue!

By The Moderator

June 10, 2010 5:00 PM | Link to this

This is proof Kasich has no idea what do to or bring jobs to Ohio. Never heard a postive plan from Kasich or his supporters. Just light weight ideology of tax cuts for the wealthly that don’t need them and deregulation for corporations so they can pollute more, kill and maim workers and rip off the middle class with usury interest rates so grandma gets foreclosed on from home improvement loans, sky high bank fees and pay day lenders. Republicans are never proactive to protect the middle class. But Republicans are quick to protect the health insurance corporations profits.

By Give me a break

June 10, 2010 4:01 PM | Link to this

Eric, stop whining you arrogant spoiled little brat. Underage drinking IS SERIOUS. Alcohol is a dangerous DRUG. Grow up, loser.

By Eric

June 10, 2010 3:22 PM | Link to this

Arrest the criminals and that would be a good start but till you do that Ohio will continue to go down hill, in the Dayton area they let the real criminals go and arrest the white teenagers and try to give them 6 months in jail for a basic underage drinking dont quite seem fair to me I got robbed at gunpoint and 3 was black teenagers that go no time in jail and 1 of age black male that served about 30 days if that and was back out on the streets but yet my cousin got a underage drinking and judge told her if she didnt get a lawyer and pled guilty she would have to do 6 months in jail for her first offense and never been in trouble in her life

By Boehnerisms

June 10, 2010 3:07 PM | Link to this

Millionaire Boehner wants to bail out BP at the taxpayers expense! Millionaire Kasich is straight from one of Wall Street’s shadiest investment firms. It is hard to tell which of them will make the better Corporate Lobbyist when they leave politics, which is hopefully in November.

By djc

June 10, 2010 3:03 PM | Link to this

Promote Nuclear Power in Ohio. Build two more plants. One on Lake Erie and one the Ohio River. Make energy dirt cheap in Ohio. Make it the cheapest in the nation. Manufacturing will then flock back.

By Windy

June 10, 2010 2:59 PM | Link to this

Leslie! All I can say is “DUH”! Ohio does get wind in the hurricane level many time during the year! Get out from behind your computer and experience the REAL OHIO that is outdoors.

By Mr. A

June 10, 2010 2:53 PM | Link to this

Now tell me when if ever will Ohio experience a hurricane?<< Hurricane Ike, in September 2008, left me without power for 5 days and resulted in the replacing of my house roof and a new hood for my car.

By mike

June 10, 2010 2:51 PM | Link to this

If you need ideas from the public, then you should not be running for governor. We elect governors who have ideas to create jobs.

By Hot Urban Renewal

June 10, 2010 2:36 PM | Link to this

I suggest using the tactics that your #1 original terrorist son did, in dealing with Atlanta in 1865. Dayton needs/deserves/wants “hot urban renewal”…burn the place down and start over. You don’t care about your past, present, or future…so why is everyone concerned?

By Dave

June 10, 2010 2:18 PM | Link to this

Leslie, a hurricane starts at 74 mph. We get tornadoes and straight-line winds well above that. Should they generate new wind standards just for Ohio, or just say hurricane wind standards?

By tharkhold

June 10, 2010 2:06 PM | Link to this

how about saying “no” to unwanted government waste and corruption? how about saying “no” to projects that will be never ending money pits that suck our state budget dry (train). how about finding a way to hobble the unions that have driven all the jobs out of the state. how about doing something so the tax payer gets to keep some of his money to spend as he sees fit as opposed to the government taking as much as it can and wasting it. just a few little ideas.

By null and void

June 10, 2010 1:56 PM | Link to this

Finally a repub that can admit he has NO IDEAS.

By Max

June 10, 2010 1:25 PM | Link to this

Regulations are good when they allow an equal playing field (i.e. anti-trust) and protect the WHOLE public interest (i.e. state insurance commissioners). As we have seen in the BP oil spill and the Goldman Sachs mess even when regulations are in place if they are not enforced or corrupted, people get hurt. I believe that isn’t the regulations’ fault but those employed to enforce them. the FAA and NTSB are two regulatory agencies with good track records; it’s tough to hide a plane crash though……

By Max

June 10, 2010 1:14 PM | Link to this

Ok, I checked the various links of Kasich……his frontline is ‘Jobs.’ Again, jobs that are no longeer here are easy to address in the abstract. We have ‘above water’ homes and commercial property in danger of foreclosure which means less revenue. Round one I give to Strickland.

By Ike

June 10, 2010 1:09 PM | Link to this

Regulations are a mess, but I seem to remember a little windstorm not too long back that caused a major headache for weeks here in Dayton and cost millions, if not billions of dollars once all was said and done.

By Leslie

June 10, 2010 1:03 PM | Link to this

Republicans want no regulations is a propaganda lie from the democrats. Republicans do believe in regulations, but not intrusive stupid regulations. In Ohio part of the permit process to get a sign to install on your building is that it has to meet hurricane wind standards. Now tell me when if ever will Ohio experience a hurricane? Is this really regulation we need in Ohio?

By Max

June 10, 2010 12:47 PM | Link to this

Well, I was wondering when Kasich was going on the offensive…..LOL. Let the games begin. His website will undoubtedly be heavy with the GOP choir and few Tea Party people. As an Independent I am seeing Kasich holding party lines concerning deregulation which may not be what Ohio needs in the short term especially when it comes to banking. Banking and foreclosures are at the top of the issue pyramid and I see neither candidate offering positions as it pertains to Ohio. While Strickland has a legacy of red ink and Kasich has Lehman banking ‘experience,’both know which one comes up with a solution will probably be the next governor. Right now it looks as though both are looking at each to see who blinks first.