A recent NY Times article noted that Republicans promised to end “fiscal recklessness,” yet they have been tremendously free-wheeling in creating yet more debt with, say, a new spending deal “…that would blow through the caps imposed by the 2011 … Continue reading →
Traveled some on the back roads of Ohio this last week… I stopped at the National American Bicycle Museum in New Bremen, Ohio. [Our platform calls for a shift to much more bicycling and walking in America.] While stumping in … Continue reading →
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of 2008, essentially, nationalized the banks, because the $700 billion infusion from the federal government came with strings attached. The initial intent of this was to purchase toxic assets and equity from financial institutions … Continue reading →
We have stayed in Carrabelle, Florida (pop. 2,778) the past week, continuing to campaign (while also working on a new website). We believe if we don’t carry Carrabelle, we won’t carry the country. And yes, we continue to … Continue reading →
Catching up on the last few weeks… During an Ada Village Council meeting I covered recently, it was noted that Ada was just listed as the “79th safest town in America” by an organization called “Safe-wise,” which tracks centralized crime … Continue reading →
The other night, I attended a Public Hearing on a new budget for fiscal 2021 for a small town in the area. The overall amount the village has to work with is $6.9 million. (There’s a population of about 4,000 … Continue reading →
Did some more traveling on Ohio’s back roads last weekend… In Lisbon, Ohio, I stumped at the Steel Car Trolley Diner. I also noticed the menu featured a Cleveland Browns Burger, as it featured a Ben Rothils’burger’ (Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback). … Continue reading →
The national debt is now $13.7 trillion. The interest on it is approximately $387 billion, a day. The package that was just tentatively approved in D.C. will cost about $900 billion more over the next two years … Continue reading →
We launched our Common Wealth Tour through Virginia… We arrived at a city park in Woodstock (no relation to the Woodstock), Virginia, just before sunset. A local kids soccer team, “The Tigers,” was practicing. … Continue reading →
We’re still in Cleveland for a pit stop. Tonight I took our kids up to play some football in a league at a neighborhood Rec. Center. When we arrived, there were four police cars and an ambulance in … Continue reading →