TurnAround Ohio in Full Effect
- Filed under: Strickland
- Date: Jan 21,2008
Story: Ohio's unemployment rate was up slightly compared to the same month in 2006, from 5.6 to 6 percent for the month. The largest employment increases were recorded in Texas (+18,600), California (+15,500), Washington (+10,700), and Virginia (+10,200). The largest employment decreases were in Kansas (-6,200), South Carolina (-5,800), Ohio (-3,900) and Indiana (-3,100).
Boy, that Ted Strickland sure is on top of things. While he is busy bragging to reporters about how he moved the governor's office and being more receptive to the other party, Ohio lost more jobs than every state but two others. His sidekick Lee Fisher doesn't seem to be doing a very good job running the state Department of Development. Maybe he should confine his activities to cutting ribbons at new grocery stores or whatever it is the Lt. Governor in Ohio used to do.
When does the shine start to wear off this teflon adminstration? They have been in office for a year now. The economy is the #1 job of a governor. On that account, along with many others, Ted Strickland and his team have had a dismal first year.
One Response for "TurnAround Ohio in Full Effect"
I will have to admit that Ohio seems to be in terrible shape. Stores/areas are closing all the time and I don't really see any sort of turnaround in site. I don't think a new Walmart in Cleveland is going to turn the tides. Just look at Rolling Acres (akron), Tower City (downtown Cleveland), Randall Park, Downtown Akron, Highland Square, etc. Everything that tries to get fixed and built up eventually closes down and falls apart. What is going to be the next mall/shopping center to be closed or have people lose interest in it??? This happens because the area is lacking JOBS. We need someone to come in here and create some good jobs.
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