The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has selected John Boccieri as one of ten targeted candidates for its new 
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.
