John Boehner: the second of 12 kids from Ohio who is Barack Obama's elitist target

Telegraph.co.uk

...Mr Boehner's life story is the type of classic up-by-the-bootstraps tale of the American Dream that can put a tear in a voter's eye. As his story becomes better known, the Democrats could even be drawing favourable attention upon him. ...

Yep, sure sounds like the story of an "elitist" to me (that's sarcasm for those of you on the left).

Christine O'Donnell hits the stage at Values Voter Summit

David Catanese - POLITICO.com

Delaware GOP Senate candidate and tea party sensation Christine O'Donnell torched "ruling-class elites" and their "anti-Americanism," in her debut on the national stage Friday, encouraging the room of conservatives to lead a constitutional comeback in this year's midterm election. ...

I said it once and I'll say it again, I am CONSERVATIVE first and foremost, I am Republican second and only as long as they give me a reason to be. If I could register as a Conservative, I most certainly would.

School House Rocks - Tyrannosaurus Debt

Nancy Pelosi, Wicked Witch of the West

This is too funny! I would absolutely love to see him knock the witch off!

Comment / Analysis - America: Divided they stand

FT.com

At a June event in Ohio to highlight job creation, President Barack Obama proclaimed that America was in the midst of a “recovery summer”. Although it arguably elevated hope above experience, the phrase caught on among Democrats. Mr Obama was referring to the economy and the employment market. But three disappointing jobs reports later, it is the Republicans who have staged the dramatic recovery. ...

Republicans better understand that the people are not telling them we like you better. They are telling them we're going to give you the chance to govern properly. I'll, for one, will take every opportunity to let them know that I'm not a Republican first, I'm CONSERVATIVE first and Republican a distant 2nd.

Ummmmmm....

Ohio: Bush 50, Obama 42

From Tom Jensen at Public Policy Polling on Tuesday: “We’ll start rolling out our Ohio poll results tomorrow but there’s one finding on the poll that pretty much sums it up: by a 50-42 margin voters there say they’d rather have George W. Bush in the White House right now than Barack Obama.”...

The Lantern

Ohio State, Michigan to be in separate divisions, rivalry will still conclude regular season

Ohio State and Michigan will split into separate divisions - but will still play each other in the final week of the regular season...

Kind of like splitting the baby. Glad The Game is still the last game, but don't like them being in different divisions.