tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post693224892982617336..comments2024-01-18T05:45:59.595-05:00Comments on The Daily Bellwether: Ken Blackwell's Great Ohio Pork Hunt: Turns Out It Looks Like A Political Snipe HuntAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-23323590148195402942007-08-19T13:22:00.000-04:002007-08-19T13:22:00.000-04:00Hi Joseph --Maybe. But any budget that passed wou...Hi Joseph --<BR/><BR/>Maybe. But any budget that passed would have to have GOP support. Republicans have the majority in both legislative chambers in Ohio.<BR/><BR/>I just think it was probably a publicity stunt. Blackwell, by the way, I see is now arguing that hedge funds are great for the economy and should be spared from taxation. A fair argument to make as far as it goes . . . but he did not mention that hedge funds could have some serious role in the shaky stock market because of their holdings in suspect paper. He does not mention the possibility of excess or risk. Blackwell is a decent fellow, but his shortcoming as a politician, I think, is his stridency. And what too often seems to be his lack of any kind of original critical thinking -- he parrots rather than generating his own thoughts. The Jesuits at Xavier certainly must have taught him how to think; wish he would do more of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712163977315292252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37877540.post-25439048607489426872007-08-19T12:23:00.000-04:002007-08-19T12:23:00.000-04:00Or maybe it's because the budget passed unanimousl...Or maybe it's because the budget passed unanimously? i.e. all the Republicans voted for it too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com