We all knew she would. She is a good soldier and will fall on the sword, The woman has no back bone., She even turns her back on her religion regarding the abortion issue.
She needs to be sent to pasture in November. She is a disgrace to NW Ohio and her office. In retirement she could spend time tutoring Baby Ben. He needs a lot of training.

On the bright side of this whole issue will be the states filing suits that will no doubt give rise to increasing state rights over the federal government.

"Capitalism: A Love Story"
The Video
http://vidreel.com/video/NTk2MjQ3/
On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece "Roger & Me," Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans. But this time the culprit is much bigger than General Motors, and the crime scene is far wider than Flint, Michigan.

So I'm watching ABC news and see a picture of Mousy Kaptur and the president. He's got his arm around her, and ABC News is calling her one of the undecideds. Her position on abortion is the sticking point for her and a number of democrats. She's used her membership in my parish for years as a reason to vote for her. The final version of the house bill has been posted. The abortion funding is still there. It's time for Marcy to do the right thing. Have you called her office? I have. You can join me or try to offset me, I don't care.

She was chided in the council meeting for spending money on decorating her office when Toledo has a 50 million deficit problem. Her response "Its in the budget".

One of the largest companies of it's kind in America, Blockbuster Video may file for bankruptcy. AREN'T THEY "TOO BIG TO FAIL"?

Blockbuster Says May File for Bankruptcy

By Joseph Woelfel 03/17/10 - 12:44 AM EDT 



DALLAS (TheStreet) -- Blockbuster(BBI), the video rental chain, said it could be forced to file for bankruptcy if cash flows don't improve and it's unable to restructure its debt.

Blockbuster's debt load has been reported to be as high as $1 billion.

Keep up the good work shop keepers. Lets get rid of these bums. The courts don't.

The president's top economic advisers took some heat today over jobs and the economy from both parties. At a House hearing, Republican Jerry Lewis of California charged, the administration is spending and taxing too much. And Democrat Marcy Kaptur of Ohio complained, the president's aides were out of touch, as unemployment in parts of Ohio tops 15 percent.

REP. MARCY KAPTUR, D-Ohio: We have more cities poor in this country than any other state now. Our food bank lines are growing longer. Twenty-five percent of our food banks and food shelters turned away people last year.

Travis Smiley Show
March 15, 2010
Tavis: Tonight, though, we kick off this week with - there he is - Michael Moore. The Oscar-willing filmmaker out with his DVD for "Capitalism: A Love Story." The new version features more than 80 minutes of extended and deleted scenes. Here now a look at "Capitalism: A Love Story."
[Clip]
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/201003/20100315_moore.html?v...

Tavis: Michael Moore joins us tonight from New York City. Michael, good to have you back, as always, sir.

In the words of the President Ronald Reagan, “Governments tend to not solve problems, only to rearrange them.”

This is especially true in the current state biennial budget, which fails to fix the deficit with structural improvements to the way Ohio does business and instead procrastinates Ohio’s true problem—skyrocketing spending and waste, as well as the unbearable tax rates that support it.

(TOLEDO, OH - March 12, 2010) – Prisoners who are being released back to Lucas County from state prisons are getting support that could help them remain law abiding and less likely to committing more crimes that could send them back behind bars.

Libertarian candidates came to the Maumee library last night 3/15. They have a full slate of candidates , even a primary runoff with 2 candidates for US Congress district 9 !
http://www.lpo.org/ Each candidate gave a short , personal talk about their life and the role of limited government. Brian Wilson talked at the beginning about the basics of Libertarianism. The candidates were available afterwards, it was refereshing to see common folk running for office who understand government's limited role .

"Plan B" to balance the budget would result in severe cuts to parks and public safety

The City of Toledo today issued 137.5 layoff notices in an effort to present a balanced budget come March 31st. The layoff measures would be in addition to other cuts and revenue enhancements that have been proposed for council approval, but not yet acted upon. The personnel cuts so far would result in the elimination of 125 police officers and 32.5 other non-essential general fund positions - some of which are currently vacant. Other notices are pending.

Please help!
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The Lucas County Board of Elections is looking for a few good people to work the polls during the Primary on Tuesday May 4, 2010 and at the November 2, 2010 General Election. The position of Poll Judge pays $120 and requires attendance at one paid training class. Anyone interested in helping the Election Process is asked to contact the Lucas County Board of Elections at (419) 213-2058.

Bob Latta's website now has mobile apps available for Blackberries, windows phones and iPhone/iPod touch.

It's pretty nifty having such an an app available on my iPod touch.
http://latta.house.gov/mobileapps/

(you have to be on your mobile device to download the app)

Now just waiting for Chris to release the swampbubbles app. Also waiting for Glass City Jungle app and Toledo Free Press app.

Also would be nice to see an app from dotoledo.org or some similar organization with information on Toledo events and restaurants and such.

Of course, I have no idea what it takes to develop such apps or how much it would cost, I'm just throwing this out there.

I decided its time to leave. I work out of town in Detroit because there are no decent paying jobs in Toledo. Mayor Bell is suggesting taxing me for this reason. I can't afford both Detroit and Toledo income tax. Police.Fire protection is going to be reduced and my insurance man said insurance rates in Toledo are going up. Two people over the weekend were shot trying to commit robberies no doubt because they need food and money. This environment is no place trying to raise 2 kids. I already pay for private schools because of the problems with TPS.

Latta spoke at a breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons. He said the country cannot afford current health care legislation. 'Medicare will be broke in 2017, Social Security is going broke ' he said. He said no big government program has ever come close to being within original budget projections.

‘Toyota Way’ Under Recall

Toyota’s ‘lean management’ and ‘just in time’ production model is the toast of business schools, but 8.5 million faulty cars have taken the bloom off the rose.
By Joseph B. Atkins
http://www.populist.com/10.5.atkins.html
A century ago, Frederick W. Taylor, the mechanical engineer whose book The Principles of Scientific Management influenced generations of business owners and managers, had this to say about American working people:

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Writers – Sun Mar 14, 7:50 pm ET
SAN DIEGO – The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened Sunday as the motorist's attorney dismissed a congressional memo that questions his client's version of events.

Part 1
Michael Lewis writes about a handful of Wall Street outsiders who realized the subprime mortgage business was a house of cards and found a way to bet against it. Steve Kroft reports.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/60_minutes/video/?pid=tmtM8hJqDNUynIT4vQmNg...
Part 2
Michael Lewis talks about the current situation on Wall Street, the large bonuses still being paid and his predictions for the future of the industry. Steve Kroft reports.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/60_minutes/video/?pid=BQuHL8OsUizEBb6rreSNN...