Strickland opens up Double-Digit lead on Blackwell!

Congressman Ted Strickland (D, OH-6) has opened a 12 point lead on Ken Blackwell in the race for Ohio Governor. Strickland leads Blackwell 47-35 according to the latest Rasmussen poll.

That just shows what we've known all along, Ohio voters are not stupid. We know that Blackwell has been part of Bob Taft's mess in Columbus for too long. Blackwell can try all he wants to distance himself from Taft, but it won't fool us. We also know Democrats like Ted Strickland have the ideas, the momentum, and the integrity needed to bring Ohio back. Go Ted!

Dick Cheney Shot me in the Face and all I got was this Lousy T-Shirt

We're taking pre-orders for our limited edition "Dick Cheney Shot me in the Face and all I got was this Lousy T-Shirt" t-shirts. Email your name, phone number, and shirt size to ucdems@gmail.com and we'll call you with a price once we've know how big the order is going to be.

-Erich

THIS IS NOT THE NEW WEBSITE...

THE NEW WEBSITE SHOULD BE UP SOON!!! GODADDY.COM IS TAKING A WHILE FOR THE DOMAIN FORWARD TRANSFER CHANGE.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NEW WEBSITE IT IS AVAILABLE HERE:
http://ucdemocrats.zoomshare.com

Website Updates Coming Soon...

Now that Erich has finally made me an administrator, we will have a website up soon!!! We will start out with 4 pages plus continue the blog. The pages will include a Home Page with News, an Officer Page with bio's, etc., a Calendar of Events Page to keep us updated, and a Picture Gallery. Hopefully we can effectively use our presence on the web to build a stronger group with greater involvement. The Blog will continue, but will be used mostly for posting meeting minutes. Thanks to all.

Save the Library

Governor Taft's new budget includes 21% tax cuts for his wealthy contributors at the expense of the Library and Local Government Support Fund. Please go to the library's web site for information about how you can help send a message to Ohio lawmakers about what Ohioans really value. Taft's cuts will result in funding cuts for local police and fire, as well as cuts for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. UC students use the public libraries in Corryville and Clifton all the time to save money on books required for classes, get DVDs for the weekend, and like me, fill up their computers and ipods with free music. Please support your local library today by clicking here.

Mayoral Debate Tonight

The three announced candidates for Mayor of Cincinnati--State Senator Mark Mallory, Vice-Mayor Alicia Reece, and Council Member David Pepper--will answer your questions tonight and debate the issues affecting the city of Cincinnati.

Join the Democratic Forum at 7 PM at the 20th Century Theater in Oakley Square. The address is 3021 Madison Rd, and parking is limited, so get there early.

The assault on campus politics

Ever since the 1960s, the "Neo-Con Death Cult" as Air America's Morning Sedition team likes to call them, has decried institutions of higher education as a hive of liberal sedition. As a result, the "Right" has poured millions of dollars into groups like the College Republicans, trying to buy the hearts and minds of young people. Now, they are taking things too far here in Ohio with the so-called Academic Bill of Rights. In the form of Ohio Senate Bill 24, the confusingly named Academic Bill of Rights would prohibit university professors from engaging students in any type of controversial conversation. The bill is vague for a very good reason. The word controversial is intended to keep professors on their feet. Biology teachers won't want to touch evolution for fear of being labeled. The same applies to historians teaching about the history of Islam, or theologians trying to define the word martyr. The bill's sponsor Larry Mumford introduced it with some harsh words, and ridiculous, fabricated statistics that do not warrent being repeated here. Suffice it to say, this guy is stuck in the 1950s, and would be a nice friend of Joe McCarthy.

Read more about this truly stupid bill and what you can do at the ACLU of Ohio's website.

Franken for the Senate!

The AP is reporting that Minnesota Senator Mark Dayton (D) will not run for reelection in 2006. Air America radio personality Al Franken (who can be heard from 12-3 on 1530 WCKY) commented in the past that he would consider a run in 2008 against Norm Coleman (R, Minn) for the late, great Senator Paul Wellstone's seat. Wellstone and Franken were friends, and there may be personal reasons Franken would want to run for Wellstone's old seat, in particular. But wouldn't it make a lot of sense, if this is something he wants to do anyway, for Al to run for the seat of a Democrat who is retiring?

Anyway, I'd love to see him in the Senate, so let me be among the first to say "Run Al, Run!"