Lock Them Up and Throw Away the Key
April 23, 2008
Pedophilia is probably the worst crime that I can think of. In Columbus, Judge John A. Connor seems to have toughened up a bit after a public outrage following a ruling in which he was very lenient to the pedophile. According to the Dispatch:
In December 2005, Connor sentenced Andrew S. Selva to five years of probation, including a year on house arrest, on the condition that he receive treatment. Selva was indicted on 20 counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition; he pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery.
This time Connor has sentenced a pedophile to 87 months in prison. STILL NOT LONG ENOUGH! It’s time to get tough on this crime and forget about the rehabilitation. Some people do not deserve to be rehabilitated and placed back into the public. It reminds me of the Scarlet Letter…maybe not such a bad idea for these monsters.
Obama Can’t Close the Deal
April 23, 2008
Its been a while since Barack Obama has one a major primary election. Its true that he is ahead in the delegate count and the popular vote count, but let’s take a look at the individual races themselves. Obama has done very well in winning small states that typically vote republican. In contrast, Senator Hillary Clinton has won every major state throughout this contest. She wins state after state in these important battleground states.
The traditional democratic voter supports Clinton. Obama has done very well at getting younger voters to register and get involved in the political process and he should be commended for that. But we must look at historical trends and data to know that many times this group does not vote and cannot be counted on to deliver the democrats the win that they so desperately crave in November.
Clinton can continue to make a strong case to the superdelegates and she has all of the facts to back it up!
Wasting Columbus Taxpayer Money
April 23, 2008
Mayor Michael Coleman of Columbus, Ohio is determined, some might say borderline obsessed, with his proposal to have streetcars in downtown Columbus. Today’s Dispatch has a short article exposing the amount of money that Mayor Coleman plans on spending to implement this plan.
Coleman wants to spend close to $37 million per mile for this project. For 2.9 miles, he is asking for $103 million. Isn’t this a colossal waste of our money? We have so many problems in the great city of Columbus that could benefit from that massive amount of taxpayer money.
The Columbus City Council will hold it’s first public meeting on this topic this coming Monday. I urge you to attend this meeting and tell them what a huge waste of resources this will be. Tell your neighbors, call your city council person, and just tell everyone that will listen that Columbus taxpayers deserve more than to have Mayor Coleman shove this down the throats of city residents.
Does the city of Columbus need to do things to revitalize downtown? You bet! Does it need to spend such a massive amount of money on something that won’t be very popular? Absolutely not! Personally, I would never drive downtown to take a 2.9 mile ride on a trolley. Give me a break!
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