Ohio, which many economists and housing experts deem as the housing bubble collapse capital, has been dealing with a horrific economic crisis well before the country as a whole entered the great recession.  And with hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs that have left the State of Ohio, so has the employer based health insurance many Ohioans once enjoyed.  So it is surprising that an Ohio Republican Representative in Congress would work so hard to block legislation that would help his constituents.  And I’m talking about Rep. John Boehner.

The debate about health care reform has escalated into a mudslinging match between Republicans and Democrats.  Republicans, eager to represent their corporate campaign donors, have used fear tactics and propaganda to further their message.  It’s time for all this nonsense to stop.  Republicans have crossed the line in promoting fear and illusion.  Republicans offer no plan to fix health care for Americans, but instead offer promises of economic collapse and widespread anarchy. Read the rest of this entry »

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