Friday, February 29, 2008

The Presidential Election

The Ohio blogosphere has been abuzz with the relative merits of Hillary ("Brass Knuckles") Clinton vs. Barack ("The Audacity of Inexperience") Obama. Matt Cember expressed our opinion a few weeks ago. Seems to us that the only sensible stand for a secessionist is to let the unionists crown their Emperor, uh, President. I would, however, encourage all Ohioans to vote on Tuesday, March 4, for all of the other offices and issues on the ballot.

Pressing family business has prevented me from updating The Ohio Republic in the last week, and is likely to keep me off for another week or two; but please be assured (as the Gubernator once said), "I'll be back!"

4 comments:

MadeInOhio said...

Just came upon your blog. Am glad to see Buckeyes are at least discussing this topic. For those who question Ohio's economic viability as a sovereign state, consider our circumstances were we not illegally taxed and regulatorily pillaged by the outlaw regime in Washington.

Harold Thomas said...

Welcome to The Ohio Republc! Feel free to comment or e-mail us anytime!

Matthew Cember said...

Absolutely! Our current economic woes are very much the result of the Federal Reserve System. The moral of the story: if you let the Fed pay your mortgage, don't be surprised when they act like they own your house!!!

Harold Thomas said...

Madeinohio and Matt:
An interesting historical note is that Ohio, at least until 1913, resisted the creation of a central bank; most notably in 1820 when State Auditor Ralph Osborn tried to levy a $100,000 tax on the Bank of the United States in an effort to drive it out of the State.
A better policy for an independent Ohio is to put the (preferably silver-backed) currency under the Treasurer of State; thus making an elected official accountable for monetary policy.