The time has come to begin collecting signatures to ensure that I am on the ballot this fall. I plan on using this opportunity to pass out some information about my campaign and the Libertarian Party in general. The more people that we have the more ground we can cover, so if anyone is looking for a way to get involved feel free to come by and lend a hand. We are going to be making rounds on February 6 and 7. On Saturday the 6th we'll be meeting at 10am and going until about 2 or 3pm and on Sunday the 7th we'll be meeting at 1pm and will wrap up around 5 or 6pm. If you are interested in volunteering, email me and I'll let you know where to meet. I look forward to seeing you then!

The City of Columbus has announced that if the upcoming tax levy isn't passed they will be forced to lay-off a significant number of Columbus Police Officers. Anyone should have seen this coming when they hired the new class of recruits using stimulus money! The city used a short term pool of money to initiate a long term investment that requires upkeep. Of course they're going to need money to keep that going!

Even outside of Columbus threatening laying off police officers has been gaining popularity since the local governments know that people will fear for their well-being and feel that they must pass the levies. The fact of the matter is that there are many other area in which cuts could and, by all rights, should be made but the governments choose to cut the police force in order to ensure that they will get the money they ask for.

First a little back story:

When the TARP first passed money was given out to businesses in the financial sector according to how much the business said that it needed in order to bring itself back from the brink of ruin. That really didn't seem to help the overall economy that much and shortly thereafter President Obama was on Jay Leno's show discussing the need for another round of money to be sent to the businesses that were still having trouble. Then there came the "Bonus Scandal" and what came out of that was a decision to change the rules so that things would be clearer in the future.

So, after passing the $700 billion bailout there is now an $800 billion "Stimulus Package" in the works. How much is the $800 billion package going to cost? ...$2 trillion. Looks like the government can't help but bloat everything that comes their way! Let's take a look at the types of things this bill is meant to stimulate.

One week ago today President Barack Obama was inaugurated and I have to admit that I am surprised about what he has done so far. Sometimes in a good way, which is surprising in itself! Here are some of the highlights from this new administrations and my take on them.

Columbus, Ohio - The Libertarian Party of Ohio (LPO) has been advised by the Secretary of State (SoS) that they have achieved Ballot Access through the 2010 election. The SoS has determined that the LPO is now considered a minor party and will have the rights of other minor political parties in Ohio. The name "Libertarian" will be used on ballots. In the coming weeks the SoS will be issuing a Directive or Advisory to all Board of Elections in Ohio concerning the recent changes in status.

With the launch of this website I am announcing my intentions to run for State Representative for Ohio's 23rd District in 2010. I will be using this website as a means of distributing information and as a blog to detail my campaign and thoughts on Libertarian issues.