Your comment is a perfect example of the pot calling the kettle black. My sense is that you are one who votes for anyone with a "D" by his name. In the case of Brown, that would be an incompetant andf irresponsible representative who has spend us into oblivion and whose sole interest lies with government and union workers and the bottom feeders to lazy to take care of themselves. Now those aren't excuses loser, they are facts.

Last name is Thomas. No problem adding it to the profile. IM Wright, really? You're the one without the juevos to truly identify yourself, loser!

Your comment "as if Republicans don't lie with groups that work against the average Joe/Jane Citizen." Talk about a partisan diatribe!

$5 trillion in additional debt in four years, stimulus packages targeted towards welfare recipients and unions, the largest expansion of federal government in American history. All supported by Brown.

I can understand your anger given the butt wupping you loons took in 2010 and will soon be taking again. Get over it and recognize that you support a president that has the worst approval rating in history and that the progressive agenda is not what this country wants.

One question. Are you a minority, on government subsidies, a government sector employee or in a union as those are about the only people supporting the democrats days.

Say Goodnight IM Wrong, or whatever your real name is.

Wow, I can`t imagine --some one criticizing Sherrod Brown, Absolutely amazing.
I can understand how you must feel. At a loss for words. It`s like attacking Jesus Christ himself. What perfection, class, loyalty, etc.

If you`re happy with the way things are---certainly vote for him again. He`s only had 30 years to get `er done. So many things are undone, America is standing astride the drain---might as well give them another term to flush.

Are you taking about President Obama

To Guy Thomas: You Sir, are an absolute idiot. Have you ever heard of spell check? I digress. Have you ever taken a course on the language that I assume you would ardently argue is our country's "main language"? I would ask if you have ever taken a grammar course...but I don't want you to spend too much time trying to google "grammar".

i thought the same thing when i looked at that photo... white and old.

paxton is this the flip side of the coin http://nahright.com/news/2008/11/05/jay-z-history-radio-rip/

jean, not even the same coin-izzo.

Yes, white older individuals. Most likely the 50% who pay federal income taxes, own small business that provide employment opportunities and who put their lives on the line for their country. Their make-up is much different that the crowd I saw surrounding Obama here recently in Ohio; african-american with their hands out looking for him to give them a few bucks.

guy why agree with your first part, the second half of your comment sounds like it comes right from a clan meeting

Guy Thomas' comments all smack of racism and prejudice, so for me that invalidates any ridiculous comment he may come up with. I'm embarrassed for you, sir.

...and, of course, he started running for the US Senate within weeks of taking office as Ohio Treasurer, although he, possibly feeling the tiniest modicum of guilt about so quickly breaking his pledge to serve his term, didn't announce his run at the Senate until a year after it started. On the "good" people he put in the Treasurer's office, what about his pledge to take cronyism out of the office? I'm sure you've read about his buddies he put on the job. That doesn't give you pause for concern? This guy will give jobs to his buddies as he sells out the Middle Class. I find that extremely offensive.

Bobbi, I must take issue with your premise that Josh has "...done a terrific job of cleaning up the Treasurer's office." The implication there is the office was not functioning well prior to his taking the helm. That is just false.

Bobbi:
1) The Treasurer's office was not a mess when Mandel took it over.
2) He barely was in office in Lyndhurst when he volunteered for a non-combat tour of duty in Iraq. And his property tax cut plan (which turned out to be meager) hurt the city and schools.
3) As a State Rep he also wasn't present for half his term because he volunteered for a second tour (non combat) in Iraq.
4) Then as soon as he took office as Treasurer he announced his candidacy for the United State Senate.

He seems like an OK person but he is highly scripted and certainly doesn't have a record of accomplishment other than running for higher office.

thanks for clearing that up Steve Rosen who just posted last night
"I am not now, nor have I ever been a member of the Republican Party. I am proud to be a registered Democrat and the President of the Beachwood Woodmere Democratic Ward Club." your opinion biased is so noted

James Murphy, Yes, I am a proud Democrat. I posted my message last night as the Patch had me listed as a Republican and I wanted to ensure the error was made obvious. As far as my comment regarding the Treasurer's office, I invite you to produce any evidence Treasurer Mandel cleaned up anything in the office. The office was functioning fine. It is not a party line issue, it is a historical fact. You may have your own opinions, but you may not have your own facts.

Hi Bobbie - having just relocated to NE Ohio, I find the candidacy of Mandel laughable! I mean, do citizens of Ohio really believe this guy is QUALIFIED and EXPERIENCED to be a US Senator? Something must be in the water here if that is the case. I think the real question here is why would the Republican Party of Ohio even consider this guy to run for the US Senate? He obviously has limited experience in both the public and private sectors. Being in the Marines is honorable but is certainly not a qualification for the intelligence/knowledge/experience a US Senator must have. Did the Party think he is a "perfect candidate" because he will
lock-step in unison with whatever the Republican Party powers that be tell him to do/vote? I think this is more the reality of what is really behind a Josh Mandel candidacy, because if you vote for him for his experience and knowledge, it will be such a wasted vote! Honestly, the candidacy for the US Senate of Josh Mandel is a real embarrassment for the people of Ohio. He is such a limited and sad choice for such an office - shame on the Republican Party for pushing for his candidacy; and I think that Mandel accepted, especially at his young inexperienced age and after he made a public promise not to seek higher office during his term as treasurer, just confirms my belief he is not to be trusted, and is very ambitious, with limited insight into his own weaknesses.

Interesting that I had a comment here that has since been removed.

Patch Editors: Do you realize your "selective deletion" of posts is clearly being watched, monitored and tracked, as in what you decide to keep and what you decide to remove?

You're making yourself look like the true wannabe-"journalists" that you are.

You would be better arguing your point for Sherrod with some original thought than just regurgitating rhetoric from his campaign game plan. That already tired rhetoric from both sides has grown old already and it is only July.

Harry, Harry, Harry...do you not realize that everything I said is true and not part of any campaign? If you objecting to a campaign that is centered on truth, then mandel is the candidate for you. But if you're tired of the campaign, don't you have to be tired of the so-called "informational" attack ads being funded by Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS, the Koch brothers' Americans for Prosperity, the US Chamber of Commerce, and all the other right wing users who hide under the veil of anonymity? They've been at it for a year already. And then there's Mandel saying Sherrod Brown has outraised him in funding...another big lie. These Superpacs are not supposed to coordinate with candidates' campaigns, but do you believe that is anything but a monstrous lie in this case? You really need to read the book I cited...unless, of course, you're part of the 1%. But I doubt you would have signed your name here if that described you.

Robert Mihaly...my eyes go glassy when you start that kind of rambling. Keep it up and I just may have to vote for Mandel. Both campaigns are spewing that kind of nonsense. Stop the nonsense. We know that Sherrod is far left and Josh is far right. But there has to be better reasons to either re-elect or elect our next United States Senator. Show me which candidate is closer to the middle where most of America really resides.

If you're not at least sitting with a couple million in assets, and you vote for Josh Mandel, you're voting against yourself. He has nothing to offer the Middle Class aside from his talking points. Sherrod Brown, not afraid of being liberal, has worked to keep or bring back jobs, to fix the Agriculture Department's bias toward big agribusiness, and much much more. If you don't recognize when a politician is working for the public good, I'm sorry. Being in the middle means you really don't have anyone to vote for. That you would consider voting for a politician with no discernable record of accomplishment is unfortunate.

“Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.”
― Desmond Tutu

We're all on this rotating rock together.

'cause those other ones weren't black.

Paxton, you hit that nail right on the head...the unspoken truth that is only thinly veiled by Republican rhetoric!

@Bobbi - "He is purposely ruining the country that we love."

Come on...I am a Republican and even I don't believe that... This is why Liberals are angry because you make statements like that.
Please, Stick with the Facts!
Thanks!

"...purposely ruining the country..."?

You mean by cleaning up the financial mess that Dubya left for the country? You mean the mess that the Mad Tea Party has turned Congress into? You mean trying to end the two unfunded wars he inherited? You mean trying to craft bipartisan laws with a disloyal opposition that said from day one that all they wanted was to make Obama a one-term President? Or do you mean that a mixed race President doesn't look like you? Republicans have held the office of the President fro 1969-1976, 1981-1992, 2001-2008. Since 1979, our nation's productivity increased by more than 40%, but real income stayed flat for the Middle Class. Who really has been ruining our country? I think 28 years of Republican presidents since 1969 likely own more of the blame. The gridlock that Republicans created doesn't show much love of country.

Hi Bobbie - too bad those same conservatives didn't get active during the bush/cheney years: massive tax cuts for the most wealthiest that were to "trickle down" and generate jobs for us common folks = gee, where are those jobs? and bush deciding to fight TWO WARS, with no money to pay for those wars = gee, where are the victories there? gotta love the republicans and the party of always voting NO = deciding to get active when FINALLY someone tries to solve the massive problems facing this country today. but I guess, that is ruining the country if anyone tries to offer a solution, rather than the uniform Republican voices of NO!

"Wow - you liberals sure all sound angry all the time. "

Again, more stupidity from the partisan wingnut. When you don't like the FACTS that are tossed at your stupid backside, you have to pull out this line. Of course, there are plenty of RECENT examples of "angry right-wingers", too. In addition to the "moron right-wingers" such as yourself.

And please, spare us the "Conservative" act. That's the biggest joke going among the Republican Party. They wouldn't know what being conservative was if it was staring them in the face.

OMG, absolute rubbish! Where do you get your ideas? No one is "purposely ruining the country that we love." I laughed out loud when I read this.

Wrong. Many Conservatives became active after Obama was in office because his skin is black, not because they felt he was purposely ruining the country you/we love. Bush did a good job at ruining the country long before Obama took office, why aren't you going after him as well? Because his skin is white, perhaps?

The amount of hatred & derogatory remarks that have been directed at Barack & Michelle Obama, since entered the White House, is disgusting & shameful. Vile filthy remarks that would never be said about a white president & white first lady, even if they brought the country to a standstill.

It also proves that a great many Americans, probably you included, never moved past the days of slavery.

Jay save your race baiting, remember Herman Cain, he was ahead in most of the polls until the democrats and their media lynched him (he drops out and POOF no more story)

James, EVERYONE running for the Republican nominee was ahead at one point in time. Which speaks volumes in of itself.

all of things you list, bobbi, are MAKING this country a better place to live. interesting that all of the things you list are minority issues (gays, hispanics) - you're bigotry shows.

Bobbi, tell us how money was being wasted in the Ohio Treasurer's office before Mandel got there. I am probably not voting in this Senate race because both sides make me so sick with their nonsensical rhetoric. Tell us what you are going to do for the American people instead of spewing political ideology. I don't care that Josh was a Marine. That doesn't qualify someone with such a light resume to be a United States Senator. Prove to me that Sherrod Brown isn't an extreme liberal in centrist's clothing. Then I might change my mind and vote for one of them.

I personally do not support the Defense of Marriage Act. In any event, according to Wikipedia
The Obama administration announced in 2011 that it had determined that section 3 was unconstitutional and, though it would continue to enforce the law, it would no longer defend it in court.
Further, Section 3 of the DOMA has been found unconstitutional in a California bankruptcy case, a California class action suit on the part of public employees, several federal district court judges in three circuit court jurisdictions, and by a unanimous United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit three-judge panel.
Finally, just two days ago, Edie Windsor, 83, sent a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her case against the Defense of Marriage Act.

To me, marriage is a public statement of your commitment to someone else and should be available to all adults independent of sexual orientation.

HI Bobbi - totally agree with you about a lot of our tax dollars being wasted. Whoever gets elected - Mandel or Brown - aren't you excited that maybe one of them will finally begin investigating where all our tax money went/was wasted under bush/cheney era and especially the Halliburton gang in Iraq? I am sure the 8 years under bush/cheney and the whole Iraq debacle if properly investigated would reveal BILLIONS were wasted. We could really use those billions that were wasted in Iraq now to help fund health care access in this country today! Don't you agree?

HI Sam - of course what you state is basic civics 101. If you read the comments based thoughtfully here, most focus on Mandel's lack of credible experience, his very limited knowledge outside the realm of Ohio, and an aggressive ambitious political/power streak combined with his now broken promise to not finish his term as Treasurer. All these "traits" cannot be denied.
It is not a waste of time when a candidate is being offered to the citizens of Ohio by a national political party as someone who is experienced, competent, and honest.
In fact, it seems to be quite the opposite. Yes, Mandel can run for any office he wants, but to get to the point of running for US Senate requires an awful lot of money and power broking/manueavering for someone as young, inexperienced and obviously so career eager as Mandel. That seems to confirm Mandel has a lack of insight into his own qualifications or lack of, he doesn't walk to put time in to earn his career/political dues, and the powers that be in the Republican Party have finally found their Ohio YES man! Scary choice for the citizens of Ohio!

HI CC - the name is Ian - got that, IAN - King. Maybe you thought I was wrong Iowa?
(please google Ian to find its well researched Scottish background. or is Ian somehow mysterious and too "foreign sounding" for you! LOL)

Exactly how is Senator Brown part of the problem? Enlighten me and please do so with cited facts and not personal opinions or GOP talking points.

No talking points here... America needs a NEW generation of leaders! Is Mandel the answer? Who really knows. But one thing WE all know is America is heading in the WRONG direction... something has to change and in my opinion it starts with voter encated term limits!!! VOTE'EM ALL OUT!!!!

HI Adam, right you are, but please look at the stats about the future of Ohio. Having relocated here for a job recently (health care is one of the few growth industries in Ohio), it was very depressing to see that more young people are leaving this state than moving in. And one of the huge reasons this state is on a decline is that it is now nationally perceived as being relatively intolerant, biased, conservative/right wing religious dominated, and not forward thinking. With the passage of the Ohio Health Care Amendment, the backward thinking citizens of Ohio were able to continue this impression nationally that Ohio is now not a progressive/21st century state but one that is clearly repressive and focused on wanting to have government control people's lives/choices than on government trying to solve the multiple of problems that Ohio faces. Sorry folks on this blog, but just quoting the facts from the recent 2010 census: Cleveland lost 17% of its population; Cincinnati, Toledo, Youngstown, Dayton and Akron all suffered huge population declines. Ohio lost two US House seats. The downward decline will continue and combined now with a regressive govenmental environment, increasing older population who are retired, and famously harsh winter and short humid summers, who under 35 would want to move here? Yet these are the folks who have incomes and pay taxes! So I guess Adam, Ohio will reap what it so foolishly has sowed!

Hi Adam, hope you have a chance to read a couple books that help to explain the direction this country has already moved to - except here in Ohio! -
Richard Florida's BEYOND MASS PRODUCTION and also by Florida THE RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS. There are many reasons innovative 21st century businesses and those who want to work in them are having great success in places like Chicago, NYC, SF, LA, Seattle, Austin, Denver, Madison. With close to 25% of all working Americans - over 40 million - now employed in these 21st businesses
if Ohio is to survive as an economic state, it has to start to think 21st century and not 20th century. And a lot of that thinking will be in direct contrast to what the state leadership now advocating/legislating, such as the ridiculous out of step Ohio Health Care Amendment. Ohio needs to advocate for innovation, tolerance, technology in the new workplace or face total economic disaster.

instead of FOX & RUSH, we should switch to Huffpo and MSNBC, right?

that'd be a good start.

media bias only goes one way in your mind. I already knew that, just wanted you to admit to that.

This is why I REFUSE to be a member of a political party...

We can only 'Hope' Bobbi...

they are certainly partisan - but they are also quite accurate.

Just check out the ratings...

He's been in Congress since 1993... It's time!

Hi Adam, please don't confuse quantity with quality...............Brown has an impressive record whether you like it or not. He has been productive during his years of service. So please don't associate experience with lack of quality - in the case of Brown, it is just not true. Believe the facts pleaaaase!

Hi Jim, I disagree. The Protect IP Act was one of the only bipartisan supported bills of recent note. Conservative groups such as the US Chamber of Commerce, came together with Progressive groups such as the AFL-CIO to support copyright/intellectual property right and to shut down rogue sites. A lot of misinformation was out there about this bill and how it would limit noble causes such as freedom of speech, but that just was not true. If you read the legislation there is nothing in there about limiting freedom of speech or censorship. If anything, the bill was too vague and should have been more specific. However, something needs to be done about copyright protection on the net as a lot of disinformation/ false facts/piracy are epidemic on the net today. A recent study indicated that over 50% of so called "facts" posted on the net are just not true facts. One of the goals of this bill was to at least gain some control of one's own intellectual property and copyright. Isn't that what American business practice/policy is all about - protecting one's own property against falsehoods/misuse/ and plagarisms?

CLEARLY, I was talking about Civil Liberties and Civil Rights violations... NOT the financial industry. Nice diversion! Stay on topic lol

Hi Adam - your kinda Tea Party analysis/slogan that "less government = more freedom" has been proven for several decades now to be just a bit too simplistic for life in America in the 21st century - wouldn't you agree?

Hi Adam, I do luv how you take my written comments/thoughts out of context! Perhaps purposeful selectivity to make your own weak points stand out more???
My point/comment was that the Tea Party represents the most simplistic approach to solving very complex problems today in USA. The operational systems/policies of Fannie and Freddie Mac are of course, linked to banking and the mortgage industries. I guess the complexities of it all may be a bit too much for those Tea Party/Fox News devotees out there! LOL

So Fannie and Freddie aren't government sponsored entities?

Hi L. Frazier - I think you lost something in the interpretation.
it should be: too ambitious Mandel and very retro Romney represent your voting for Tax Bias Socialism for the Rich, while
Pres. Obama and Senator Brown represent your voting for an America that is Tax Fairness for everyone else!

Was the Granai airstrike un-American?