Cleveland Plain Dealer Pushing Corrupt GOP hack

[OzarkDem]

for the OH-13 Congressional seat of Sherrod Brown (Brown is now running for US Senate against GOP hack Mike DeWine).

Pee Dee, who has lead most of Ohio's print news media in helping corrupt Repubicans take control of all 3 branches of government in Ohio, is now trying to push a corrupt GOP mayor to take over Brown's seat.

I was wondering where they were going in covering this race, they've been bashing every single Dem candidate running so far. Today, they showed their true colors by running a puff piece on another GOP crook. Keep in mind, the RNC has pledged MILLIONS to convert this Dem congressional seat to R. They're even planning to bring McCain and Schwarzenegger in to help campaign and raise money...

http://www.cleveland.com/summit/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/summit/1145176778144580.xml&coll=2

But getting elected won't be easy for Foltin, who faced major problems before he decided to run for the U.S. House.

First elected mayor in 1999, he has had several minor brushes with scandal or controversy. In 2001, the Ohio Ethics Commission reprimanded him for giving a business associate a city job. In 2003, a tape of a racy telephone call that was apparently between Foltin and a female police dispatcher surfaced in Lorain. When asked about the tape earlier this year, Foltin, who has recently married, said, "I was a single guy then."

Those issues may pale when compared with the upcoming trial of Foltin's right-hand man, Lorain Safety-Service Director Craig Miller, who has been indicted on a felony charge of obstruction of justice. Another Lorain worker also has been indicted in the case, which prosecutors say involves the city renting earth-moving equipment while similar city-owned machinery sat idle. David McGrew, another Republican running for the 13th District seat, said Foltin, 39, is "putting the Republican Party at great risk. A felony conviction will give the Democrats another opportunity to smear the Republican Party with yet another scandal." Foltin said he stands behind Miller, whose trial is expected later this year.

In addition, Lorain faces fiscal pressures. It is one of only six Ohio cities placed on "fiscal watch" by the Ohio auditor. It means that Lorain is one step away from being taken over by the state.

[saltpoint]

1. Ozark Dem, there have been a lot of Democrats in that part of Ohio

over many years, seems like.

I'm hoping that race stays blue.

Am I way off there?