Ohio state Senator Kirk Schuring has come under a lot of criticism from the SCPR as a legislator who cannot get bills he is the prime sponsor of through the legislative body he is a member of.
In what The Report continues to believe was primarily a campaign ploy by Schuring in preparation for what turned out to be an ill-fated run against Democrat John Boccieri to succeed Ralph Regula in the United States House of Representatives, Senator Schuring offered this resolution in the Ohio Senate in December, 2007:
Needless to say, the resolution went nowhere. The Report thinks the effort was a political gambit which Schuring had to know had no future.
Had to know?
Yes, had to know!
The Ohio House was and continues to be controlled by the Democrats. Moreover, the governor was and continues to be the Democrat Ted Strickland. Besides that, Strickland says that he loves Schuring opponent "as a brother."
So they (the Dems) were going to let Schuring pull off a stunning legislative coup?
What's that saying about swamp land in Florida?
So far as the SCPR is concerned Schuring and his sidekick, W. Scott Oelslager, have been pretty much worthless to Stark County in terms of "bringing home the bacon" to the county. Together they have about 40 years in the Ohio General Assembly. But to what end for Stark County?
The Schuring/Oelslager duo for some reason (which totally escapes the SCPR) have been able to endear themselves to Stark County voters and by playing their version of musical chairs (varying from the classical kids game in that each gets a seat - just a different seat: a House (the 51st) or a Senate (the 29th); depending on the demands of term limits, seem to be guaranteed a place in the Ohio General Assembly for as long as they live.
In this year's game Schuring needs to occupy the 51st and Oelslager the 29th.
The Report's analysis is that neither will have any trouble being re-elected.
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