<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - Robert in Ohio's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/</link><description></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:13:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:14:15 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Is President Obama's Performance Hurting His Election Chances?</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the 2012 election gets closer and the campaign rhetoric heats up and turns even uglier than it has been, it is time to focus on what "we the people" view as the most important issues.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11743378-is-president-obamas-performance-hurting-his-election-chances</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/17/11743378-is-president-obamas-performance-hurting-his-election-chances</guid><category>economy</category><category>immigration</category><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>president-obama</category><category>2012-elections</category><category>hopelessly-divided</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:13:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio46FDE614-1D01-714B-5BB9-5BE0C08A0195.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="220" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio46FDE614-1D01-714B-5BB9-5BE0C08A0195.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>California targets health, public workers to fix budget hole </title>
<description><![CDATA[Interesting that as California faces many of the same issues that other states have been confronted with that public reaction is different.
As Governor Brown prepares to take action to reduce the salaries, increase pension and healthcare contributions and eliminate positions in &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11736525-california-targets-health-public-workers-to-fix-budget-hole</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/16/11736525-california-targets-health-public-workers-to-fix-budget-hole</guid><category>politics</category><category>california</category><category>jerry-brown</category><category>budget-deficits</category><category>public-ecto-unions</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:32:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioDB59B41D-5739-94B6-AE90-30B688E1CB3B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="50" width="50" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioDB59B41D-5739-94B6-AE90-30B688E1CB3B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="50" height="50" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Politics 2012 in Pictures -- Cartoons Explain It All</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
As the race for the White House and for control of the chambers of Congress evolves and intensifies there are specific issues that are and will shape the campaigns and which will determine the winners and losers in November.
The campaign has largely degenerated into attack&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11640711-politics-2012-in-pictures-cartoons-explain-it-all</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/10/11640711-politics-2012-in-pictures-cartoons-explain-it-all</guid><category>obama</category><category>romney</category><category>biden</category><category>reid</category><category>forward</category><category>flip-flops</category><category>pelosi</category><category>national-debt</category><category>political-cartoons</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:00:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioCF19E40D-2AC1-86D2-E550-3BC22D59BC95.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioCF19E40D-2AC1-86D2-E550-3BC22D59BC95.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioD1E9B082-1460-1E3F-7755-AE3A85557C60.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="303" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioD1E9B082-1460-1E3F-7755-AE3A85557C60.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio940B29E6-8716-D3EB-4D7B-2E1D2F5F71C6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio940B29E6-8716-D3EB-4D7B-2E1D2F5F71C6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio51558D6A-3965-1D0A-F2A5-C1958701B7E2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio51558D6A-3965-1D0A-F2A5-C1958701B7E2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioDA92266B-B88F-47FA-49D2-533FC02DA090.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioDA92266B-B88F-47FA-49D2-533FC02DA090.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio7E2E225C-BEAC-7344-5ECE-119C44D47F1A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio7E2E225C-BEAC-7344-5ECE-119C44D47F1A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioB7DA6C83-EA90-F21C-47F4-4A08E6335AF9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioB7DA6C83-EA90-F21C-47F4-4A08E6335AF9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Eliminating The Political Noise To Get The Peoples' Business Done</title>
<description><![CDATA[
It is time that we all seriously consider why very little meaningful legislation seems to get done in Washington or in our respective state capital?
A well respected newsvine author (DocPhil), recently opined that:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10746710-eliminating-the-political-noise-to-get-the-peoples-business-done</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/18/10746710-eliminating-the-political-noise-to-get-the-peoples-business-done</guid><category>debate</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>infrastructure</category><category>campaign-finance-reform</category><category>tax-code</category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:56:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio491BF4CD-C2A7-7E97-F504-78E3DB00971E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio491BF4CD-C2A7-7E97-F504-78E3DB00971E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Thanks to Gary Varvel Cartoons for the picture, appearing at townhall.com on March 11, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioA6699AE6-912A-F453-8FF6-FA8AB1D3667B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioA6699AE6-912A-F453-8FF6-FA8AB1D3667B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Where Have All the Issues Gone?</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
I find that while I read just as many, if not more, articles and seeds here on the vine that I am commenting less and less as each day passes.
I have not had a political epiphany and suddenly agree with all of the opinions preferred that range from so far to the left that &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/10/10632629-where-have-all-the-issues-gone</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/10/10632629-where-have-all-the-issues-gone</guid><category>iran</category><category>politics</category><category>mccain</category><category>gasoline-prices</category><category>rush</category><category>palin</category><category>obama-netanyahu</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:37:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>You can't read this and stay in a bad mood!</title>
<description><![CDATA[I received this collection of anecdotal quips and pieces of folk knowledge in the email and while I am unsure of its origin, it made me laugh and I hope it does the same for all who read it.
1.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10419694-you-cant-read-this-and-stay-in-a-bad-mood</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/15/10419694-you-cant-read-this-and-stay-in-a-bad-mood</guid><category>humor</category><category>sarcasm</category><category>political-incorrect</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:28:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>It Matters Little What Politicians Say; it's What They Do That Counts!</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest complaints I hear about government, politicians and bureaucrats is that their words present the message that we (the electorate) want to hear, but have little to do with the actions the ultimately take.
The focus of many politicians is on reelection starting a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10399339-it-matters-little-what-politicians-say-its-what-they-do-that-counts</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/13/10399339-it-matters-little-what-politicians-say-its-what-they-do-that-counts</guid><category>politics</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>reagan</category><category>actions</category><category>campaign-promises</category><category>kasich</category><category>coal-town</category><category>some-ohioans</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:50:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio3E828740-92E6-092F-8A7A-E3B02285B1FD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio3E828740-92E6-092F-8A7A-E3B02285B1FD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What Debate is and Is Not!!</title>
<description><![CDATA[It has become more and more difficult of late to find articles and seeds on political &ldquo;news&rdquo; websites, on which reasoned, intellectual debate and exchange of ideas is occurring, sadly the more prevalent occurrence is a hyper-partisan (conservatives, liberals, Democrat&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/12/10389828-what-debate-is-and-is-not</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/12/10389828-what-debate-is-and-is-not</guid><category>debate</category><category>newsvine</category><category>not-news</category><category>rhetoric</category><category>civility</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:52:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Excellent News in the Jobs Report – But Still Too Early For the Victory Parade</title>
<description><![CDATA[The jobs report on Friday brought great news, new jobs are being created and Americans are going back to work and that is great news.
But (there is always a but right)

For now, though, it may be best to leave the champagne chilling.

What did the report really tells us?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10343162-excellent-news-in-the-jobs-report-but-still-too-early-for-the-victory-parade</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10343162-excellent-news-in-the-jobs-report-but-still-too-early-for-the-victory-parade</guid><category>jobs</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>republicans</category><category>labor-department</category><category>labor-statistics</category><category>us-bureau</category><category>pew-fiscal-analysis-initiative</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:55:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio8F8CA8FE-BE81-87C1-7468-FB7C5BFFF016.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="100" width="140" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio8F8CA8FE-BE81-87C1-7468-FB7C5BFFF016.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Next Right to Work State – Oregon?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Could Oregon, a traditionally liberal, progressive true-blue state be the next Right to Work state?
Seems unlikely to even consider, but at least one expert, Steve Buckstein of the Cascade Policy Institute, thinks that it would be a good thing for the Oregon economy.
Mr Buckste&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10343103-the-next-right-to-work-state-oregon</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/07/10343103-the-next-right-to-work-state-oregon</guid><category>jobs</category><category>politics</category><category>oregon</category><category>unemployment</category><category>unions</category><category>wages</category><category>right-ot-work</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:47:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioF11C3B80-1953-57A1-4D10-5A9AC1A7731E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="155" width="276" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioF11C3B80-1953-57A1-4D10-5A9AC1A7731E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011 when........</title>
<description><![CDATA[I received this in my email this morning and can clearly see myself unmasked for the world to see by these revelations.
I think many of you will as well.
Please add your own item for this list along with any comments on the list itself.
I do not know the originator of the list, b&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/06/10331984-you-know-you-are-living-in-2011-when</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/06/10331984-you-know-you-are-living-in-2011-when</guid><category>humor</category><category>societal-norms</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:18:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ever Wonder Where Certain Phrases Originated?</title>
<description><![CDATA[I received the following tidbits of scholastic trivia in a email and found it extremely interesting and enlightening.
No source citations were provided and I do not claim ownership of the stories nor do I attest to their veracity.&nbsp; I simply found them interesting and wanted &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/06/10331954-ever-wonder-where-certain-phrases-originated</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/06/10331954-ever-wonder-where-certain-phrases-originated</guid><category>history</category><category>humor</category><category>society</category><category>idioms</category><category>humar</category><category>language-nuance</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:11:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Simplifying the Tax Code Eliminates a Tool Politicians Use To Serve Special Interest Groups</title>
<description><![CDATA[It is hard to find anyone who thinks that the elimination of loopholes, credits and deductions from the corporate tax code, which would force corporations to pay higher taxes than they currently pay is a bad idea]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/03/10312526-simplifying-the-tax-code-eliminates-a-tool-politicians-use-to-serve-special-interest-groups</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/03/10312526-simplifying-the-tax-code-eliminates-a-tool-politicians-use-to-serve-special-interest-groups</guid><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>united-states</category><category>bill-clinton</category><category>barack-obama-s</category><category>tax-reform-act</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:18:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioB1CD85AA-25DD-30C8-ECE1-F2963D24EAB9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="170" width="121" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioB1CD85AA-25DD-30C8-ECE1-F2963D24EAB9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="169" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Pres Obama and Congress Need To Do Nothing in 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new CBO report has some sobering news about the economy, unemployment and the long term debt, but there may also be a silver lining for the American people. &nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10291919-pres-obama-and-congress-need-to-do-nothing-in-2012</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10291919-pres-obama-and-congress-need-to-do-nothing-in-2012</guid><category>congress</category><category>budget</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>deficit</category><category>debt</category><category>obama</category><category>bush-tax-rates</category><category>trigger-cuts</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 21:15:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio9BCAEF29-C991-6426-01C2-46FCB0E36634.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="155" width="275" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio9BCAEF29-C991-6426-01C2-46FCB0E36634.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>&quot;This is What Regulation Looks Like&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[To paraphrase a punch line from the OWS movement &ndash; &ldquo;This is What Regulation Looks Like&rdquo;.
Citizens in north east Ohio and elsewhere are preparing for the reality of the EPA&rsquo;s increased regulation of coal-fired power plants across the country.
The state, a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/27/10250121-this-is-what-regulation-looks-like</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/27/10250121-this-is-what-regulation-looks-like</guid><category>ohio</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>regulations</category><category>energy-policy</category><category>coa-firec-power-plants</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio81DBF26B-13EA-AC32-DA82-6B3E49396F5F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="168" width="149" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio81DBF26B-13EA-AC32-DA82-6B3E49396F5F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="135" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The State of the Union Address – Separating The Possible From the Unlikely</title>
<description><![CDATA[The President gave a masterful speech the other night, which in and of itself is not news; he is an excellent orator and delivers a prepared message in an extremely effective manner.&nbsp; There were few new subjects in the speech, but rather a few new approaches to issues that h&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10243525-the-state-of-the-union-address-separating-the-possible-from-the-unlikely</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10243525-the-state-of-the-union-address-separating-the-possible-from-the-unlikely</guid><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>house-speaker-john</category><category>stock-act</category><category>can-pass-payroll-tax-holiday</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:37:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio1D2294AF-1F93-A8E9-37EC-3BE2BB878E56.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio1D2294AF-1F93-A8E9-37EC-3BE2BB878E56.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Reelection Campaigns Take Precedence Over Governing for 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[Congress is back in session and apparently the Speaker has invited the President to give a report on the State of the Union.
There seems to be a high confidence level that the two sides will be able to work out a deal that extends the payroll tax cut and the UEI benefits (perhap&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/22/10210073-reelection-campaigns-take-precedence-over-governing-for-2012</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/22/10210073-reelection-campaigns-take-precedence-over-governing-for-2012</guid><category>politics</category><category>appointments</category><category>senate-republicans</category><category>legislation</category><category>house-republicans</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>reelection</category><category>2012-elections</category><category>uei</category><category>richard-cordray</category><category>patroll-tax</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:01:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio9C3BB359-9BDD-E3C9-4B7D-0F93F7B3FA4A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio9C3BB359-9BDD-E3C9-4B7D-0F93F7B3FA4A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The State of Union - Truth or Campaign Message?</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/20/10199986-the-state-of-union-truth-or-campaign-message</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/20/10199986-the-state-of-union-truth-or-campaign-message</guid><category>scotus</category><category>congress</category><category>economy</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>obama</category><category>consolidation</category><category>state-of-the-union</category><category>smaller-government</category><category>housing-crisis</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:41:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio2D975CE2-795D-6BD7-1B9D-59013A66A002.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="324" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio2D975CE2-795D-6BD7-1B9D-59013A66A002.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The State of the Union that President Obama is not going to talk about in his speech.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio693267AD-02B6-5D1B-9883-CBBCB27A6100.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="257" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio693267AD-02B6-5D1B-9883-CBBCB27A6100.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Consolidating Departments does not smaller government make&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama's Vulnerability With Swing Voters Showing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Many on the left will tell us that Pres Obama&rsquo;s reelection is a foregone conclusion and just as many on the right will tells us that a one-term presidency is a certainty.
What&rsquo;s the truth as usual it is somewhere in the middle.&nbsp; The 2012 election is going to be &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10192068-obamas-vulnerability-with-swing-voters-showing</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10192068-obamas-vulnerability-with-swing-voters-showing</guid><category>politics</category><category>south-carolina</category><category>obama</category><category>congressional-republicans</category><category>new-york-timescbs</category><category>repibicans</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:41:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio37D34487-3F3A-EA86-6F0A-8AC9DCE49642.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="75" width="75" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio37D34487-3F3A-EA86-6F0A-8AC9DCE49642.jpg&amp;width=120" width="75" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rebuilding The Middle Class  --  First, Help Our Struggling Youth!</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the nation strives to rebuild and broaden access to the American Dream for the current and future generations, we should focus significant attention on the youth of our nation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/18/10181389-rebuilding-the-middle-class-first-help-our-struggling-youth</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/18/10181389-rebuilding-the-middle-class-first-help-our-struggling-youth</guid><category>jobs</category><category>youth</category><category>politics</category><category>dropouts</category><category>conservation-corps</category><category>government-service</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:08:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio2E4D23C6-9722-A6C5-3BCB-78C22EE40D13.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="155" width="276" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio2E4D23C6-9722-A6C5-3BCB-78C22EE40D13.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama's Jobs Panel Recommendations Resemble Republican Proposals </title>
<description><![CDATA[In a surprising turn of events the proposals of Pres Obama&rsquo;s &ldquo;Jobs Council&rdquo; (headed by J Immelt of GE) put forth recommendations that bear marked resemblance to proposals the Republicans have been touting for the past three years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10176737-obamas-jobs-panel-recommendations-resemble-republican-proposals</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10176737-obamas-jobs-panel-recommendations-resemble-republican-proposals</guid><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>house-republicans</category><category>barack-obamas</category><category>jobs-council</category><category>energy-strategy-in</category><category>echoing-republican-themes</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:11:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioA39D5F83-72D4-0F98-AFA2-19EBC29DAA0E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="155" width="276" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhioA39D5F83-72D4-0F98-AFA2-19EBC29DAA0E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>All You Ever Wanted To Know About Dodd-Frank in One Picture</title>
<description><![CDATA[Many of the provisions of Dodd-Frank are scheduled to go into effect this year and next.
Many have complained about the effectiveness (or lack of) in the law, others have complained that it goes too far or not far enough and some think it should be scrapped.
There are approxima&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10176419-all-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-dodd-frank-in-one-picture</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10176419-all-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-dodd-frank-in-one-picture</guid><category>politics</category><category>frank</category><category>dodd</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:06:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio2F8582E0-8CFC-4A64-388F-A28A6975B326.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=RobertinOhio2F8582E0-8CFC-4A64-388F-A28A6975B326.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="128" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Decision Points That Will Decide the 2012 Election</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the Republican primary process continues to evolve (some would say revolve) toward a nominee and President Obama pivots into &ldquo;full campaign mode&rdquo; there is little argument about what will determine who wins and who loses.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the Economy Stupid!
Ther&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10176003-decision-points-that-will-decide-the-2012-election</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10176003-decision-points-that-will-decide-the-2012-election</guid><category>oil</category><category>iran</category><category>housing</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>unemployment</category><category>republicans</category><category>election-2012</category><category>november-obama</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:42:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>People at the Capitol Building – Talking and Sitting Around While Nothing Gets Done– What's New?</title>
<description><![CDATA[As the Occupy Movement comes to Washington, D.C.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10174751-people-at-the-capitol-building-talking-and-sitting-around-while-nothing-gets-done-whats-new</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10174751-people-at-the-capitol-building-talking-and-sitting-around-while-nothing-gets-done-whats-new</guid><category>politics</category><category>national-park-service</category><category>capitol-hill</category><category>conress</category><category>occupy-wall-street</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:22:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Gov Cuomo Implementing Performance Based Reviews of Teachers – With or Without Union Input</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a move more routinely expected lately from a Republican Governor, Gov Cuomo has clearly laid out the end game for implementation of performance based teacher evaluations in New York.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert in Ohio]]></source><link>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10174386-gov-cuomo-implementing-performance-based-reviews-of-teachers-with-or-without-union-input</link><guid>http://RobertinOhio.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/17/10174386-gov-cuomo-implementing-performance-based-reviews-of-teachers-with-or-without-union-input</guid><category>politics</category><category>assembly</category><category>education-funding</category><category>performance-evaluation</category><category>new-york-s</category><category>united-federation</category><category>new-york-state-united-teachers</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:24:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>
