More proof that Strickland and Budish have sold out

I read in the newspaper this week that the Dems in Congress are proposing higher taxes on the rich to pay for health-care reform. In view of the way the rich have made out under the Bush tax cuts, and their steadily grabbing of a much higher share of the nation's income and wealth than they had in the economically prosperous 1950s and 1960s, that makes sense.

Meanwhile here in Ohio, Strickland and Budish defend the wealth and power of the rich, and push for drastic cuts in social services. And some so-called Dems support them by saying they're pursuing the only politically feasible course. Well, if Obama and the Dems in Congress can pursue a different course - one that favors the disadvanged instead of the wealthy - why can't Strickland and Budish?

In the long run, the Ohio Democratic Party and the state might be better off if those two charlatans are dumped and Kasich and the Republicans take over. That might teach future Ohio Dem leaders that if they want to remain in office, they need to act like true Dems when they're there.