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Ohio And China -- One Side Promises While The Other Delivers

Ohio is the center of the Presidential election, and the center of the fight over manufacturing policy and trade policy. Polls overwhelmingly show that the public gets it that the trade deal with China is the core of the problem. So both campaigns are making promises to fix the problem. One difference, though, is that one side just makes promises while the other side has actually delivered.

"Government Doesn’t Have the Resources to Stop It"

People want the President to exert leadership to turn things around.

The oil leak. Unemployment. Credit card scams. Foreclosures. Predatory corporations. Environmental destruction. Global warming. Roads and bridges crumbling. Incomes stagnant. Schools getting worse. Companies moving overseas. Problem after problem.

The Phony Solyndra Solar Scandal

Well here's a surprise: conservatives and oil interests are pushing deceptive and destructive stories about President Obama and clean energy. Imagine that! Their intent (as always) is to turn people against President Obama, clean energy, national energy policy, stimulus to help the economy, and government in general.

Romney's Inaction On China Speaks Louder Than Words

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been all bluster and no action on China's cheating on trade, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan said today, and the proof is in a bill that would address China's cheating that is currently languishing in the House despite broad, bipartisan support.

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