Many voters have become dissatisfied with their leaders going out of their way to seek credit for their success. In a way, that’s been one of the criticisms of those who find themselves in the Tea Party – a disappointment in politics as usual and the unabashed desire of politicians to obtain credit over delivering substance.
Well, if that’s the case, those folks can maybe be a little inspired by the Governor’s response to a reporter’s question about whether he should be upset about the President trying to take credit for Ohio’s emerging economic recovery:
In the four years prior to him coming into office, only Michigan and California lost more jobs than Ohio. Ohio was nearly 400,000 down.
And now, since January of ’11, Ohio is 9th in the nation and tops in the Midwest in job growth.
We have to thank job creators first, but they are building and growing in Ohio in part because of a newfound confidence and stability at the state level. In dealing with the largest budget shortfall in state history, the Governor reformed and reduced government to make it more effective and efficient for taxpayers. And it shows. When S&P downgraded the United States, Italy, Greece and so on and so on, S&P decided to upgrade Ohio’s outlook from negative to stable. That means things are finally back on track – and that means more jobs
