/tags/politically-speaking Politically Speaking en-US Copyright Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:12:11 GMT /politics/2021-07-28/mike-dewine-larry-householder-first-energy-scandal There are signs the federal investigation into the passage of House Bill 6 is getting closer to the heart of the DeWine administration. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:12:11 GMT /politics/2021-07-28/mike-dewine-larry-householder-first-energy-scandal Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-07-16/analysis-does-matt-dolan-a-republican-who-doesnt-court-trump-have-a-chance-in-senate-primary Is there room in next May's primary for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio who doesn’t spend every waking moment kissing the ring of Donald J.… Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2021-07-16/analysis-does-matt-dolan-a-republican-who-doesnt-court-trump-have-a-chance-in-senate-primary Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-06-23/commentary-ohio-gop-uproar-over-critical-race-theory-is-an-election-turnout-tool-for-2022 Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly may lack many things, but chutzpah is not among them.Now many of these deep thinkers want to tell you what you… Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2021-06-23/commentary-ohio-gop-uproar-over-critical-race-theory-is-an-election-turnout-tool-for-2022 Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-05-27/commentary-ohio-republicans-love-cancel-culture-as-much-as-they-say-democrats-do The next time you hear a Republican politician barking at liberals and Democrats over "cancel culture," find a nice-sized grain of salt and swallow it,… Thu, 27 May 2021 08:38:00 GMT /politics/2021-05-27/commentary-ohio-republicans-love-cancel-culture-as-much-as-they-say-democrats-do Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-04-08/john-boehner-finally-unloads-on-the-republican-right-wing It was only a matter of time before the former House Speaker John Boehner, raised in blue-collar Reading and now living in a gated community in West… Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2021-04-08/john-boehner-finally-unloads-on-the-republican-right-wing Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-02-17/analysis-timken-mandel-try-to-out-trump-each-other-for-ohio-senate-seat The two early favorites for the 2022 GOP nomination for U.S. Senate – former Ohio Republican Party chair Jane Timken and former state treasurer Josh… Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:22:00 GMT /politics/2021-02-17/analysis-timken-mandel-try-to-out-trump-each-other-for-ohio-senate-seat Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-02-04/analysis-is-now-ohios-time-for-a-black-or-woman-candidate-for-senate There are two things the voters of Ohio have never done – elect an African American or a woman to the United States Senate.You can't blame the voters of… Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:10:00 GMT /politics/2021-02-04/analysis-is-now-ohios-time-for-a-black-or-woman-candidate-for-senate Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-01-20/commentary-kids-know-this-is-not-what-a-presidential-inauguration-looks-like The overwhelming majority of us are hoping that today's inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris goes smoothly, without violence and without the need… Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:52:00 GMT /politics/2021-01-20/commentary-kids-know-this-is-not-what-a-presidential-inauguration-looks-like Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-01-13/commentary-why-arent-more-ohio-republicans-rebuking-trump A week ago, in the aftermath of a violent, destructive and deadly rampage of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters – a rampage that could have… Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:36:00 GMT /politics/2021-01-13/commentary-why-arent-more-ohio-republicans-rebuking-trump Howard Wilkinson