The Fight Continues for The People's House

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Tuesday March 21, 2006 · 1:08 PM PST

2006/03/21 · 13:08

In January of this year, I decided to run for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's 12th Congressional District. I made this decision because I felt, as Woodrow Wilson wrote in 1912, "for a long time this country of ours has lacked one of the institutions which freemen have always and everywhere held fundamental. For a long time there has been no sufficient counsel among the people." Woodrow Wilson was referring to the fact that corporations and special interests had hijacked the United States House of Representatives and started to pass legislation that favored them at the expense of the people. The House of Representatives, the institution reserved by our founding ancestors to give the citizens of this country a voice in government, Wilson wrote, "has become an institution that does its work in the privacy of committee rooms." As a result, "the unholy alliance of bosses and Big Business have been able to assume to govern for us." Read More

Setting Our Own Table: The Sequel

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Thursday March 09, 2006 · 4:50 PM PST

2006/03/09 · 16:50

I am posting on here tonight for three reasons. The first is to invite everyone in the central Ohio area to Scotty McBean's on March 16 at 4:30pm for my session with the group Meet the Bloggers (www.meetthebloggers.net). Scotty McBean's is located in Columbus, Ohio at 4675 North High Street. I hope that many of you will be able to attend and I look forward to meeting you. Read More

Setting Our Own Table

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Wednesday March 08, 2006 · 1:35 AM PST

2006/03/08 · 01:35

South Dakota has banned most abortions and Mississippi will soon do the same. Personally, I am not surprised that in an election year abortion has once again become a hot topic. Furthermore, I am especially not surprised that it is a hot topic in an election year where Republicans are forecasted to lose seats. If Republicans have a trump card in election years, it is abortion. However, it is only a trump card because we let the Republicans frame the debate as life versus choice, when really we are all pro-life. Read More

NYT: Outsourcing Up the Skills Ladder: Time to Get Serious

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Thursday February 16, 2006 · 12:54 PM PST

2006/02/16 · 12:54

The New York Times today published an article on the topic of outsourcing. Steve Lohr, the author of the article, contends that outsourcing is climbing the skills ladder. What he means by this is that the jobs that were originally outsourced were simple assembly tasks. After these jobs were outsourced, companies began to outsource higher skill jobs, such as computer programmers. Now, outsourcing has progressed up the skills ladder to include such highly skilled jobs as engineers and scientists.
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"Fighting Dems": The Legacy of Paul Hackett

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Tuesday February 14, 2006 · 9:42 AM PST

2006/02/14 · 09:42

I was saddened today to learn of Paul Hackett's decision to drop out of the Senate race. During the year Paul has been active in politics, he has shown Democrats how to have a backbone. In addition, he recruited other veterans to run on the party ticket that best represents them. His service to his country and to his party, in my opinion, during this last year, is second to none.

I agree with James Carville when he says that the problem with the Democratic Party is not ideological, but anatomical. Paul Hackett himself proved this point in his special election by having a backbone and being unafraid to tell people what he thought about the issues. The result of this was that people in a traditional Republican district respected Paul enough to vote for him. If Democrats learn nothing else from Paul, it should be that people vote for candidates that they respect and are honest with them. Even though Paul dropped out of the Senate race, by inspiring many others to run for office, he will prove on a national level in November that "Fighting Dems" are the future of the Democratic Party. Read More

My Pledge to the Citizens

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Monday February 13, 2006 · 1:39 PM PST

2006/02/13 · 13:39

My name is John Swords and I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination to run against Pat Tiberi in Ohio's 12th United States Congressional District. I am running because I believe in the American Dream. In addition, I am running because I believe in the endless power of the American people and the citizens of Ohio's 12th district.

Born in Portsmouth, Ohio and raised by a single mother, I learned at a young age the power of government to be a positive influence in the lives of its citizens. Without the help of the government, I know my mom would not have been able to raise me, have a good job, get me quality health care, or send me to college. However, since Republicans have taken control of all three branches of government, I have witnessed Republicans use the power of government to influence negatively the lives of its citizens by using government to benefit the few at the cost of many and passing legislation that puts the American Dream in jeopardy for future generations. Read More

The Values of My Mother; Why I am Running for Congress

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Monday February 06, 2006 · 2:07 PM PST

2006/02/06 · 14:07

Daily Kos Community,

Last week I wrote about my policy positions on corruption and fiscal responsibility. In addition, I shared with you a speech that I delivered recently at a Democracy for America meeting. Today, I would like to tell you about myself and why I am running for Congress in Ohio's 12th U.S. Congressional District.

I was born and raised in Portsmouth, Ohio, which is on the Ohio River. Once a striving center of economic prosperity, it is now one of the poorest areas of the state and country. My mother, who instilled in me the values of hard work, family, faith, and sacrifice, raised me by herself. I have never met anyone stronger than her and I am thankful everyday for the sacrifices she made for me.
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Tightening the Belt

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Friday February 03, 2006 · 9:31 PM PST

2006/02/03 · 21:31

Daily Kos Community,

I have a busy weekend ahead of me, so I will not be able to respond to comments until Monday. Please leave comments because your wisdom is the backbone of my campaign. Today, I would like to talk about fiscal responsibility. If you missed my introductory post, you can find it at http://www.dailykos.com/... Read More

Cleaning House

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Friday February 03, 2006 · 2:37 PM PST

2006/02/03 · 14:37

Daily Kos Community,

I would like to write today to thank you for your comments yesterday to my initial post. Your suggestions were appreciated and trust me when I tell you that I will take all of them into account. In the days ahead, I will be posting my policy positions on a wide range of issues. Today, I would like to present my position on corruption and talk a bit about how I think Democrats should deal with the issue. If you missed my post yesterday, where I introduced myself and talked about my campaign, you can read it at http://www.dailykos.com/... Read More

Our Campaign to Reclaim a Government of the people, by the people, for the people

John Swords for Congress

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Thursday February 02, 2006 · 11:11 AM PST

2006/02/02 · 11:11

Greetings Daily Kos community,

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