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Don't forget those ambitious words about school funding
Published on Friday, Nov 16, 2007
By almost all accounts, Strickland has had a good year. Look at that 69 percent approval rating in the recent Ohio Poll. What shouldn't be permitted is letting the weeks, months, even years slide without reminders of the standard he set for himself.
Over the past weekend, the governor explained to the Columbus Dispatch that he won't be rushed, the signals suggesting a serious bid in 2009 at the earliest. His allies among educators appear surprisingly patient, content with a more sympathetic ear in the governor. Strickland pointed to ''needing the conditions that could really lead to a successful outcome.''
To be sure, Republicans are eager to pounce, and few issues are as treacherous as school funding. Yet those necessary conditions won't surface without strong leadership from the top executive. Remember Strickland jabbing ''the cowardly political structure that is unwilling to take the bold action that needs to be taken''? Ohio is waiting, governor.
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