Who is Sherrod Brown?

Who is Sherrod Brown? I have to admit I'm disappointed that the party didn't work hard to get Paul Hackett the support/guidance/money, whatever he needed to run and beat and Mike Dewine. He was exciting and charismatic. He had national exposure already and appeal that reached across the divided ideologies. I don't feel I know Mr. Brown and it feels like an uphill battle now. Anyone shed some light on this? Help me feel better about it and explain to me why it was a good idea to dump Hackett.

I'm Just a...Bill?

When is a law not a law? When it hasn't passed both houses of Congress. But apparently this basic civics lesson isn't understood by the current executive branch. Last month President Bush signed into law a $40 billion budget act that had only been passed by the Senate. The budget bill was controversial and through a clerical error, two seperate versions of the bill were sent to the House and Senate. The error resulted in a $2 billion difference between the two. The bill passed by a narrow margin and rather than rectify the differences and call another vote, the President signed the Senate version into law. Now a government watchdog is challenging the legality of the law. Public Citizen, an organization founded by Ralph Nader is suing to prevent adoption.