Category Archives: Public Policy Principles News

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 8/11/2018- Special Elections: Blue Wave Or Toss Up?

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 8/11/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the recent special elections in Ohio and several other states and try to discern if these elections are a harbinger of the “blue wave” or of a mixed bag of election results.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/28/2018- A Blue Wave Or An Ebb Tide?

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/28/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the fall election picture as it is currently shaping up? How will we do in our crystal ball gazing? Check out our podcast for the 2nd week of November

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/7/2018- Why The Christian Worldview Matters

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/7/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine some articles on the media and make a case that reading the news with out a Christian worldview filter makes the culture a mess.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/16/2018- Primary Election Follow Up And Analysis

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/16/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do a follow up on both primary elections and elections for Ohio House Speaker. We talk about important results in other states like West Virginia, South Carolina. We also discuss the primary win in Nevada of “The Trump From Pahrump,” Dennis Hof.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/9/2018- Primary Elections, Vote Fraud, And Fake News


Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/9/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis expose what is happening in high-vote fraud and rigged election states like California are affected by “creative” voting methodology (like registering illegal immigrants and ballot harvesting). We also discuss the depths that the main stream media like CNN will sink to to try and embarrass President Trump.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/2/2018- What’s Going On In The Ohio House Of Representatives?

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/2/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis look a little deeper into what is happening in the Ohio House of Representatives regarding the job of Speaker. If you like twisted mysteries with lots of plot turns and logical dead ends you’ll love this view into the inner workings of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 5/19/2018- Ohio Legislative Horse Trading Shenanigans On Gun Ownership

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 5/19/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the attempt by “conservative Republican” lame duck Governor John Kasich to do a last minute gun grab through the auspices of a “Blue Ribbon Panel.” We analyze key provisions of this legislative turkey and talk about who in the legislature is carrying the governor’s water.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 5/12/2018- Schizophrenic Election Results

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 5/12/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze, as best as they can, the Ohio primary election results. We’re a little perplexed but apparently so are voters.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 4/28/2018- How NOT To Draw Congressional Boundary Lines

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 4/28/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a pivoital election issue which was cynically placed on the ballot by the Ohio legislature on a primary ballot. Why is it cynical? because the election is sure to have a low turnout, thus ensuring only the party insiders and those energized on a single issue will vote, ensuring its passage.

We also discuss a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision which pulls the rug out from under a Planned Parenthood lawsuit trying to keep a Toledo abortion clinic which cannot find a hospital to allow admission to botched abortions from closing.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 4/14/2018- Swamp Muck At The Federal And State Level

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 4/14/2018- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin by discussing the latest developments in the Robert Mueller dog and pony show, some of the players, and the constitutional implications. We then slide into ugly happenings in the Ohio House with Speaker of the House Cliff Rosenberger being forced to resign

Article links- Lobbyist Wired For Rosenberger FBI Investigation

Ohio Speaker Candidate Ryan Smith Would Rather Lose the House Majority than Concede Defeat

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