On the Ohio front there's this:
Portman, who was a six-term GOP congressman, left his career on Capitol Hill to join the Bush administration two years ago as trade representative and was named budget director a little more than a year ago to replace Josh Bolten when he became White House chief of staff.
Portman said he was leaving the administration for personal reasons. His family has remained in Cincinnati and he has been commuting home on weekends for 14 years.
"I need to be home more. I've got three kids ages 12 to 17. It's just been very hard to spend as much time with them and Jane as I need to at this time of my life," he said.
Portman also made it clear he might seek a return to elective office, either by running for governor of Ohio or for the Senate.
If the family issue is as stated, that makes a run for the Senate illogical since it would also entail being away from their home in Cinci, which leads me to believe if Portman does have plans? He's eyeing Governor...
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Bob has always had a weird fascination with his daughter, Natalie Portman, especially when she shaved her head.
I hope that he's really doing it for his family. Living family values; that would be genuinely newsworthy for a politician.
hmmmm
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