Dimora says GOP and PD in league against Democrats

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http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/05/dimora_against_county_reform_s.html


Posted by Joe Guillen May 20, 2008 20:02PM


..."The newspaper is synonymous with the Republican Party. Whether you want to believe it or not -- it is," said Dimora during a commissioners meeting. "They continue -- week after week, month after month, year after year -- trying to find a way to break apart the Democratic Party."...


The reform plan -- proposed by Democratic Commissioner Tim Hagan more than a week ago -- calls for elimination of seven elected county officials. Democrats hold all elected offices in Cuyahoga County, except for a handful of judges' seats...


House Speaker Jon Husted, a Republican, then volunteered to draft legislation to allow commissioners to put Hagan's proposal before voters as soon as November.

Dimora said any change to county government should be applied statewide. He said Republican leadership in Ohio supports changing Cuyahoga's government because it's a Democratic stronghold...