Credit Where Due

Ohio's going all-in against public employees rather than pulling a Wisconsin-style "only unions that never back Republicans get the hammer":

"This is going to get passed and people will sit back and say, 'What happened?'" said Mark Horton, a retired firefighter who is treasurer of the Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters. "Once it's done, there's no putting the genie back in the bottle."

Unlike similar legislation in Wisconsin, which exempts police officers and firefighters, the Ohio bill includes them — and is controversial for that reason.

Firefighting policy doesn't seem to be something you hear much about in the political arena.