Josh Mandel, Ohio's Treasurer, Iraqi War veteran (who voluntarily re-upped for a second mission), and Republican Senatorial candidate, takes on Barack Obama and his administration's efforts to stop development of Ohio's vast shale oil and gas reserves. The administration's Department of Agriculture has decided to "suspend" the auction of leases for oil and shale gas drilling on more than 3000 acres of federal land in one of the most economically depressed areas of Ohio. Mandel writes in the Wall Street Journal:  You might be asking yourself: Why would Washington block drilling in Ohio at the same time that Ohio manufacturers are adding jobs to support the state's growing oil and gas exploration? Thousands of middle-class families and out-of-work Ohioans are asking that same question. Perhaps the most accurate answer is found in a statement by the president of the Laborers' International Union of North America after the Obama administration's recent decision to delay the Keystone...(Read Full Post)