They say this cat TAFT is a bad mother...

Having a little too much fun with that podium Gov'nah?

Memo to Ohio GOP, don't sell a contributor down the river and think he won't pull you in with him.

Taft has maintained that he did not know of Noe's investments until reading newspaper reports about them in April of this year, and a spokesman for the governor reiterated that Wednesday.

"The governor wants to say again that Tom Noe did not tell him personally about the coin investment," spokesman Mark Rickel said.

Among the documents Wilkinson released is a public record showing that Noe, a prominent Republican fundraiser, was appointed as a fund manager for the workers' comp bureau in 1998.

In addition, Noe's 2003 public ethics disclosure form _ required because of his former position on the Ohio Turnpike Commission _ shows his affiliation with the coin funds, Wilkinson said.

Noe also bought scores of newspaper ads between 2003 and February of this year, publicizing his company by touting investments on behalf of the state.

"To our way of thinking, the most powerful way to disprove an allegation of concealment of a fact is to demonstrate that it was publicized," Wilkinson said.

One of Noe's newspaper ads boasts of his 30 years of knowledge in the coin industry.

"In fact, Tom is so successful, he was selected to manage two multimillion dollar coin funds on behalf of an Ohio state agency," the ad reads.

I believe that Taft's approval rating before he copped a plea to four misdemeanors was 17%. He's virtually in Alan Keyes territory by now.

UPDATE:

Meanwhile, the head of Taft's security detail has recently attempted both the Neil Bush Sex Tour and the Neil Young Sex Tour.