YOU ARE CORRECT! These must be his glorious last votes to really screw over Ohio. What wonderful sentiments from a man who was once Governor of this state.
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G09/OH.phtml
From the above link, he announced his retirement on January 12 and Rob Portman has thrown his name into the ring.
In other Ohio news, current Governor Ted Strickland is up for reelection in 2010 and two Republicans have announced intentions to challenge him: Kevin Coughlin and John Kasich