Strickland is now governor of Ohio:

Democrat Ted Strickland has been sworn in as governor of Ohio, ending 16 years of Republican control in the state that tipped the election for President Bush in 2004. In a midnight ceremony today, Strickland replaced the term-limited Bob Taft. Strickland now holds political control of a state that both parties view as critical to a White House victory in 2008. Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher took his oath of office just before Strickland was sworn in by Ohio Supreme Court Justice Thomas Moyer. Strickland then signed his oath and an executive order limiting the gifts he and other members of his

Can't say I'm happy, because I'm not, but at the very least instead of having a liberal GOP governor, we have a liberal Democratic governor. I see this as a mild improvement because when the liberal policies fail, as they always do, at least the GOP won't be blamed.

The GOP Strategy for now is to let the Democratic governor propose something. (tip to Right Angle Blog) His campaign was very non-specific as to details and plans and now that he's governor, that can't continue. This was especially apparent on school funding where Strickland's proposal was to come up with a plan that everyone likes. Now that he's in office, he's going to have to put some meat on those bones.