OH Gov. John “Utica Severance Tax” Kasich Runs for President
Ohio Gov. John "foreigner hunter" Kasich announced yesterday he's running for president, as we predicted he would back in May (see John “Foreigner Hunter” Kasich Ready to Announce Run for President). Kasich is, like Jeb Bush, Lindsey Graham, Chris Christie and perhaps a few others in the Republican presidential race, a RINO--a Republican in Name Only. He left the conservative (i.e. common sense) side of the party long ago and does not deserve your vote. He's trying to slap a high tax on Utica Shale in Ohio and transfer the money it raises to those who didn't earn it in the form of an income tax break. We're all for income tax breaks--as long as they don't come at the expense of a single industry or group of people (like drillers and landowners). We've long considered Kasich to be, well, a jerk. It seems we're not the only ones. A Cleveland Plain Dealer article examines Kasich's "jerk" image problem...
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