John Kasich: Tea Parties Are About Genuine Concerns, Not Anger

Ohio's John Kasich appears to present a pretty accurate view of what the Tea Parties are actually all about in my opinion. Clue: It ain't about anger folks. It's about genuine concerns over the direction the country seems to be headed right now.

In this state, our fellow Ohioans have shown up at these events not because they’re angry, but because they care about the values we all share. They’ve come, not because they’re Republican or Democrat, but because they’re troubled by the direction our country and our state is heading. Finally, they’ve come, not to polarize, but to demonstrate their hope in the great American tradition of leaving a better nation, state and community for the next generation.

They have successfully expressed what we all believe. We don’t want people to fail. We want all Ohioans to succeed. But in order to thrive in this state, this movement has rightly pointed out that government should be a last resort not the first resort. To those who will listen, they’ve shown us that there is something un-American about punishing those who work hard, sacrifice and play by the rules. Really what they’re saying is what the colonists in the old days were saying – our government has gotten too big, arrogant and out-of-control.

Comments

[Ran]

I truly hope Kasich is genuine. It's one thing to note "big, arrogant and out-of-control" government. Even our Squish pals do that. I'll believe him when he announces permanent tax-cuts, deregulation, government staff lay-offs and massive spending cuts as part of his platform.

Until then, he's just Strickland with an '-R' for 'RINO' after his name. And I though Zimbabwe had a lot of 'em...

[Ran]

From the Department of "Oh Please G-d, Not Another RINO" comes this...

A huge voting bloc in Ohio is the Second Amendment crowd. Cuts across gender, race, income - just about every "grouping" imaginable. The 2A Bloc do NOT trust Kasich. He's seen by them as a RINO Squish from the same political machine that gave us DeWine and Voinovitch. It's a very efficient machine: When it's time to mow the grass, it deftly lops off the tops and ignores the roots.

Worse, Kasich's "business experience" is not of the entrepreneurial sort, but of the elitist New York City variety. He talks in the bland patronizing language of the pro-business politician, but he packs a distinctive mephitic smell reminiscent of "Eau de Bloomberg".

Bottom line is, this will be no cake-walk for Kasich. For all of his leftist alliances, Strickland retains a huge element of libertarian support and thus stands a very real chance of another term. The odds appear to favor Strickland.

I have some Libertarian contacts in Columbus Ohio who know the local scene. I'll forward what I learn from them.

For Ohioans interested in economic security and individual liberty, for the time being you're squereughed, man. Skroooood. S^cks to be you.

[Peg C.]

I'm a tea partier. Talking the talk is not enough. From what I've read, Kasich does not necessarily walk the walk.

[Alan Kellogg]

What I find interesting is all the ways people can reiterate the "no true Scotsman" fallacy.

[Ran]

Yeah, and I dig the fallacy of False Analogy. Crops up all the time.