Followers of Ohio Politics know that hypocrisy and distortions of the truth are nothing new but Governor John Kasich and his Friends in the Statehouse have taken it to astounding new levels.
They claim to care about the middle class, but slam through extreme partisan legislation like SB5, which will decimate collective bargaining and create a downward cycle in our local communities.
They talk about creating Jobs and then slash billions from our local governments and schools, leading to an estimated 51,000 job losses across the State, and give huge tax breaks and millions in corporate welfare to their cronies.
They talk about making elections more secure and then push through HB194, a blatant partisan attempt to stop stop Democrats from voting. Their only plan is to keep eligible Democratic votes from counting and to restrict the ability of citizens who don't support them to participate in our democracy.
They talk about being fiscally responsible and then want to sell Liquor profits, the Ohio Turnpike, Prisons, and other State assets to Wall Street for pennies on the dollar. Kasich even talked about using the privatization proceeds to fill a future 'budget deficit' caused by eliminating the Income tax in Ohio.
They claim SB5 has nothing to do with the attacking workers, they are just looking for balance in the public sector. At the same time, Governor Kasich calls us "idiots" and "knuckleheads" who have our "snouts stuck in the trough". Ohio Senate President Niehaus even tried to lie about protestors defecating in the Statehouse, a claim that was given a "Pants on Fire" rating from Politifact Ohio.
They claim SB5 is only about public sector union workers but behind closed doors, they admit their plan to make Ohio a "Right to Work" state and ban all unions.
They claim in public to care about our opinions, but then brag in more private meetingsthat they delete emails and voice messages of constituents and opponents, while attending swanky events with their corporate lobbyist friends.
They claim to be upholding "Family Values" but have one resignation already for DUI and have refused to call for resignations of a State Representative who is under investigation for DUI and Child Endangerment, and a State Senator who is under investigation for Domestic Violence after his wife called 911 during a drunken fight.
ProgressOhio.org has started a Kasich's Cons Web Series (now at over a dozen videos and new ones being released daily) to highlight the many examples of lies and distortions of Governor Kasich and his cronies.
In this week's video, they review their findings from the last few weeks and lay out the facts so far:
1. Governor Kasich doesn't respect us.
2. Governor Kasich doesn't think we can Repeal SB5.
3. Governor Kasich is WRONG.
Governor Kasich may not care what we think but he can't ignore us.
VOTE NO ON ISSUE 2!