Jail Tax supporter's law license suspended

Dear fellow tax hikers, we are disgusted to learn that former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann's law license has been suspended for 6 months.  This unanimous decision by The Ohio Supreme Court followed Dann's criminal convictions for soliciting improper compensation and filing a false financial disclosure. 

We are big fans of Marc Dann.  When we were fighting to raise Hamilton County's Sales Tax in 2007, Dann was the highest-level elected official to endorse this plan.  Attorney General Dann stood shoulder-to-shoulder with other tax hikers such as Simon Leis, Sean Donovan, David Pepper, Tax Hikin' Rick Bryan, and Roxanne Qualls to urge the voters to support this excellent tax increase. 

So what if he's been convicted of some crimes?  So was the great Bob Taft.  And Jean Schmidt also filed false forms and illegally took over $500,000 in gifts from Turkish interests, and she didn't lose our support.  Mr. Dann is being targeted by The Man for his strong pro-tax views.  We believe the voters and the criminal justice system should stop worrying about the criminal behavior of Marc Dann, Bob Taft, and Jean Schmidt and instead respect all of the tax increases they have given us. 

Jean Schmidt for Congress

Dear fellow tax hikers, we proudly endorse our dear big government friend Jean Schmidt as she seeks her return to Congress.  Schmidt has an extensive record of raising taxes, growing government, and violating ethics laws.  Consider the Schmidt record:

1.  Proudly joined with Bob Taft to raise Ohio Sales Tax by 20%.  Taft needed that money more than you.

2.  Voted for Bob Taft's 20% Gas Tax increase.  Gas prices were too low, but Schmidt took care of that problem.

3.  Voted to raise federal income taxes.  Failing to maintain the existing tax rates, and raising taxes back to where they were during the Clinton/Gore era, would have cost U.S. taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars and more. 

4.  Enthusiastically voted for the $800 billion Bush/Obama Bailout for Billionaires on Wall Street.  

5.  Sponsored the legislation to more than double Hamilton County's Hotel/Motel Tax.  This tax was backed by 2008 Tax Hiker of the Year Virgil Lovitt and signed into law by our great former Governor Bob Taft. 

6.  A proud independent woman, Schmidt routinely violates our state's and nation's ethics laws, leading to her being named one of the country's most corrupt politicians. We completely believe Jean when she says she didn't know the $500,000 gift she received was illegal.  Do you know when your $500,000 gifts are legal? 

7.  As one of the nation's most corrupt politicians, Schmidt enjoys strong support from disgraced, disbarred liberal Democrat Stan Chesley.

As you can see, Jean Schmidt is one of our best.  Whether it's raising taxes, bailing out billionaires, growing government, breaking ethics laws, or working with disgraced Stan Chesley, we can always count on Jean to do the right thing.  Her opponent, Brad Wenstrup, is a conservative who served his country in Iraq.  That's awful!  Clearly, we must send Jean Schmidt back to Congress so she can continue to break laws and raise taxes.

Jean Schmidt's Gas Tax Hike

Dear fellow tax hikers, as gas prices enjoyed an astronomic rise today, we wish to remind you of Congresswoman Jean Schmidt's historical support of higher gas taxes.  When former Governor Bob Taft wanted to raise Ohio's Gas Tax, Schmidt didn't need to be asked twice.

Jean Schmidt voted to raise the Gas Tax by 27%.  Schmidt knew gas prices were too low.  And besides, the government needed that money more than you.

When you go to the polls in two weeks, please remember the role Jean Schmidt played in raising gas prices to $3.70/gallon.  We needed higher gas prices.  We needed a 27% increase in the gas tax.  We needed the great leadership that Bob Taft and Jean Schmidt provided.

Happy Birthday Governor Bob Taft

Dear fellow tax hikers, we were overjoyed to learn that today is the 70th Birthday of former Governor Bob Taft.  Governor Taft is our idol, our mentor, our hero, the man we admire more than anyone.  We wish Governor Taft a very Happy 70th Birthday.

We thank the Cincinnati Enquirer for placing a big story in today's paper catching up with Governor Taft.  He deserves the attention.  We are so happy that the good Governor continues to do great things.

Governor Bob Taft was Ohio's greatest governor ever.  Let's review some of the great things that defined the Taft Administration.

1.  Signed a 20% Sales Tax increase into law, that Jean Schmidt voted for.

2.  Signed a big 27% Gas Tax increase into law, that Jean Schmidt voted for.  Gas prices were too low.

3.  Signed a Hotel/Motel Tax increase into law that more than double the lodging tax for Hamilton County.  This legislation was sponsored by Jean Schmidt. 

4.  Created the fantastic 3rd Frontier program which shielded Ohio from the national recession and made our economy the great success story it is today. 

5.  Earned four criminal convictions as Governor, becoming Ohio's first Governor to ever be convicted of a crime while in office.  That's the kind of ethics we admire! 

This is only a partial listing of his great successes in office.  Governor Taft achieved so many wonderful successes.

Governor Taft's legacy lives on.  He has inspired so many to continue his tax-and-spend agenda.

His chief protege, our 2010 Tax Hiker of the Year Jon Husted, is going to be Ohio's next Governor after we get rid of Kasich.  Jon Husted is like the son Governor Taft never had.  Husted voted for all of Governor Bob Taft's increases.  Husted paved the way for ACORN to take over our elections in 2008.  Husted supported Governor Taft's 3rd Frontier.  Jon Husted as Governor will be like a 3rd term for Governor Taft.

But today, we celebrate Governor Bob Taft's 70th Birthday.   From the bottom of our tax-hiking hearts, we wish Governor Bob Taft a very, very, very Happy Birthday!

Support Kevin DeWine

Comrades,

I am contacting you with an issue of utmost importance. It seems as if those dastardly conservatives in the Ohio Republican Party are trying to force the resignation of one of our greatest allies, Chairman Kevin DeWine. This kind of insubordination should not be tolerated!

Kevin was a staunch backer of our dearly beloved Amber Burke Sprengard and other anti-Tea Party State Central Committee members. In fact, in the midst of a hard fought election, DeWine spent precious campaign dollars not to defeat Democrats, but to support liberal tax and spend State Central Committee members like Amber against their conservative Tea Party challengers. This is a wise and prudent expenditure of campaign funds. Never mind that those dollars were spent in violation of the Ohio Republican Party's own rules that first require an endorsement vote. It is much more important that we as Republicans preserve our status quo and perpetuate Party dysfunction than it is for us to defeat Democrats.

Kevin also played a major role in shoving Jon Husted down the throats of conservative voters in 2010. You may remember that Husted was a major player in the legislature when I was Governor, and I am forever in debt to him for supporting every single one of my tax increases and big-government policies while he was there. When he was Speaker he also famously refused to acknowledge that rat fink Tom Brinkman on the floor of the House when Brinkman was trying to strip taxpayer funding of the failed Cincinnati Freedom Center from the State budget. Let's also not forget that Ohio's spending while Husted was Speaker increased $3 Billion each year, and he worked hand in hand with ACORN to reform Ohio's voting laws. DeWine was 100% right to support Husted not only because of these positive attributes, but also because Husted was the college dorm buddy of DeWine. If we Republicans can't stand for higher taxes, more spending, and cronyism what can we stand for?

Recently, conservative Speaker of the House Bill Batchelder also called on DeWine to resign. Screw Bill Batchelder! What does he know about good government? His term as Speaker of the Ohio House has been marred by spending cuts, the elimination of the sacred Estate Tax, and numerous attacks on the right of a woman to kill her unborn baby. What kind of Republican leadership is this? When I was Governor I NEVER supported eliminating taxes, I ALWAYS supported increasing spending and the size of government, and I even chose a PRO-ABORTION Lieutenant Governor. THAT is Republican leadership comrades.

I strongly urge you to take to the streets to support Kevin DeWine and fight back against those evil conservatives like Bill Batchelder and John Kasich. Perhaps you could link up and join forces with the Occupy crowd. We have a lot in common after all. Better yet, write a check to the Ohio Republican Party so that Kevin can repeat his tradition of spending campaign funds meant to defeat Democrats on saving his own well-paid position. Comrades, we must help Chairman DeWine defend his phony baloney job! The future well being of the People's Republic of Ohio depends on it!

Yours in Unity,

Governor Bob Taft



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