Summer Reading List

Dear fellow tax hikers, many embark on an ambitious reading plan for those summertime months.  Being extremely intelligent and well-read, we do this too.  It's time for us to pick up those books so we can be the smartest tax-hikers we can be.  With that, we introduce to you:

The Republicans for Higher Taxes Summer Reading List

1.  Serving with Honor and Integrity, by Jean Schmidt
2.  Giving Back to the Community that Has Given You So Much, by Mike Brown
3.  Running an Effective Campaign, by Julie Matheny
4.  Staying Sane in an Insane World, by Simon Leis
5.  Getting Over the Bitterness of Losing an Election, by MS. Vicky Zwissler
6.  Working Hard for the Citizens who Elected You, by Tax Hikin’ Rick Bryan
7.  Effective Weight-loss Tips, by Tabitha Hochscheid
8.  Telling the Truth About Anything, by Jon Husted
9.  Being a Good Parent, by Lynn Larson
10. Keeping Taxes Low, by Virgil Lovitt
11.  I Will Win an Election Some Day Before I Die, by Martha Good
12.  Hiring Qualified Employees, by Tracy Winkler.  With a forward from Alex and Jennifer Triantafilou

Support Kevin DeWine

Dear fellow tax hikers, we are deeply concerned for our tax-and-spend Ohio Republican Party leader Kevin DeWine.  The GOP Chairmen of the largest counties in Ohio have signed a letter encouraging DeWine to resign now as Ohio Republican Party Chairman.  Mr. DeWine has done a great job for us.  Losing him would be a terrible blow to our movement.

DeWine has been one of Ohio's tax-and-spend leaders.  DeWine voted for Bob Taft's tax increases when he was in the Legislature.  DeWine supported Bob Taft's Third Frontier program so Ohio can invest in its own companies like Solyndra.  DeWine was a reliable supporter of the Bob Taft agenda that made Ohio so strong in the past decade. 

DeWine is a close, close friend and ally of our 2010 Tax Hiker of the Year Jon Husted.  DeWine has been undermining our terrible Governor John Kasich and his agenda from day one, knowing the sooner Kasich is out of the way the sooner we can get Husted as our Governor.  Don't we all want the pro-ACORN, tax-and-spend Husted as our next Governor?  If so, fight for Kevin DeWine now or we will lose Husted's top ally as our party Chairman.

We are especially happy that DeWine has squandered hundreds-of-thousands (or more) of GOP dollars to defeat fellow Republicans rather than save the money to beat the Democrats in November.  We don't want to defeat Barack Obama.  We don't want to defeat Sherrod Brown.  By squandering these limited party resources to his favored Republicans in Republican primaries, DeWine has increased the chances that Obama and Brown will carry Ohio in November.  Isn't that what we all want?  Keep Kevin DeWine as our GOP Chairman!  Barack Obama is depending on it.

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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