[dalight]

You are all torn up about pennies, when dollar issues are on the table. You point is all about selfishness when folks are giving blood to defend this country.

The current balanced budget amendment forces the cycle of tax increase and and tax reduction in Ohio. This cycle has good and bad effects. You are all caught up in finding goats and heroes and this just shows a lack of perspective. The question of Conservatism turns on some epic questions that go beyond but do not supersede fiscal responsibility. The other great questions that are being confronted are:

• Ending the murder of the next generation of Americans
• Defending and reestablishing the rule of law and justice that has been threatened by an unaccountable judiciary legislating from the bench.
• Dealing with the problem of Social Security that has thus far only resulted in stupendous tax increases that do nothing to solve the problem whatsoever
• Confronting and Defeating the movement to establish the Caliphate of Islamic World Domination
• Avoiding apocalyptic conflicts with China and Iran by fomenting Freedom as a revolutionary counter idea.

What part of this are you missing? You are so lost in hate and worrying over pennies and your own selfish skin that you would risk giving the control of this country over to the Democrats to deal with these issues? You advocate a fratricidal attack on one of our own. And a very respectable conservative voice despite your whining. No pure is pure enough for you, that is your loss.

[conservative_2001]

The state budget and federal budget are two different matters. The problems facing federal finances did not force the State of Ohio to raise taxes.

Once again, I'll point out that Ohio could have raised spending by 4-5% without raising taxes. But that's not enough for tax-and-spend liberals like Taft and Schmidt. They had to raise our taxes to pay for their big spending. Those "pennies" add up to taking billions from Ohio's workers, and make our state even less competitive than it already is for attracting jobs.

If you're so concerned about giving power to Democrats, you should join me in condemning the tax increases and corruption of Bob Taft and Jean Schmidt. It is their liberal policies and lack of integrity that threaten to give our state back to the Democrats, and nearly cost us a safe R congressional seat.

The best way to counter that is to nominate different Republicans who think differently from the Taft/Schmidt crowd. Those are the kind of Republicans who could win in 2006. Ohio is going to vote against anything resembling Bob Taft, as we should.