John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio, has done some surprising things lately. He let loose on his political allies, declaring, "I'm concerned about the fact there seems to be a war on the poor. That, if you're poor, somehow you're shiftless and lazy." here is indeed a war on the poor, coinciding with and deepening the pain from a troubled economy. And that war is now the central, defining issue of American politics. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.