Two Paths, by John Kasich: on Education

John Kasich: Unfair to shift tax decision from people to school board

I didn't think that was fair to the taxpayers. We were seated in a semicircle, and everybody just kind of sat there, not saying anything, Finally I spoke up. I said, "Governor, I just have to make this clear. I could never support this plan."

I'll never forget the look on this man's face: he was so aggravated with me that I thought steam might start coming out of his ears. We never did approve of this measure, but at the time, I was one of the very few voices of dissent in the room. I just didn't want to sit there and use my silence to indicate any kind of approval for an approach that I thought was all wrong.