John Kasich only candidate, GOP or Democrat, with proper credentials for president

This is a quiz: Which of the presidential hopefuls has the most experience in elected government positions? Which one scores highest in polls in terms of "likeability" and "best president"? Which one has solid media experience?

Which one saved his state from financial collapse? Which one doesn't have a slippery background? Which one doesn't degrade his fellow candidates with mean comments or suggest undoable solutions to our country's many problems?

If you answered Sanders, Clinton, Cruz or Trump, you get the beeper razzberry! Yes, John Kasich is correct!

Sixteen major polls between mid-February and early April have him trouncing Clinton and holding his own against Sanders in November. The other two Republicans get eviscerated by the Democrats in the same polls. Prior to mid-February, Kasich wasn't even listed in the same polls.

In 1982 at age 26, he was elected to the Ohio state Senate and then re-elected eight more times. He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives and served there for nine terms. As governor of Ohio, he is now serving his second term.

When he served in Congress, he chaired the House Budget Committee for six years and served for 18 years on the House Armed Services Committee. His achievements as a public servant are far too many to list here but can be found online.

He is definitely the best choice as U.S. president in the common sense, knowledge and experience departments.

For an excellent piece on why he has a chance to become president of our great country, read the blog by Seth Abramson in the Huffington Post. Very informative!

Kathleen Richardson

Bertram, Texas

This story was originally published April 16, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "John Kasich only candidate, GOP or Democrat, with proper credentials for president ."