Another Conservative Governor Goes Limp

From the New York Daily News: The governor on Monday sidestepped a decision about whether a condemned inmate was too fat to be humanely executed by sparing the prisoner on the grounds that he had poor legal representation.
Gov. John Kasich's decision to grant clemency to Ronald Post mirrored the recommendation of mercy by the state parole board, which said it didn't doubt Post's guilt but said there were too many problems with how he was represented 30 years ago.
Post, who weighs 450 pounds, never raised the issue of his size with the board. And Kaisch, who commuted Post's sentence to life with no chance of parole, didn't mention Post's obesity claim in his statement. Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said the governor didn't consider Post's obesity claim.
The governor said all criminal defendants, regardless of the heinousness of the crimes, deserve an adequate defense....
In its Friday decision, the parole board rejected arguments made by Post's attorneys that he deserves mercy because of lingering doubts about his "legal and moral guilt" in a woman's death, but it said it couldn't ignore perceived missteps by his lawyers.
Vantz's sons, William and Michael, have said they believe in Post's guilt. William Vantz characterized Post's obesity claim as "another way for a coward to try and get out of what debt he owes to society."
The long-held presumption that Post confessed to the murder to several people has been falsely exaggerated, Post's attorneys have argued. Post admitted involvement in the crime as the getaway driver to a police informant but didn't admit to the killing.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ohio-governor-spares-obese-killer-execution-article-1.1222141#ixzz2IIct0tgF
The issue about his representation at trial has been settled by the courts, many times over and throughout the years.
This is just a capitulation by Kasich to the liberals and anti-death penalty people.  My guess he did this to show he is a moderate because he may seek the presidential nomination in 2016, but if  this is the case, it will backfire because Kasich can no longer call himself a tough on crime conservative.  Now, he is just another limp wristed conservative wannabe.