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A pet rock would have created more jobs in Ohio than John Kasich
Thursday night at the CNBC debate, John Kasich took credit for the recovering economy in Ohio:Now, let me just be clear, John [Harwood]. I went into Ohio where we had an $8 billion hole and now we have...
View ArticleWhy regulations increase when you privatize government
Every now and then some politician pulls a stunt where they print out a list of regulations from some agency or other to try to make the point about the “burden” of regulation.What they don’t talk...
View ArticleJohn Kasich – What Desperation Looks Like
Governor John Kasich of Ohio is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, and he desperately wants to be seen as the sane clown in the Republican car. That has not worked out. However...
View ArticleGov. Kasich walks back idea of federal agency to promote 'Judeo-Christian'...
Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is now walking back his profoundly un-American idea.One day after urging the creation of a federal agency to promote “core...
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Kasich's new Trump ad goes full on Godwin and it's a doozy - Even more Updates
John Kasich has released a devastating new ad that links Donald Trump with a version of the famous quote from German Pastor Martin Niemoller about the Nazis. xYouTube VideoMy own (hopefully correct)...
View ArticleKasich: New mothers should work at home online, not get paid family leave
Screw paid parental leave. Republican presidential candidate (yes, still) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich thinks new mothers and fathers should rely on their employers to “try to be creative” instead of...
View ArticleOhio Press Group Says We Deserve Better Political Reporting
I found an interesting guest column in my local paper the other day from Dennis Hetzel, who is executive director of the Ohio Newspaper Association and president of the Ohio Coalition for Open...
View ArticleKasich sings "Space Oddity..." and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog disapproves.
At an event in Concord, NH today, I asked John Kasich about the rock band of Lemmy, Bowie and Frey that God was assembling in heaven. (I asked Ted Cruz the same thing earlier in the day.) Kasich...
View ArticleOhio lawmakers work to strip federal funding from Planned Parenthood, health...
xEmbedded ContentRemember those doctored Planned Parenthood videos made last year by some quacks who are now being indicted? Well, Ohio lawmakers who eagerly jumped on the bash Planned Parenthood...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Ted Strickland (D) Calls On Gov. Kasich (R) To Veto Bill That Defunds...
Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:I need you to join my call for action, right now. Yesterday, Ohio Senate Republicans voted to slash funding...
View ArticleJohn Kasich promises 'confused' woman: 'I'm going to sign a bill to defund...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is eager to sign a bill that would defund Planned Parenthood in his state, notwithstanding the news that 65 percent of Ohioans oppose defunding the women’s health...
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2% primary victory Reset for Kasichb*ts! John Kasich - the NY Times candidate...
Big momentum builder of 1.9% of GOP votes for Kasich in Iowa with Cruz winning at 27.7% of total GOP votes. A huge GOP plurality. A victory for GOP extremism and inexperience and no need for...
View ArticleKasich’s endorsements costs the Republicans the election
In 2012, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) received endorsements from several prominent liberal newspapers. Once a promising presidential nominee, Huntsman sank his campaign before the end of the...
View ArticleKasich's Worrying Rise
This isn’t going to be much of a diary, as much of it is reliant on the memory of many years’ past. The news media focuses on Trump, who I think can easily be beat. At the end of the day, 2008 and...
View ArticleJohn Kasich campaigns like a moderate, but on women's health he's your basic...
John Kasich has positioned himself in the Republican presidential primary as the … maybe not quite moderate guy, but the establishment guy with a heart. The not-so-far-out-there candidate in a field of...
View ArticleIn super sad news, John Kasich's favorite rock star in all of the world just...
Oh how I wish you were here … John Kasich. So I could watch your disappointment upon reading the following information. According to Rolling Stone magazine, Kasich who is the perfect age for rock ‘n...
View ArticleJohn Kasich couldn't deal with hip-hop group The Roots' lyrics, is an imbecile
John Kasich once said this after listening to an album by legendary hip-hop outfit and Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon band The Roots.I still listen to new music, but more and more these days I find...
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Here's Your "Moderate" John Kasich, People
John Kasich signing away more of women’s reproductive rights in 2013As anyone who follows me here knows, this Ohioan is fed up to HERE with Democrats and progressives who say things like “If we HAD to...
View ArticleKasich signs yet another Ohio law attacking Planned Parenthood and women's...
As expected, John Kasich has signed yet another bill attacking women’s health care by defunding non-abortion programs offered by providers who also offer abortions. It’s another Republican move...
View ArticleJohn Kasich explains how he got elected: 'Many women left their kitchens ... '
Fresh off of signing a law cutting funding for low-income women's health care, Ohio governor and still-striving Republican presidential candidate John Kasich showed what a friend he is to women:How did...
View ArticleRepublican establishment tries to make Rubio happen by forcing Kasich out
The Republican establishment has chosen Marco Rubio as its official savior, with a flood of donors and endorsements moving to Rubio in the wake of Jeb Bush’s exit from the presidential race. Problem...
View ArticleA Republican Candidate Admits What We Already Knew
Today, I attended a town hall meeting for John Kasich. I have to admit that, compared to other Republican candidates, Kasich seemed refreshingly honest and realistic. I wanted to ask him about his...
View ArticleMy Kasich Rant
Okay, let’s get this out of the way right off the bat: I live in Ohio. Specifically, I live in Cleveland, in the midst of the bluest county in the state, and where we’re going to have the RNC inflicted...
View ArticleKasich is not going anywhere. In fact, he's jumping on the brokered...
Marco Rubio’s campaign has been saying for a while now that John Kasich should drop out and stop spoiling Rubio’s chances and that they were planning for the possibility of winning the nomination at a...
View ArticleJohn Kasich's not-so-great Ohio recovery
As the primary rolls into Ohio where Gov. John Kasich might finally be able to overcome Donald Trump, the traditional media is taking a closer look at his tenure back home—and that great recovery he's...
View ArticleKasich jumps on the contested convention train
With polls showing Gov. John Kasich might actually win Ohio Tuesday, he and his team are taking a page from Marco Rubio's flailing campaign: banking on a contested convention. Tim Reid reports:"The...
View ArticleKasich staffs up for a contested convention
Now that Marco Rubio has dropped out, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has fully adopted his contested convention strategy, announcing several new advisers Tuesday night with relevant convention experience. Nick...
View ArticleWhat the hell is wrong with Kasich?
John Kasich based his campaign strategy this past month on winning his home state, a strategy that made it mathematically impossible for him to win the nomination. Maybe no one sat him down with a...
View Article"Kasich, you son of a b*tch!"
Let me start off by saying that I would never use a title such as the one I am using here — really. I just don’t think it’s appropriate. No need for name calling.But, in this case, I’m quoting...
View ArticleKasich isn't running to win primaries, he's running to win a contested...
John Kasich is in it to win it—where the “it” he hopes to win is a contested Republican convention, because it is mathematically impossible for him to win the Republican nomination by collecting enough...
View ArticleJohn Kasich blames 'the minority community' for Ohio's sky-high infant...
John Kasich has managed to make himself look like the responsible moderate in the horror movie that is the Republican presidential primary, but it’s important to recognize that he’s neither responsible...
View ArticleJohn Kasich's Christian charity in Ohio Medicaid expansion has its limits
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, would-be president, has made a very big deal in his run on being the moderate, the one guy willing to buck the rest of the Republican party and take Obamacare's Medicaid...
View ArticleMr. Kasich doesn't go to Washington... but his people are there to plan...
While Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are busy campaigning in New York, John Kasich is organizing something much more important. John Kasich's D.C. allies are holding a large meet-and-greet political...
View ArticleWhat Exactly is Kasich Smoking?
I’m watching John Kasich on CBS This Morning, and it’s bizarre as he tries to put positive spin on everything — his lack of delegates, his only hope a contested convention, his observation that maybe...
View ArticleJohn Kasich blasts his fellow Republican candidates: 'Not worthy of the...
In a speech to the Women's National Republican Club, Republican presidential contender John Kasich explains why he's still in the race despite no possibility of victory: It's because the other two...
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Kasich To LGBT People Regarding License To Discriminate Laws: Just Get Over It
From the DNC via JMG:This morning on CNN’s State of the Union, John Kasich was asked whether he would take steps to try to stop states from passing anti-LGBT “Right to Discriminate” laws. His blunt...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Looks Like Rob Portman (R) Spoke Too Soon About Sticking Kasich All...
Whoops:Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican nominee, but not every lawmaker is ready to rally behind him yet.Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who is facing a tough re-election in 2016, says that he...
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OH-Sen: Strickland (D) Puts The Pressure On AG DeWine (R) To Restore OH's...
Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:Ted Strickland (D. OH)Last week, voting rights in Ohio got a HUGE win: An Ohio federal court struck down a...
View ArticleToday is the day we make Republicans cry and put the fear of Yellow Dogs in...
We do it by helping Corey Foister in the Ohio 8th Special Election. We elect him to John Boehner's empty seat. Is it doable? Sure. In the primary, the tea party Republican who ran, gosh, I can’t...
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OH-Sen: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Builds Support For Strickland's (D)...
Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:Ted Strickland (D. OH)Across Ohio, and across the nation, Planned Parenthood provides vital, life-saving...
View ArticleOhio governor Kasich wants to balance Ohio’s budget with diverted toxic-clean...
For over a century, oil and gas drillers have peppered Ohio with countless thousands of wells. Those speculators have since abandoned most of their operations. But some of those left-behind, “orphan”...
View ArticleIL-Sen: Gov. John Kasich (R. OH) Is Coming To Chicago To Try To Save Mark...
Good luck:On the day the GOP convention kicks off in Cleveland on Monday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich will speak to the Illinois delegation as he plans a Chicago trip next month to raise money for fellow...
View ArticleForced birthers handed another defeat as federal judge blocks Ohio law...
A federal district judge has made permanent a temporary injunction he issued in May to keep Ohio from implementing a law that would have cut about $1.5 million in funding for Planned Parenthood in the...
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OH-Sen: Strickland (D) Pressures Kasich (R) To Uphold Judge's Ruling On...
Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:Ted Strickland (D. OH)Thank goodness. Last week, a federal judge blocked Governor Kasich’s attempt to slash...
View ArticleCSGOPOTD: John Kasich- 2016 Update
It was this time last year that we shared our first “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day" profile of Ohio Governor John Kasich, who we said at the time was the moderate* candidate in the GOP...
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OH-Gov: Connie Pillich (D) Goes After Jim Renacci (R) & The GOP On Zombie...
Received this e-mail today from Connie Pillich’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:Connie Pillich (D. OH)President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress think they have enough votes to repeal the...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Betty Sutton (D) Gets Ready To Build Up Pressure On The U.S. Senate...
Received this e-mail today from former Rep. Betty Sutton’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:Today, House Republicans passed a bill that will take healthcare away from 24 million Americans, allow...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Senators Shitkicker, Little Marco & Tom Cotton (R. AR) Endorse...
Scumbag Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel (R. OH) has been racking up the clown car of GOP endorsements in his second attempt to try and unseat true Progressive Populist, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D....
View ArticleOhio GOP Legislature About to End Medicaid Expansion
The GOP controlled Ohio legislature has agreed to a 2-year state budget that includes freezing medicaid expansion enrollment beginning July 2018. Those currently covered would continue to be covered...
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