From the monthly archives: August 2010
John Kasich apparently doesn’t even know that most of Ohio’s regulations don’t even deal with businesses at all.
As part of Kasich’s endorsement of Governor Strickland’s regulatory reform, Kasich tried to stage a distracting visual for his press event (HT: Ohio Capital Blog):
OMG, just look at all those regulations! It’s a virtual “Tower of Babble.” How in the world can Ohio businesses operate when they’re subjected to THAT many boring brown regulatory books?
Kasich’s “visual” was a joke. The books were each chapter of the Ohio Administrative Code. If you click on the [...]
Full Story... →It’s been pointed out more than once that the only real solid support John Kasich has in the Ohio blogosphere is with carpetbloggers from Virginia. The homegrown righties don’t seem so enamored with the guy to be honest.
Kasich’s latest me-too policy proposal has Pullins a bit worked up. Let’s skip to the money quote right out of the gate:
The problem with John Kasich’s policy proposals is that they are as fraudulent as Lehman Brothers’ exotic investment products. Everything he is proposing is either illegal, unworkable or has been enacted into law already.
Damn son! [...]
Full Story... →Ordinarily, when a campaign introduces a new policy proposal, the media expects to hear a response from the opposing campaign’s communication director, maybe even the campaign manager. Rarely, if ever, do you see the candidate himself respond, especially when he’s the incumbent.
Then again, how often do you see a challenger stupidly propose something you’ve already done?
To appreciate it’s pure pwnage, be sure to check out the entire statement, including the point-by-point citation of exactly how Kasich’s CSI “plan” is nothing more than a carbon copy of what Ted Strickland has already made law.
This isn’t Wall [...]
Full Story... →They’d be like this:
Nobody like a cheap imitation when they can have the real thing.
Full Story... →Maybe instead of debating Governor Strickland, John Kasich, the TV ad candidate can debate John Kasich, the Kasich-Taylor policy candidates.
Here’s a clip of what Kasich is running right now:
Kasich: You know, Mary and I are committed to smaller, more effective, more efficient government …
We’re going to get the job done for the people of the State. And we’re not going to let you down.
Yet last week, Kasich introduced his JobsOhio plan to decentralize and privatize the Ohio Department of Development. During the press gaggle at the announcement, Kasich specifically called one of the advantages of [...]
Full Story... →I’m known to periodically toss around a personal barb or two in the heat of the moment. One thing I don’t think I’ve ever done or seen done by those “in my flock” is publicly make fun of a cancer survivor. Last night during some Twitter perusing I got into it with well known John Kasich hack (and possible paid political consultant?) The Hinch Group.
It’s unclear who the person twittering is on this account – they may like us have more than one person doing it so I’ll wait for someone to personally own up to this before [...]
Full Story... →According to the Columbus Dispatch, Congressman Kasich is set to announce his second policy initiative with State Sen. Keith Faber (R-Celina) and Rep. Jim Zehringer (R-Greenville).
Based on the guest list and Kasich’s platitudes to date, it’s not hard to figure out what Kasich’s policy proposal is. I guess he could possibly finally give some details about his income tax plan….. HAHAHAHAHAHA! (Sniff) Okay, seriously…
He’s likely going to endorse, in some form, their companion regulatory reform bills (HB 230) and (SB 3) which have already passed the House and Senate and have been [...]
Full Story... →As I noted earlier Ohio was one of a handful of States that has been awarded the second round of the U.S. Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” school reform funding program.
Here’s a breakdown as to what the participating public and charter schools can expect to receive over the next four years (Excel format) as Ohio receives this $400 million grant.
From Governor Strickland’s press release:
“I want to thank Secretary Duncan and the Obama administration for this opportunity to implement what I believe is a visionary education plan for Ohio’s children. Our students [...]
Full Story... →The pimp look doesn’t work for DeWine.
ODP points out that after a career of protecting Wall Street insiders, Mike DeWine now wants to protect them, and not us, as Ohio’s Attorney General.
Frankly, I think DeWine’s comments support Kasich’s secretive executive bonuses for his JobsOhio plan plays right into this video.
Full Story... →Budget Watch
