'Moderate' John Kasich Is Actually Terrifying

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/35838-focus-moderate-john-kasich-is-actually-terrifying

Despite his carefully cultivated appearance, and despite comparisons to the moron and the goblin left standing next to him, John Kasich is no moderate. A cursory look at his record proves the opposite: On the issues that matter, Kasich is a deep-red conservative who would do everything in his power to move America in an uglier, more regressive direction.

Let's look at just one issue: the right of women in Ohio to get an abortion when they need one. As governor, Kasich has done everything in his power to put roadblock after roadblock in their way.

Kasich has worked with the legislature to jam some of the nation's most restrictive anti-abortion policies into the state's budget (a neat trick that makes them easier to pass).

John Kasich thinks women who are raped shouldn't be told where they can get an abortion, and he used the power of his governorship to stop it.

The 2015 budget included further restrictions to abortion clinics, meaningless requirements masquerading as "protecting women's health" with the actual purpose of shutting clinics down. And shut down they have: About half of Ohio's abortion providers have shuttered since Kasich took office, and that number could easily rise.

[Flaxbee]

1. Cruz AND Kasich are terrifying. I'd actually prefer Trump if worse comes to worst and a Repub "wins"

because, buffoon and blowhard that he is, I don't think he's nearly as socially repressive and restrictive as those two other fruitcakes.

[SCantiGOP]

2. I agree

Kasich looks relatively harmless now compared to Trump. But he was right wing crazy back when the GOP was still somewhat sane.
They would never nominate him. Trump is their creature, and they can't get rid of him.

[forest444]

11. ^ Same here

One gets the impression that Trump's shtick is mostly theater - and the Donald's nothing if not a showman.

The others - including Kasich - have a long and sordid history of pushing medieval policies, even if Kasich is a little more pragmatic here and there.

[840high]

31. Trump is a lot of

hot air. If elected he would mellow. I think he likes people and our country. The other 2 scare me much more.

[SylviaD]

15. Don't worry, Trump will not and cannot win.

Trump is a chimera, a mirage.

He will be utterly destroyed in a landslide.

I have zero worries about Trump.

[nilram]

16. Yeah, Jimmy Carter also said he'd prefer Trump over Cruz.

Trump has had a wide variety of positions and would be influenced by his advisors; Cruz has convictions and would stick to them.

I've preferred Kasich for a Repub nominee because he's not insane and I wouldn't lay awake nights about him being in front of Putin or Jinping or Jong-un. (Or Trudeau or Nieto, for that matter.) But maybe I should root for Trump (not that my rooting counts for anything) since Dems would more likely win that way.

[cwydro]

21. Me too.

Sad as it is to admit it.

[840high]

30. Yes.

[Snotcicles]

3. I remember his days as Congressman. A real is a piece of work that guy is. nt

[StraightRazor]

4. I've been saying this for the longest time -

All of his 'Ohio balanced budget + surplus' bloviation is true, but only because he did it by ripping away much needed funds and financially starving local communities all over the state. Some municipalities stopped hiring cops, repairing infrastructure and leaving open positions in local government 'cause they can't afford to pay anyone. But hey, being able to say "I created a surplus" sure sounds good at a debate I guess.

He's absolutely no better than the other two jackasses...in fact he may be worse, because he successfully put his conservative playbook into action as a state executive and knows how to pull the levers to get things done.

[spooky3]

8. Welcome to DU! I agree with you. He also took away vested, earned retirement benefits from teachers.

[StraightRazor]

13. Thank you -

Loooooooong time listener, first time caller.

[RepubliCON-Watch]

14. Welcome to DU

And right on the money

[madinmaryland]

20. Well, he also had a shit ton of support from the Obama Recovery and Economic Boom...

He just happened to take office at the depth of the Bush Depression, so of course things were going to improve. He's an economic imbicile who still believes in the transfer of wealth to the wealthiest of the wealthy and that somehow jobs will be magically created by the invisible hand of the free market.

What a fucking buffoon and asshole.

[GreenEyedLefty]

5. There are worse things than a President Trump

Worse: John Kasich
The very worst: Ted Cruz

<shudder>

[840high]

32. Spot on.

[DesertFlower]

6. kasich made it really difficult for

women to have abortions. i could never vote for anyone who was not pro-choice -- even a dem.

[dogman]

7. And he supports Merrick Garland.

Might be terrifying too.

[chade]

9. Remember when ALEC was a thing that happened

Wisconsin and Ohio were in a 'look at the terrible right wing thing our governor just did' contest. Now all of a sudden he's potential Democratic VP material? Really?

[zalinda]

10. And yet some Democrats crossed over and voted for him in the recent primary. eom

[malletgirl02]

26. It is because the media has been focusing on Trump

Most people know little to nothing about the candidates other than Trump for the Republican nomination.

[zalinda]

29. That may be true, but

they have known Hillary for 25 years or more, that doesn't bode well for the GE. If both dem candidates were relatively unknown then there might be a case for it.

Z

[eridani]

34. Maybe they wanted to vote against Trump n/t

[Hiraeth]

12. dear god in heaven help us all

[pampango]

17. He may be less terrifying than the Fuhrer and the Ayatollah but, if you live in Ohio,

he is plenty terrifying. He is an ALEC republican of the worse type.

[summerschild]

18. I haven't seen any tv coverage of his proposed

new propaganda agency to convert muslims to Christianity. And haven't seen it talked about anywhere.

There are numerous google references such as:

John Kasich Proposes Federal Agency To “Push Christianity ...
www.politicususa.com/.../john-kasich-proposes-federal-agency-push-chri...
Feb 16, 2016 - John Kasich Proposes Federal Agency To “Push Christianity” On the Middle East ... peace depends upon forcing extremist Christianity down Muslim throats ... the so-called “moderate” Kasich wants to expand the crusade with ..

Seems like the Defense Department (back during the Bush days) called down some military contractors for endangering our troops by injecting religion into the wars by imprinting ammunition with Christian scripture - turning the wars into holy wars.

These people are all nuts. Even the ones that seem sane from a distance.

[Gothmog]

19. Kaisch is horrible on women rights and is out to destroy Planned Parenthood

[Octafish]

22. Sad day when the GOP's best option is a fascist.

Nothing personal, John, but your record.

[Logical]

23. About 1% as bad as trump or cruz. nt

[Lone_Wolf]

24. Robert Reich worked with him

He said kasich is definitely right wing. The only difference between Kasich and a Trump or Cruz is Kasich can be reasonable and is willing to listen.

[malletgirl02]

25. Part of me thinks that Trump is a stocking horse

Part of me thinks Trump is a stocking horse for the Republicans. His craziness makes the other Republican candidates seem moderate.

[liberal N proud]

27. The three remaining candidates are the craziest of the crazy

[brettdale]

28. Ted Cruz is by far the worst

With all his uglyness, at Least trump wont go Biblical with his policies.

Hate to be Gay or a woman with Ted as President.

[KelleyKramer]

33. Back when he announced Digby had a link to ...

one of his state of the state addresses, a real eye opener

Not only is he very right wing, but it was also very bizarre some of the things he talked about. . The guy is really 'off' and out there