NYT for Kasich among the repugs:

[elleng]

A Chance to Reset the Republican Race

'The battle to be the Republican choice for president has been nasty, brutish and anything but short. The hope among some Republicans is that the Iowa caucuses on Monday and the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 9 will promote a candidate who can appeal to the half of their electorate that doesn’t support the two current front-runners.

Those two, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, are equally objectionable for different reasons. Mr. Trump has neither experience in nor interest in learning about national security, defense or global trade. Even unemployment figures, which he’s pegged at 23 or 42 percent (the correct number is 5 percent) don’t merit his attention.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/a-chance-to-reset-the-republican-race.html?

[vi5]

1. I thought Kasich had dropped out.

It's hysterical to me to find out that not only did he not drop out, he's actually getting a major endorsement.

[murielm99]

2. He appears to be one of the saner ones.

The party may want him and try to enhance his chances.

I am sure all sorts of people will begin telling me how terrible he is. I know, I know. But he may be their best.

[vi5]

3. He's definitely the least crazy....

If only because he's the only one who aknowledges climate change.

But other than that one thing he's still a garden variety wingnut.

The weird thing is that I almost think a President Cruz or Trump would be preferable to a President Kasich. Those two loons are so off the deep end that I think you might finally get some semi-sane (or whatever the closest thing a Republican comes to that today) voting against his bullshit. With Kasich you'll get right wing policies, with a happy, reasonable face on them and it would be harder to portray as insane.