John Kasich Enters the Twilight Zone... By John Fund

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http://www.nationalreview.com/node/426329/print

 John Kasich Enters the Twilight Zone
By John Fund — October 29, 2015

If there’s a consensus about Wednesday’s GOP debate, it’s that the CNBC moderators had a train wreck. Among the non-conservatives who thought the moderators were horribly biased and inept were HBO’s Bill Maher and Ron Fournier of the National Journal. But Ohio governor John Kasich said afterwards that he was “very appreciative of how they did their job.” Kasich “thought they did a good job” and said that the raucous, interruption-filled debate was “well controlled.”

John Kasich’s perception of the debate reality is worthy of Rod Serling’s old mind-bending TV show.

Every four years, one Republican presidential candidate attempts to first win “the media primary,” primarily by accusing other GOP candidates of “extremism” while at the same time flattering the mainstream media. In 2008, that candidate was John McCain — although his love affair with the media ended as soon as Barack Obama was his opponent. In 2012, it was former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, who crashed and burned.

This year, it’s no secret who the media likes. A CNBC profile of Kasich in September wasn’t subtle. Its headline was “Is John Kasich the GOP Media Darling Who Could Finally Win?” CNBC noted that the three candidates — McCain, Huntsman, and Kasich — all had the same consultant for their White House bids. He’s John Weaver, a moderate Republican who has described his party as “a bunch of cranks.” Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin told CBS last month that Kasich is “the media’s favorite candidate, and that is a dirty little secret.” As Kasich proved after the CNBC debate, the admiration is mutual.

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I just don't get Kasich. He used to be very right, to the point Rush said he was to the right of him. In the past few years, he has gone full retard, I mean liberal. Not just on position, but in insulting rhetoric as well. 

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Just a few lines to highlight the brilliance of Adult-in-the-Room Kasich:

"In Ohio, much of it has been in open revolt against Kasich. “John is not a small-government conservative...”

"..."John has made his mark in being able to manage big government more efficiently...”"

"Kasich proudly notes that the federal government is picking up the tab for his Medicaid expansion through next year, but few believe the state isn’t on the hook for future years..."

"In reality, giving in to the lure of “free” federal dollars to broaden Medicaid isn’t compassionate. More than half of physicians no longer accept Medicaid patients..."

“Medicaid patients often give up trying to find a doctor and wind up in hospital emergency rooms, where they wait three to six hours for non-urgent care...”