Yes, but did you know his father was a mailman??
I've been a fan of John Kasich for over thirty years. He's one of the last of old school (pre-TEA party) conservatives in the mold of Kemp, Goldwater and Reagan.
If he runs again, he can count on my support again.
trying real hard to GIVE a $hit, here.
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Kasich = Goldwater = Reagan. Got it. And you wonder why sometimes you can't get respect.
Kasich = Goldwater = Reagan. Got it. And you wonder why sometimes you can't get respect.
Brother, That is not very nice. Disrespecting a fine upstanding young man for his choice of public servants is not a principle this place was founded on. Now we can't help that we can't see things his way. I'm Like you.... I'd love to see things from his point of view. But Damn, I can't seem to get my head that far up my ass.
I don't give a damn about your respect, CL. Kasich is a good and decent man, whose been an effective conservative soldier in Congress, at the White House and in the State of Ohio.
I am sick and tired of TEA party conservatism and remember a time when conservatives were a fount of creative ideas for solving the problems we face through an opportunity culture, rather than a force for obstruction, nihilism and reaction. I admire Kasich like few politicians I've encountered in 40 years of voting GOP. He's walked the walk, as an honest and implacable man.
You can kiss my arse.
I'll admit ... the most I know about Kasich is how utterly boring he was during the debates. He may be a good guy but ... sheesh.
Brother, That is not very nice. Disrespecting a fine upstanding young man for his choice of public servants is not a principle this place was founded on. Now we can't help that we can't see things his way. I'm Like you.... I'd love to see things from his point of view. But Damn, I can't seem to get my head that far up my ass.
I quit taking the little boy seriously when he said I'm a disgrace. Now he's telling me to kiss his ass, so he's growing up. They do that so quickly these days.
I quit taking the little boy seriously when he said I'm a disgrace. Now he's telling me to kiss his ass, so he's growing up. They do that so quickly these days.
So why the gratuitous insult?
So why the gratuitous insult?
I had a conversation with one of the members of the legislature the other day. I said, ‘I respect the fact that you believe in small government. I do, too. I also know that you’re a person of faith. Now, when you die and get to the meeting with St. Peter, he’s probably not going to ask you much about what you did about keeping government small. But he is going to ask you what you did for the poor. You better have a good answer.- Jesus Kasich
Jazz has the right to like Kasich and he also has the right to compare him to Reagan. Most of us think he's delusional; and that's our right.
Because you take it so well...and I'm not going to let you get away with comparing Kasich and Reagan. Uh, uh. **nononono*
Kasich was in the first wave of Reagan allies in 1982. Kasich helped implement his agenda.
Reagan would not have been TEA party. It would have made his skin crawl. You have to make conservatism and free market economics work for the less fortunate, not just shut the gummint down.
No. Reagan was all about shutting the govt' down and letting people handle their own affairs. He was a huge Calvin Coolidge fan. He despised socialized medicine. These are all the opposite of Kasich who is a fan of Obamacare.
You cannot cite one social program that Kasich was willing to eliminate or cut back on when he was running for President. Reagan ran specifically on cutting social spending. His first budget slashed the hell out of welfare.
Kasich was in the first wave of Reagan allies in 1982. Kasich helped implement his agenda.
Reagan would not have been TEA party. It would have made his skin crawl. You have to make conservatism and free market economics work for the less fortunate, not just shut the gummint down.
Reagan wanted to unleash the animal spirits of our free and capitalist economy. He believed in the rising tide, the shining city.
He wasn't fixated on eliminating programs for the poor. He oversaw the biggest changes in history to preserve the Social Security system and the private pension system.
What the hell is wrong with conservatives nowadays? Our hearts are filled with dust.
We've been 'compassionaited' to death @Jazzhead
It threatens the very nature of our existence now, Death by Taxes to pay for all that Compassion, is a dead end.
Reagan wanted to unleash the animal spirits of our free and capitalist economy. He believed in the rising tide, the shining city.
He wasn't fixated on eliminating programs for the poor. He oversaw the biggest changes in history to preserve the Social Security system and the private pension system.
What the hell is wrong with conservatives nowadays? Our hearts are filled with dust.
Kasich was in the first wave of Reagan allies in 1982. Kasich helped implement his agenda.
Reagan would not have been TEA party. It would have made his skin crawl. You have to make conservatism and free market economics work for the less fortunate, not just shut the gummint down.
. You can't. You can't be that ignorant.
Yes, but did you know his father was a mailman??Well that's a relief. At least he wasn't a female man....
Kasich was in the first wave of Reagan allies in 1982. Kasich helped implement his agenda.Wait. This guy?
Reagan would not have been TEA party. It would have made his skin crawl. You have to make conservatism and free market economics work for the less fortunate, not just shut the gummint down.
Wait. This guy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ixNPplo-SU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ixNPplo-SU)
I think he would have been right in there with folks who are Taxed Enough Already.
Don't bother. Jazzy wouldn't believe any of this even if Reagan got out of the grave and walked up to tell him he was full of shit.We have had..conversations before. I post mainly to keep the spectators who visit here from being pulled off the path during those. I do not expect I will change his viewpoints, but hone my skills nonetheless.
Wait. This guy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ixNPplo-SU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ixNPplo-SU)
I think he would have been right in there with folks who are Taxed Enough Already.
Love that one. Also this one:You and me, both. We were blessed to have him, and not just as POTUS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhYJS80MgYA
I miss that guy something fierce.
You and me, both. We were blessed to have him, and not just as POTUS.
Grinds my gears there are people who think John Kasich is the second coming. *****rollingeyes*****
After watching the primaries and these darned 100 days of tweets and twits I would be happy to have President Kasich.
Other than Santorum, Hicklebeee, Graham, I would be happy with anyone but the orange menace we have now.
I'll admit ... the most I know about Kasich is how utterly boring he was during the debates. He may be a good guy but ... sheesh.
Aren't you special?
Bless your heart. :whistle:
Reagan was not a follower of John Maynard Keynes; that's why he didn't believe in more taxes and spending. 22222frying pan
Reagan wanted to unleash the animal spirits of our free and capitalist economy. He believed in the rising tide, the shining city.
He wasn't fixated on eliminating programs for the poor. He oversaw the biggest changes in history to preserve the Social Security system and the private pension system.
What the hell is wrong with conservatives nowadays? Our hearts are filled with dust.
Special as in wearing a helmet and flippers in the shower?
He's the reason Trump won the primary.Yep. It is a simple trick to split the votes that are not for one of the opponents in a three way race. If Kasich, who had no way to win (the remaining states would not give him enough delegates) had dropped out, things may have gone differently.
Well bless the heart that blessed my heart.
Or, as I like to say.........you can kiss my grits.
You are dealing with professionals here Flo!
Got to be on your toes. :smokin:
I've been a fan of John Kasich for over thirty years. He's one of the last of old school (pre-TEA party) conservatives in the mold of Kemp,Goldwater and Reagan.
If he runs again, he can count on my support again.
Kasich is a liberal
Well bless the heart that blessed my heart.
Or, as I like to say.........you can kiss my grits.
Lot's of blessed hearts around here today.
Yep. It is a simple trick to split the votes that are not for one of the opponents in a three way race. If Kasich, who had no way to win (the remaining states would not give him enough delegates) had dropped out, things may have gone differently.
miss that guy something fierce.
As do most of us who are old enough to remember when he was in office. However, he was not infallible. He was outflanked and fooled by the Democratic controlled Congress on the issue of illegals. He also failed to recognize the rise of Islamic foes in the Middle East after the Beirut bombing. My point is, we should be able to criticize the failings of those on our side, without being labeled as subversives.
Do you think he would detest people with the TEA Party, as has been asserted here?
Do you think he would detest people with the TEA Party, as has been asserted here?
I often railed at the deification of Reagan. He gave blanket amnesty. He cut and ran from Beirut and he went to Bitburg where the SS were buried..........at the urging of Pat Buchanan.There were things he did I didn't agree with. It took a long time for the trickle down to reach the oil fields, going through a bust. I wasn't happy with Amnesty, but at least he didn't just ignore the issue. However, he was (especially in comparison to those who have followed) a person who loved his country, did his best, I believe, under the circumstances, and represented us well around the world. He rocked Eastern Europe, and after the wall came down, much changed there. Overall, he was one of the, if not the best POTUS of the 20th century.
That does not take away from his accomplishments. He truly made Americans feel good about themselves and their country.
Let's face it. The "Taxed Enough Already" was kidnapped, and co-opted by, ...well, 'YOU' know.
The same way 'They' want to think their POV is the one the Party should adhere.
We have some of 'Them' right here.
Soon as the media demonized the Tea Party, certain groups therein provided unlimited fodder.
If 'They' would learn to be team players, we could make the 'Playoffs'. (2018)
I am sick and tired of TEA party conservatism and remember a time when conservatives were a fount of creative ideas for solving the problems we face through an opportunity culture, rather than a force for obstruction, nihilism and reaction.
You're confessing, aren't you, DC?
Reagan would not have been TEA party.
It would have made his skin crawl. You have to make conservatism and free market economics work for the less fortunate, not just shut the gummint down.
“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.”
Taxes to support social programs really aren't what's pecking us to death, it's regulations and attendant compliance costs that keep businesses from growing and hiring and banks from lending.
Reagan was not a follower of John Maynard Keynes; that's why he didn't believe in more taxes and spending. 22222frying pan
There were things he did I didn't agree with. It took a long time for the trickle down to reach the oil fields, going through a bust. I wasn't happy with Amnesty, but at least he didn't just ignore the issue. However, he was (especially in comparison to those who have followed) a person who loved his country, did his best, I believe, under the circumstances, and represented us well around the world. He rocked Eastern Europe, and after the wall came down, much changed there. Overall, he was one of the, if not the best POTUS of the 20th century.
Do you think he would detest people with the TEA Party, as has been asserted here?
He was hands down the best President of the 20th Century, and I think the Best President since Washington.
He was hands down the best President of the 20th Century
No, because on principle, he was against high taxation. Problem is, the original intent of the group has been splintered and co-opted by others to the point where it's unrecognizable from its original form.The minute someone stepped forth to try and 'lead' a grassroots movement (just click on the donate button major credit cards accepted), the TEA party was beginning the end.
McElhinny: The roadmap to state budget options
By Brad McElhinny in News | April 27, 2017 at 1:49AM
WV Metro News (http://wvmetronews.com/2017/04/27/mcelhinny-the-roadmap-to-state-budget-options/)
If each state is a little federalist experiment then West Virginia has a lot of ongoing examples as it tries to figure out the proper budget for the coming year.
In neighboring Ohio, which rhymes with “bizarro,” Governor John Kasich and the Legislature represent something like the reverse of what’s going on in West Virginia.
Ohio is working on a two-year, $66.9 billion budget. West Virginia’s budget, passed a year at a time, is a little more than $4 billion.
Ohio has about $400 million less to spend than last year. West Virginia’s revenue gap is estimated to be a little more than $500 million.
Governor Kasich has proposed $3.1 billion in income tax cuts, offset by about $3.1 billion in other tax increases. House Republicans in Ohio killed Kasich’s tax package, which also included a severance tax on shale fracking.
Here, of course, it’s the Senate that wants to reduce income taxes, Governor Jim Justice who says other tax increases are a necessity and the House Republicans who are not wild about either of those ideas.
Republicans in Ohio’s House want to dedicate an additional $170 million over two years into battling that state’s drug crisis.
In West Virginia, Governor Justice ordered a state-of-emergency lantern to be lit to indicate his worry over the effects of potential cuts to the Department of Health and Human Resources. The budget he vetoed would have cut $140 million from the medical services line of DHHR.
In Ohio, House Republicans want to approve video poker at racetracks that have slot machines. Here, the Legislature voted to let dog tracks do away with dog racing but keep their slots. That was vetoed by the governor.
There are some echoes of West Virginia’s situation in Tennessee too.
Governor Bill Haslam, a Republican, sought and got legislative approval of a gas tax increase of 6 cents over three years to pay for longstanding transportation needs. Various fees on motor vehicles also would go up.
The bill – which Haslam calls the “Improving Manufacturing, Public Roads and Opportunities for a Vibrant Economy Act” – amounts to about $350 million for transportation improvements.
Here in West Virginia, Governor Justice wants to fund highways and bridge projects by increasing the gasoline tax, DMV fees and tolls. The Legislature passed a bill allowing a bond vote, but Justice is still pushing for straightforward passage of the increased taxes and fees to #FTDR.
Looking at what other states are doing, it’s pretty clear we aren’t reinventing the wheel in West Virginia.
It’s just that while other states are figuring out what to do, we’re alongside the road, with the car up on a jack, trying to get the wheel where it really ought to be.
On Kasich and taxes, from a WV perspective:
If this were still a Constitutional Republic There would be no state of West Virginia. There would be only Virginia.Yes, I understand there's a certain illegitimacy to our birth as a state, and yet we're here - wild, wonderful West Virginia!
No no no no. There was only one President that cut the physical size of govt' and cut spending by 50%.....
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If this were still a Constitutional Republic There would be no state of West Virginia. There would be only Virginia.
You're confessing, aren't you, DC?@DCPatriot
That he was. We'll not see his like again.
@DCPatriot
It's always THOSE people. Doesn't matter the problem somebody always knows just which group to blame and it's always somebody else. I have decided that attitude is more of a problem than THOSE people. Just my dos centavos.
No no no no. There was only one President that cut the physical size of govt' and cut spending by 50%.....
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So Coolidge put the Cool in Bondage! who knew!
In the BDSM community, safe, sane and consensual (SSC) are common principles guiding relationships and activities.
I'm gonna bet that most of us didn't know that, Wingy.
I am, if not anything, a fountain of information! ^-^
I'm still marveling at the Comic Sans font in the poster!
A real "Buckhead" you are!
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