“The connection is Condit and Kasich were best of buddies.”
The connection cited by library user was Chandra Levy. That's in the post above.
The connection cited by the link to another post on another thread on FR was to the Chandra Levy investigation, and that somehow that was related to his leaving Congress, even though he decided to leave Congress more than two years before Ms. Levy disappeared.
As for them being, “the best of buddies,” that's because Mr. Condit often sided with Republicans on issues, thus giving Mr. Kasich (who was in the Republican House leadership at the time) a token Democrat to make the case that Republican policies were bipartisan.
To link Mr. Kasich to Ms. Levy, or to Mr. Condit’s more sordid doings, without any evidence whatsoever, is what I'd expect from DUers.
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Don’t be so hard on the posters. Kasich and Joe Scarborough have LONG been associated with the Levy/Condit business. All were very much spared some tough questions when 9/11 took the matter off the front pages.
I don’t know if O.J. Simpson is a Republican or Democrat, but if Al Cowlings ever runs for office, I wouldn’t vote for him.
Why? Because he was too buddy-buddy with O.J.
I'm not in the slightest suggesting Kasich had anything to do with Levy. But you choose your friends and Condit wasn't a pillar of character.
... the rising Republican leader John Kasich declared on national television that "Gary Condit's one of my best friends in Congress, and he's one of the most conservative Democrats, and he's always helping us to cut taxes and to cut spending."
... Mr. Kasich, who once said, "Gary is a good guy, and you know at times friendship ought to transcend party labels."
Source for above: http://www.observer.com/node/44728
They were in fact best of buddies. All indications are they traveled, partied and dined together regularly. So what were saying about me and DUers?