Ronaldus: UNBELIEVABLE!!! Thank you for the link! I never knew Kasich was involved with that sell out, and it turns out that he was the one who orchestrated it!!! The Republicans had successfully blocked the Assault Weapons Ban until Kasich negotiated a sellout with Leon Panetta. I once thought Kasich had presidential potential, but now I know that traitor is nothing but a pathetic fraud.
That is exactly right. In the next election (after the ban) I sent a contribution to his opponent Cynthia Luccia? who was no doubt a socialist democrat, but I sent Kasich a copy of the letter I sent to her explaining my support. I'll never vote for him as governor (or anything else) here in Ohio. And note the subtitle of the article by Broder: "Bipartisanship pays off" - yeah, to whom?? This is a Classic bipartisanship result that Rush (and others who know) often talks about.
To my mind, I can't think of any OH politician that would stand even a remote possibility of beating Strickland - but Kasich presents a reasonable, even good opportunity to unseat the incumbent.
I would fully support you decision to not vote for Kasich based upon the Weapons Ban fiasco alone, but only if there was someone else with a shot of winning as great as Kasich's.