Posted on 10/06/2015 10:29:49 AM PDT by C19fan
I like Alex Burnss summary of this clip: Kasich basically defends Medicaid expansion the way an Aaron Sorkin character would. Precisely, and hes been doing it for more than two years despite endless conservative upset at him for equating state-backed entitlements with Christian charity. His first, most famous musing on this point came in June 2013 when he replied to right-wing critics of expanding Medicaid:
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Note to John: Your commitment to charity, if genuine, is commendable, but your personal beliefs - no matter your position - do not give you the authority to levy that commitment on every American citizen/taxpayer. You’re not Robin Hood; stealing from us to give to the poor is not charity.
p.s. Stand still. Your constant hand waving, bobbing and gyrations make you look like a fool. (But then, maybe that’s to be expected.)
"Blimey, this redistribution of wealth is tricker than I thought."
Kasich continued: 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 youre a person of faith.
Now, when you die and get to the meeting with St. Peter, hes 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.
Sparks flew when Kudlow gave the floor to Manhattan Institute scholar and Forbes healthcare blogger Avik Roy, who asked: Is it fair to say you support repealing Obamacare except for the Medicaid expansion? Roy added that Kasich has been asserting that Medicaid critics on the right are going to hell.
He conceded that Roy had described his position on Obamacare and Medicaid correctly, but also told Roy, Im gonna send you the transcript so you can get it right, saying of an event at which he was quoted, I was out at a Koch brothers conference. A lady was yelling at me saying, youre using God against your people.
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