The Reality of It

Wow! The Republicans are heaping so much praise on John Kasich that you'd think he alone saved the nation during the Clinton administration. What Kasich, Gingrich, and the rest of the GOP revisionists don't tell you is that Kasich wanted to cut food stamps, cap Medicare, and eliminate the Departments of Energy and Commerce (source: Seattle Times 5/14/98) when he was in Congress. Kasich pushed these budget cuts in order to try to get tax cuts. Are Kasich's previous attempts at cutting and eliminating programs for the poor and elderly a way of predicting what he'd do if elected governor? In pushing for these cuts, he also got many Republicans angry and some of them felt that he went too far.

>>> Since the Republican Party is made up largely of old white men, it is not surprising that some of their "young guns" are older. Republican candidate Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist is 44, and Steve Cabot, former GOP member of Congress is 57! We can conclude that the term "young guns" must be a totally worthless term ---- just like the Republican health reform legislation.


* Don't you love the title of this article from Gather--
Rachel Maddow Exposes 23 GOP Welfare Queens Who Attacked Obama's Stimulus, Yet Enjoyed Billions in Benefits...

Some Ohio Republicans appear on the list of the "...23 GOP Welfare Queens..."

...Republican Pat Tiberi of Ohio trashed the stimulus, voted no, then praised its effect in his home district by saying it would support businesses and jobs...

...Even John Boehner, leader of the House Republicans, who has led the trashing of the stimulus and voted no on it and who bragged so enthusiastically on Republicans in the House all voting against it.

When it came to his home district, John Boehner praised the federal funding for shovel-ready projects that will create much needed jobs....

Tiberi and Boehner are hypocrites.