Monday's Notes

* Does the John Kasich campaign remind you a little of the Fred Thompson for President fiasco? All Kasich needs is a pickup truck. His campaign seems a little lazy. Kasich has really only worked on campaigning in "safe" Republican areas with the base. He has done little to reach out to all Ohioans, especially in urban areas. Democrats outnumber Republicans in Ohio. Is Kasich afraid of approaching all areas in the state or does he feel he doesn't need them? That might be a reflection of Kasich's own arrogance. He thinks he doesn't need any of those "other" people.


* How about that Republican candidate for Congress, Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist? Here is an excerpt from Roll Call (August 4, 2008) that shows you how the Stivers campaign has continued to deny his title as a "bank lobbyist":

“Steve Stivers’ career as a lobbyist is a central theme in this race because Central Ohio residents are looking for real answers to the serious economic problems that have been caused by too much lobbyist influence in the state and federal government,” Kilroy’s communications director, Brad Bauman, said in an e-mail. “It simply cuts to the core of his credibility. ... He spends a lifetime advocating for banking deregulation and then wants to tell people in Ohio how he’s gonna help fix the mortgage crisis, people simply don’t buy it.”

Stivers’ campaign manager, Mike Hartley, said the Republican candidate “was an advocate” for one of the state’s largest employers and “worked to bring jobs to Central Ohio” when he worked for Bank One....

Stivers "was an advocate" for Bank One?????? He was a LOBBYIST. He worked for a bank promoting their issues with lawmakers to protect their interests and keep their profits high. He did not work to protect bank customers. In this current climate when we want to bring in more bank regulations, Stivers and his bank lobbyist advocacy is not the person we need in Congress.