I saw this posting by Scott Pullins----
From twitter.com/scottpullins: What in the heck is John Kasich thinking? He's spending today doing an interview on a Dallas based conservative radio show? Huh?
Is Kasich trying to sell books or devote himself to a campaign?
Kasich was part of a blog radio program from a group called "Taking Back America." If you want to force yourself to listen to it (Blogtalkradio), be my guest. Kasich talked about his book (He went on, and on, and on...) and his goals if elected governor. He did say that his goals were to lower taxes, remove barriers to businesses (like regulations), and to "improve the attitudes" of state workers. He also bragged about his business experience (but he did not mention the name of the now bankrupt Lehman Brothers).
How do you improve the "attitudes" of state workers? How will state workers feel about someone who (a) wants to fix their attitudes, (b) helped pave the way for their pension funds to invest with Lehman Brothers (and lose millions of dollars), and (c) has made it no secret that he wants to fire thousands of them.
When Kasich says he wants to get rid of regulations, does he mean the kind of regulations that have to do with safety, security, and health issues? IF Kasich would actually face the press instead of hiding out on his book tour, perhaps we'd get some answers.
Kasich does not do well in an unscripted setting. Do you remember when he appeared on Hardball a few weeks ago? He was reduced to a blubbering idiot. His strategy of staying away from the press does not serve the public well. It makes him seem aloof. His aloofness is confirmed when one hears that he attended all these GOP county dinner-meetings but demanded to speak before the dinner, and then left. He just doesn't seem interested in the little things that make a campaign important to the voters------meeting and talking with the candidate, reading interviews from newspapers, and watching the candidate speak and conduct himself/herself through the rigors of a campaign. Kasich is trying to play a game of "keep away" ------ keep away from the media, keep away from interacting with the public, keep away from open forums, and keep away from Ohio.