Cleveland Plain Dealer:
....Charles also was asked today about potential conflicts of interest that could arise because his wife and son work in the patrol. Charles said Born, the new superintendent, will be a buffer between him and his relatives. Charles also said his family members will not be promoted while he is director.
Kasich, standing next to Charles, seemed annoyed with questions about potential conflicts of interest.
"I find myself tripping over the ant hills on the way to the pyramids. We have so many stupid rules and regulations that prevent us from getting the best people to come in here. You just can’t believe it. And I blame it on all of you," Kasich told reporters. "All the transparency and conflicts and other stuff. I want to just tell you, it is a problem to get quality people to come and work in the government.”
Apparently, Mr. Kasich needs to be reminded that he was elected GOVERNOR not DICTATOR. Ohio has laws, regulations, and transparency, which helps keep people honest. I'd like to suggest that Kasich check out the Ohio government website on TRANSPARENCY. (He'll probably change the website when he takes over.)If you'd like to see the video of Kasich freaking out about transparency and regulations, check out the Capital Blog:
(The freakout about transparency starts at about 11minutes.)
What is the deal about asking for some applause? This guy has been on TV too long. Did you ever see an elected official ask for applause?
It is going to be a looooooooooooooong four years.
* Looks like there are problems with the negotiations between Time Warner Cable and Sinclair Broadcasting (owners of Channel 6 and 28 in Columbus, Ohio). Seems like Sinclair wants more money from Time Warner customers. As a Time Warner customer, it really would not bother me to miss the Sinclair channels. I don't watch their news broadcasts because they are too, too, too far to the right, and except for an occasional football game, I don't watch much of their programming at all. The Sinclair owned channels in Columbus were part of the anti-John Kerry/swift boat promoters in 2004, and I haven't forgotten. (For more details, see WSJ.)
* On the Daily Show tonight, Jon Stewart had some FDNY 9/11 first responders on who discussed the lack of effort by the Republicans to pass the health care legislation that covers their ailments caused by their response to the tragedy.