| There was an old Saturday Night Live fake movie trailer narrated by horror-movie veteran Christopher Lee. John Belushi played a houseguest who couldn’t take a hint from a couple who just wanted to go to bed. The husband tells Belushi, “Look, I don’t want to be rude, but my wife is Very tired!” Belushi responds by picking up the TV Guide and saying dismissively, “Yeah. . . . Hey, there’s a good movie on tonight! I think I’ll call up some friends and watch it over here!”
Then came Lee’s creepy voiceover: “It came without warning! They were just being Polite! They didn’t realize that they’d be stuck with . . . The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave”! John Kasich is this election season’s The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave. After investing everything in New Hampshire, Kasich came in second, doing worse than Jon Huntsman had in his race-ending performance in 2012. Kasich’s response? He didn’t just declare victory, he proclaimed, “Tonight, the light overcame the darkness.” Since then, Kasich has lost some 30 contests and won one — in his home state of Ohio. But still, he just won’t go. It’s not just that Kasich can’t take a hint, it’s that he appears to be living in a kind of fantasy world, largely defined by three myths or delusions. The first is the most endearing. Kasich has the best résumé of the remaining candidates. Heck, he arguably had the best résumé of the entire 2016 field, if by “best” you mean the longest and deepest government experience. He’s not delusional about that. What he is confused about is the idea that a lot of people care that he was, say, the chairman of the House Budget Committee two decades ago. According to legend, a supporter once shouted at Adlai Stevenson, “Governor Stevenson, all thinking people are for you!” Stevenson shot back, “That’s not enough. I need a majority!” Even if Kasich is right that his résumé makes him the best qualified to be president — a debatable proposition — the simple fact is that after nearly three dozen contests, relatively few voters agree with him. Ah, but what about the delegates? If it’s a contested convention and neither Donald Trump nor Ted Cruz has enough delegates to lock up the nomination, won’t they turn to Kasich? Not necessarily. But don’t tell that to the Ohio governor, who goes from interview to interview insisting that he’d be the natural choice for the convention. Why would he be? Well, that answer varies. Kasich’s most frequently stated reason is that delegates will choose him because he beats Hillary Clinton in the polls. And it’s true that Kasich does marginally better than Cruz in hypothetical matchups against Clinton — and a lot better than Trump. Left unanswered is why the delegates — many of them loyal to Trump and Cruz — would gamely back The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave. After the second or third round of voting, delegates are free to cast their ballots for whomever they want. There’s little evidence that they’d want Kasich, and they’d be under no obligation to vote for him over, say, Paul Ryan or Marco Rubio — or, for that matter, Rush Limbaugh or Shaquille O’Neal. Indeed, for many delegates, it would seem either unfair or downright crazy to skip over bigger vote-getters and back Kasich just because he won his home state of Ohio. Of course, what that leaves out is the fact that Kasich is running as a hopeful, positive, uplifting champion of light over darkness. That brings us to yet another Kasich delusion, and this one is shared by many of his backers as well. Call it the myth of Kasich the hugger. In South Carolina, a college student asked the Ohio governor for one of his supposedly famous hugs. It wasn’t until later that we learned the huggee worked for the hugger’s super PAC. More to the point, Kasich is simply not the touchy-feely guy he’s pretending to be or that he perhaps thinks he is. The man is famously irascible, pugnacious, and sanctimonious. He’s prone to defending his policies, such as his expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare in Ohio, by insinuating that he cares more about his eternal soul than his critics. A lot of people talk about how unlikeable Cruz is. Well, I’ve met both men, and I’d much rather have a beer with Cruz. Maybe Kasich’s denial stems from the fact that he has never lost a race and can’t contemplate failing this time. I really have no idea. All I know is that it’s time for him to go. |
John Kasich: The Candidate Who Wouldnt Leave
| Source: | NRO |
| Published: | Apr 6, 2016 |
| Author: | Jonah Goldberg |
| Post Date: | 2016-04-06 20:56:03 by Tooconservative |
| Views: | 17461 |
#1: Fred Mertz To: TooConservative (#0)
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-04-06 21:00:02 Reply Private Reply
#2: buckeroo To: Fred Mertz (#1)
Fred, quick, edit your post or you will be shunned and/or banished once again.
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-06 21:09:27 Reply Private Reply
#3: Fred Mertz To: buckeroo (#2)
My last post of the day.
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-04-06 21:25:42 Reply Private Reply
#4: buckeroo To: Fred Mertz (#3)
Let the riots begin!
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-06 21:35:06 Reply Private Reply
#5: Hondo68 To: Fred Mertz, buckeroo (#3)
Governor Kasich may call out the Ohio National Goons to subdue stone, and ensure that a governor from Ohio is the nominee.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-06 21:40:53 Reply Private Reply
#6: GrandIsland To: Fred Mertz (#1)
You filthy socialist.
I'm gonna laugh as he loses any hope for a presidential win... and then realizes he's too old to breathe long enough for another run. lol
The best part of a liberal is that eventual one foot in the grave when it arrives. By the way, how old are you, you I love Lucy watching dinosaur?
lol
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-06 22:27:24 Reply Private Reply
#7: Logsplitter To: TooConservative (#0)
Well hell yeah. Cruz has a fine ass bevy of ho's to choose from, while Kasich would prefer an altar boy.
Logsplitter posted on 2016-04-06 23:00:49 Reply Private Reply
#8: SOSO To: Fred Mertz (#1)
Het, I am a mailman's son.
SOSO posted on 2016-04-07 00:05:25 Reply Private Reply
#9: Hondo68 To: GrandIsland, Ready for Hillary, Loser Drumpf, Fred Mertz, A K A Stone (#6)
Kasich does well in polls against Hillary. But you want a President Xlinton #45, so you're backing the least electable candidate.... Trump the loser.
If Fred could post he'd tell you that you're a F'n retard!
Stone, please free Fred Mertz so that he can respond to GI and your posts.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-07 04:12:59 Reply Private Reply
#10: GrandIsland To: hondo68 (#9)
Typical liberal, you think everything is about you.
Mind your own business, and continue on with your 100% never saying anything bad about a (D).
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-07 06:33:42 Reply Private Reply
#11: Stoner To: hondo68 (#5)
The picture in uniform should have been a US Mail uniform. LOL!
Thanks for posting, good laugh!
Stoner posted on 2016-04-07 18:29:58 Reply Private Reply
#12: Hondo68 To: GrandIsland, Trump Pumpin' (#10)
Go back to your Trump pumpin', creep.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-07 18:58:53 Reply Private Reply
#13: Hondo68 To: Stoner, Fred Mertz (#11)
Free Fred Mertz !!!
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-07 19:02:45 Reply Private Reply
#14: Tooconservative To: hondo68, redleghunter (#12)
I can't get over how incredibly tiny his hands are.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-07 19:26:31 Reply Private Reply
#15: A K A Stone To: TooConservative (#14)
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 19:37:05 Reply Private Reply
#16: Tooconservative To: A K A Stone (#15)
I never get why you make up such bizarre lies about people who disagree with you. I've probably never made a single nice post about Kasich here yet you just make this nonsense up.
So does doing that on a regular basis tend to discredit me (as you intend) or are you just discrediting yourself (unintentionally)?
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-07 19:39:22 Reply Private Reply
#17: Fred Mertz To: TooConservative, SOSO, sneakypete, hondo68, Stoner, war, GrandIsand (#9)
Thank you, hondopehead.
Pebbles allowed me 2 posts a
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-04-07 19:40:29 Reply Private Reply
#18: A K A Stone To: Fred Mertz (#17)
I'm about to make it 1 post per day.
Until you say you are sorry and promise to never do it again.
Then zero.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 19:43:12 Reply Private Reply
#19: A K A Stone To: TooConservative (#16)
I don't believe you.
I think you would vote for Kasich.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 19:43:49 Reply Private Reply
#20: Tooconservative To: A K A Stone (#19)
I'd say "maybe", unlike Trump which is "never". Kasich is a flake but he did have a strong record as a fiscal conservative in the House leadership, whatever his other shortcomings (which are many).
But then, I'm in a solid Red state presidentially and congressionally. So I can be more-conservative-than-thou without worrying about the consequences of not voting or voting third-party.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-07 19:50:54 Reply Private Reply
#21: Fred Mertz To: A K A Stone (#18)
Apologize for what?
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-04-07 19:51:19 Reply Private Reply
#22: A K A Stone To: TooConservative (#20)
You're not really that conservative.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 20:13:12 Reply Private Reply
#23: GrandIsland To: Fred Mertz (#21)
Any man who thinks another man would "look good in a dress" should eat a buckshot sandwich... Being queer is a violation of momma nature. Suicide is the only solution.... was it you that thinks every family has a queer in the house? Or was that Huey Deckard?
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-07 20:14:35 Reply Private Reply
#24: buckeroo To: GrandIsland (#23)
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 20:19:01 Reply Private Reply
#25: Tooconservative To: A K A Stone (#22)
Compared to Trump (or Romney or Stain or the Bushes), sure I am.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-07 20:20:07 Reply Private Reply
#26: Tooconservative To: Fred Mertz (#21)
I didn't see it myself but it was alleged you issued a FU to Stone.
He's very offended when anyone uses such blue language.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-07 20:21:36 Reply Private Reply
#27: GrandIsland To: buckeroo (#24)
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-07 20:23:47 Reply Private Reply
#28: buckeroo To: TooConservative (#26)
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 20:24:42 Reply Private Reply
#29: buckeroo To: GrandIsland (#27)
how do you know anything about "capitalism" ... ah, yes you read karl marx one day while waiting on your morning shift for the wittle boyz&girlz to walk across the street going to school. that was the day when you rose up and outta your beach chair on the korner, screaming at the top of your lungs ... Iam free! you sat back, kicked some of your empty beer cans outta way of your feet and went to sleep waiting for a government pension.
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 20:27:51 Reply Private Reply
#30: A K A Stone To: TooConservative (#25)
You are more conservative than Romney.
Less conservative than Trump on the border, Trade and probably some other stuff if I think about it.
I say that because Romeny is far to the left of Trump but you like him.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 20:29:17 Reply Private Reply
#31: A K A Stone To: buckeroo (#28)
I do. I confess. Please forgive me.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 20:34:08 Reply Private Reply
#32: Tooconservative To: A K A Stone (#30)
Definitely.
That would be true only if Trump wasn't lying through his teeth.
I don't believe for one second that Trump will close that border. He's playing you and a lot of others for a fool.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-07 20:36:32 Reply Private Reply
#33: buckeroo To: A K A Stone, Fred mertz (#31)
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 20:37:50 Reply Private Reply
#34: A K A Stone To: TooConservative (#32)
I think you are wrong. Here is why.
He has talked about foreigners flooding our country for a long time. He has talked about how Japan and China rip us off on Trade since the 80's.
He has been consistent on that one.
Also I truly believe he loves this country and doesn't want to see it become a peon participant if a global government. He is the only candidate that is against these sell out trade deals. That goes hand in hand with deporting illegals.
You know what though. Honestly when I talk to some Hispanic illegals. Personally I like them. The ones I have conversed with. Just saying.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 20:44:53 Reply Private Reply
#35: A K A Stone To: buckeroo (#33)
Off topic, Buck.
Fred is free. To start his own site and run it like he wants to.
He can PM pinguinite at freedom4um.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 20:46:13 Reply Private Reply
#36: buckeroo To: A K A Stone (#35)
You are a fucking idiot.
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 20:49:02 Reply Private Reply
#37: A K A Stone To: buckeroo (#36)
And I didn't even sanction you.
I bet every other forum host would.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 20:50:13 Reply Private Reply
#38: Tooconservative To: buckeroo, Fred Mertz, sneakypete (#36)
Don't insult the host providing you a free forum.
I never supported it when people did it to Goldi, I don't support it here either. Stone pays the tab for us to sound off here.
Fred should just apologize. It isn't like Stone expects he would be sincere or contrite.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-07 20:54:11 Reply Private Reply
#39: buckeroo To: TooConservative (#38)
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 21:01:05 Reply Private Reply
#40: A K A Stone To: buckeroo (#39)
Send pinguinite a check for 500 bucks and I will apologize.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 21:02:42 Reply Private Reply
#41: buckeroo To: A K A Stone (#40)
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 21:15:32 Reply Private Reply
#42: A K A Stone To: buckeroo (#41)
Call it what you will?
Deal?
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 21:18:21 Reply Private Reply
#43: buckeroo To: A K A Stone (#42)
What do I get out of the 'Deal' beyond an 'apoligy?'
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 21:20:22 Reply Private Reply
#44: A K A Stone To: buckeroo (#43)
Nothing.
Deal?
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 21:22:31 Reply Private Reply
#45: buckeroo To: A K A Stone (#44)
You mean an empty 'apoligy' without remorse and a change of methods to ensure a cleaner, better chit-chat channel? Thats not a Deal.
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 21:27:29 Reply Private Reply
#46: A K A Stone To: buckeroo (#45)
That is opinion.
But ok no dice.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-07 21:28:14 Reply Private Reply
#47: Hondo68 To: buckeroo, Fred Mertz (#45)
Fred went to the Trump rally, but refused to buy a $500 Trump hat, and now he's banned.
Coincidence?
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-07 21:37:23 Reply Private Reply
#48: buckeroo To: A K A Stone (#46)
Ah ha! Caught again.
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 21:38:44 Reply Private Reply
#49: buckeroo To: hondo68, Fred Mertz (#47)
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 21:51:06 Reply Private Reply
#50: GrandIsland To: buckeroo (#49)
Haaaa, we talking about the same pathetically liberal Commie Sanders loving Fred? What is honorable about a bleeding heart SOFT libtard?
Liberalism is a weakness... it's a sickness.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-07 22:06:10 Reply Private Reply