| 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: | 17458 |
#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
#51: buckeroo To: GrandIsland (#50)
You are talking about you! It is as though you have a mirror in front of your face, pal.
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-07 22:14:46 Reply Private Reply
#52: GrandIsland To: buckeroo (#51)
I'm not the one who has publicly stated they'd vote for Commie Sanders.
YOU are socialist Fred's defender and buddy. That makes you a filthy libtard as well.
Kindly stfu, PAL. lol
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-08 06:44:05 Reply Private Reply
#53: sneakypete To: Fred Mertz (#3)
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:06:48 Reply Private Reply
#54: GrandIsland To: sneakypete (#53)
Imagin that... what's the odds. lol
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-08 07:08:35 Reply Private Reply
#55: sneakypete To: hondo68 (#9)
Fire Island may not understand it,but people have been telling him he is a retard for decades now. If his parents,all his schoolteachers,and his co-workers can't make him understand,neither can Fred.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:10:08 Reply Private Reply
#56: GrandIsland To: sneakypete (#55)
It must be in the water you all drink. lol
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-08 07:13:01 Reply Private Reply
#57: sneakypete To: Fred Mertz, A K A Stone (#21)
I'd like to go on record as not being one of those people.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:14:11 Reply Private Reply
#58: GrandIsland To: sneakypete (#57)
You should be getting tired at looking at men in dresses. After all, 1 out of 10 men in your family are flaming queers. You've admitted that.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-08 07:17:16 Reply Private Reply
#59: sneakypete To: GrandIsland (#27)
ROFLMAO!
Yup,if there is one thing Billionaires that use bankruptcy as a business model LOVE,it is the working classes.
BTW,what do you know about the working classes? You were a clown in a costume that was retired in place from the 1st day you started work.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:17:40 Reply Private Reply
#60: sneakypete To: TooConservative, A K A Stone (#32)
Yup,he's just doing what con artists and other hucksters have done since the dawn of time,telling people what they want to hear to make the sale.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:19:41 Reply Private Reply
#61: sneakypete To: A K A Stone (#34)
Not sure I have ever talked with any illegals,but I lived in a Mexican neighborhood in Denver for a few years,and got along good with everybody in the neighborhood. Very friendly people for the most part. MUCH friendlier than the Anglo neighbors I had in either of the "white neighborhoods" I had lived in before. Some were the 3rd generation of their family to live in those houses.
I will note that the one thing that would always piss them off would be to call one of them a Mexican. They understood you were talking about their ethnicity and not their citizenship,but it would only take an instant for them to tell you they are Americans. If there were any of the La Raza crowd living there,I never met them.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:27:09 Reply Private Reply
#62: sneakypete To: TooConservative (#38)
Of what value is an insincere apology? It is an insult to all parties.
And truthfully,nobody makes more vulgar and vindictive posts to posters here than AKA Stone does. Does HE ever apologize?
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:29:51 Reply Private Reply
#63: sneakypete To: buckeroo (#45)
Well,there are damn few elected officials that wouldn't consider it to be a deal.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:31:00 Reply Private Reply
#64: sneakypete To: GrandIsland (#56)
I will have you know that NOBODY in my family likes to dress up in costumes and wear a lot of leather.
Unlike you,bottom boy.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:34:07 Reply Private Reply
#65: sneakypete To: GrandIsland (#58)
Are you saying you have dated 10 percent of the men in my family,bottom boy?
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 07:36:30 Reply Private Reply
#66: Tooconservative To: sneakypete, A K A Stone (#62)
It's a token. After all, there is no way to judge someone's sincerity via the internet anyway.
He is sometimes contrite.
But this is his forum. He pays the bill. He shouldn't have to put up with people using his bandwidth and forum just to scream FU at him.
They used to do this to Goldi. I didn't like it then, don't like it now.
Back at TOS, they used to formulate it as "this is RimJob's living room so behave like you're a guest in his home." Well, that goes too far. But cursing at Stone or totally running him into the ground is bad form. After all, if he is so awful, why the hell do you (or others) post here? This ain't the only watering hole on the interwebs. You can always ignore Stone or bozo him. I don't recall he ever banned anyone who wasn't mouthing off to him directly. You don't have to love him, just don't call him names. That isn't too much to expect.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-08 08:05:51 Reply Private Reply
#67: Tooconservative To: sneakypete (#65)
Are you sure that's a good question? LOL
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-08 08:06:55 Reply Private Reply
#68: Deckard To: GrandIsland, sneakypete (#58)
I hope when you find out you have a relative who is queer, you will do the honorable thing and kill yourself.
Deckard posted on 2016-04-08 08:56:42 Reply Private Reply
#69: sneakypete To: Deckard (#68)
Fat chance of him ever doing the honorable thing.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 10:25:48 Reply Private Reply
#70: A K A Stone To: sneakypete (#57)
Fred who likes looking at men in dresses probably wonders why he can't log on this morning. lol
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-08 10:30:30 Reply Private Reply
#71: Tooconservative To: A K A Stone (#70)
He can't apologize if he can't log in, obviously.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-08 10:41:49 Reply Private Reply
#72: A K A Stone To: TooConservative (#71)
I did. But then Ihen I thought about his comment when he was already on limited posting.
Fred and sneaky correspond elsewhere.
A K A Stone posted on 2016-04-08 10:44:06 Reply Private Reply
#73: Tooconservative To: A K A Stone, sneakypete, Fred Mertz, buckeroo (#72)
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-08 10:58:25 Reply Private Reply
#74: sneakypete To: A K A Stone (#70)
Free Fred!
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 11:42:22 Reply Private Reply
#75: Hondo68 To: Deckard (#68)
Free Fred Mertz!
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-08 14:37:42 Reply Private Reply
#76: ConservingFreedom To: hondo68 (#75)
ConservingFreedom posted on 2016-04-08 15:14:26 Reply Private Reply
#77: GrandIsland To: sneakypete (#64)
No, your 10% of family faggots would rather run around naked and jam their queer pricks in every asshole they meet
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-08 18:41:08 Reply Private Reply
#78: GrandIsland To: sneakypete (#65)
I'd rather treat 10% of your fag family like Michael Brown. lol
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-08 18:43:23 Reply Private Reply
#79: sneakypete To: GrandIsland (#77)
When are you homos going to quit posting your sexual fantasies about anal sex on LF?
You DO know that this is a political web site,and not one for picking up homosexual dates?
Does anybody wonder why I still call you "Fire Island".
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 18:47:20 Reply Private Reply
#80: GrandIsland To: sneakypete (#79)
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-08 19:05:05 Reply Private Reply
#81: sneakypete To: GrandIsland (#80)
The key word there is "admits",Princess. Don't be jealous though,your own family will have one once you come out of the closet.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-08 19:57:37 Reply Private Reply
#82: buckeroo To: TooConservative (#73)
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-09 08:33:29 Reply Private Reply
#83: Tooconservative To: buckeroo, Fred Mertz, sneakypete (#82)
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Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 08:53:44 Reply Private Reply
#84: sneakypete To: TooConservative (#83)
It would work for me if I could get copy and paste to work for me.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-09 09:46:47 Reply Private Reply
#85: Tooconservative To: sneakypete (#84)
I was only half-serious anyway.
Tooconservative posted on 2016-04-09 10:07:52 Reply Private Reply