Sounding increasingly more like one of those whom we
already have far too many of in Washington, that would be, of course, our
spineless RINOs, Republican presidential contender John Kasich seems to be
spending much more time listening to Mitch McConnell than to the American
people as he recently warned GOP conservatives against demanding Planned
Parenthood’s federal funding be eliminated from the must-pass temporary
spending bill that would keep the government open.
You see, it was while on a recent campaign stop in
New Hampshire that the Ohio Governor was heard echoing McConnell’s words, and
then went on Fox News Sunday to argue how it is that Barry “Almighty” would
surely veto any spending bill that transfers funds from Planned Parenthood to
women’s healthcare facilities that do not perform abortions. Kasich warns that
could make Republicans vulnerable if the government subsequently shuts down. So I guess we continue to do nothing?
Kasich said, “I think there are other ways for
Congress to try to deal with this.” He
then said, “And they need to be more creative in regard to Planned Parenthood.
But when you shut the government down, people don’t like it. And you shouldn’t
shut it down unless you have a great chance of success.” Such is the mentality of this presidential
hopeful, a man who obviously reflects the very same mentality that seems to be
far too prevalent among the Republicans in Washington.
You may recall how it was that earlier in the month
we heard McConnell put forth the rather idiotic argument of how the current
Congress is ‘powerless’ to remove taxpayer funding from Planned Parenthood,
which is under congressional investigation following the exposure of its
gruesome practices of harvesting the body parts of aborted babies to sell on
the open market. These gutless,
limp-wristed stooges are only powerless to the degree that they allow
themselves to be.
This pathetic loser went on to say, “The president’s
made it very clear he’s not going to sign any bill that includes defunding of
Planned Parenthood, so that’s another issue that awaits a new president,
hopefully with a different point of view about Planned Parenthood.” You know, if this lying sack of shit thought
things were going to be so impossible what was it, then, that behind all of the
many grandiose promises made by him, and many other Republicans, in the lead up
to the last election?
McConnell continued by saying, “The Senate Democrats
have a big enough number to prevent us from doing things.” And he would go on to add, “They prevented us
from doing any of the bills that appropriate money for the government, thereby
forcing a negotiation when we go back in after Labor Day, which I’ll be engaged
in with the administration and others to try to sort out how much we’re going
to spend and where we’re going to spend it.”
He’s such a pathetic liar with no leadership skill.
But back to Kasich, it really came as no surprise to
see how he was so quick to part company with conservatives in Congress over how
far he would go to keep his commitment to traditional values that were once a
mainstay of the Republican Party, preferring instead to choose paths that are
more popular with voters while at the same time couching his submission to
popularity in spiritual jargon. He’s
demonstrated time and again he’s nothing more than your standard politician
For example, in August Kasich said that while he is
pro-life, he thinks conservatives “focus too much on just” abortion. Similarly, during the first GOP debate, Kasich
acquiesced to the Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage, stating that
while he himself believes in traditional marriage, he happily attended the gay
marriage of a friend. “The court has
spoken, the court has ruled,” he said during an interview earlier this month. So that’s it, we just roll over? I don’t think so!
He also said, “I believe in traditional marriage,
but the court has ruled. One other big issue here, we have a lot of young
people who sit on the fence on an issue like this and they think about their
belief in God.” When someone says
something like this I have to wonder, does he really believe in traditional
marriage? Does he possess the values
that I’m looking for in a candidate for president and has he got the stomach to
fight for those values? When it comes to
Kasich, I just don’t think so.
Kasich also opposed Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’
refusal to sign same-sex marriage licenses because of her religious
beliefs. He said, “Now, I respect the
fact that this lady doesn’t agree but she’s also a government employee, she’s
not running a church, I wouldn’t force this on a church.” He added, “But in terms of her responsibility
I think she has to comply. I don’t think – I don’t like the fact that she’s
sitting in a jail, that’s absurd as well. But I think she should follow the
law.”
And then people walk around scratching their heads
wondering how it is that Trump has managed to get so far out in front. I’ll be honest with you, I don’t know what to
think about Trump. But I do know that I’m
none to thrilled with many of the other players who make up his
competition. I like Cruz, and I started
out being a Rick Perry guy. I’m still
not to the point where I’m ready to say Trump is my guy, but I can tell you this,
and with some level of certainty, I will never be a Kasich guy!
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