tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119603859056960108.post6244318671385521985..comments2023-09-24T04:30:15.340-04:00Comments on What Keeps Mankind Alive: NH previewIan Keenanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16596558654735506132noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119603859056960108.post-10143768392086185172016-02-12T01:45:32.501-05:002016-02-12T01:45:32.501-05:00this is a good article rebutting the notion of Kas...this is a good article rebutting the notion of Kasich as a moderate<br /><br />http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/11/john-kasich-ohio-moderate-voting-record-republican-president-campaign<br /><br />He has made contradictory statements about humans causing global warming - suffice to say politics may be coloring his scientific analysis. He was no doubt part of the Gingrich-era Republican leadership that was pounding its chests and passing legislation in the mid-90s. As pro-'life' as he is I seriously doubt he is hoping for Roe v. Wade to be overturned, though, as with other establishment Republican politicians. Without question the Republicans have moved the right in the era of the Tea Party, and he has to cope with that, as a true moderate gets attacked by both sides.<br /><br />I'm not a longstanding Kasich fan and have no intention to obfuscate any of this.<br /><br />Regarding Obamacare, even if his statements have been contradictory I trust him more than Hillary. Since the 2008 primary, Hillary's healthcare promises have been calibrated to temporarily placate the Democratic base. She didn't support universal health care in that election until Edwards did so - then Obama came next, then Hillary. She's obviously not worried about people who check to see if he keeps her promises. If nominated, she can finally take the Democratic base for granted as she's sought to do for the past decade. <br /><br />In contrast, Kasich's statements on Obamacare and Medicare expansion are that of a governor facing the human implications of the policies - something Midwestern Republicans have dealt with in different ways - in defiance of the political implications of his public statements. Jeb Bush has criticized his Medicare expansion in the past 24 hours, and there's more to come.Ian Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467875917624075568noreply@blogger.com