Kevin McCarthy for reasons set forth in our earlier post‘ or John Kasich for reasons set forth here?
We will state at the outset that in our judgement McCarthy wins hands down for acute blundering stupidity on a timely matter of great national importance. But don’t underestimate the competition. While McCarthy’s suggestion that the Benghazi investigation is politically motivated rather than a national security matter with political repercussions as regards the veracity and competence of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, John Kasich’s bible reference explained below, is further validation of revelation – not the Biblical kind – but the ongoing exposure of big-government RINOs
From Paula Bolyard writing at PJ Media. The article has more valuable commentary than the excerpts here and is highly recommended.
Bully Pulpit: Kasich Says He’ll Send Bibles to Enemies of Medicaid Expansion
There he goes again. Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich is thumping his Bible at detractors of his decision to take advantage of Obamacare by expanding Medicaid, adding 600,000 (mostly) able-bodied, childless adults to the welfare rolls. Speaking at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Kasich said:
I mean, look at Medicaid expansion. You know how many people are yelling at me? I’ve gone to events where people yell at me. You know what? You know what I tell ‘em? I mean, God bless ‘em, I’m telling them a little bit better at this. I said, you know, there’s a book, it’s got a new part and an old part. They put it together. It’s a remarkable book. If you don’t have one, uh, I’ll buy you one. It talks about how we treat the poor. I mean, sometimes you just have to lead.
I respect the fact that you believe in small government. I do too. I also happen to know that you’re a person of faith. Now, when you die and get to the, get to the, uh, to the meeting with St. Peter, he’s probably not gonna ask you much about what you did about keeping government small, but he’s going to ask you what you did for the poor. Better have a good answer.
I don’t know which “bible” this guy is reading (and offering to send to his detractors) but there’s nothing in the Christian Bible that defines charity as the forcible confiscation of money from one individual for redistribution to another. Christians are told to give generously, but it’s to be voluntary: “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). While Christians are individually commanded to be charitable and help the poor (Romans 15:25-26, 2 Corinthians 8-9, Galatians 2:10, 1 John 3:17), the Bible–even the “new part”–says nothing about this being a responsibility of the civil government. Neither are there any commands for Christians to to try to wield the levers of government power in order to collect money to care for the poor.
A liberal columnist exposes Kasich
Here Michael Cohen writing at the Boston Globe mentions some things of note about Kasich while decrying Kasich pro-life record, such as it is. It might be argued that record just puts him in Bart Stupak territory as a politician and as to effectiveness on that score. It is not a high compliment.
Kasich is also getting a boost from journalists and pundits alike, enchanted by his lack of anger and alleged moderation. Kasich, you see, believes climate change is real, supports the Common Core educational standards, sounds un-Trump-like on immigration and, perhaps above all, brags about his expansion of Medicaid (a key element of Obamacare) in his home state of Ohio.
Last month, the liberal website Vox ran a long, glowing portrayal of Kasich for his advocacy on Medicaid as a “Christian moral imperative,” and The New York Times quoted, approvingly, Kasich’s claim that he is “animated” by the “people in the shadows” such as those with “mental illness, developmental disabilities, and in at-risk minority communities.” . . .
Of course some Republicans of a certain proclivity like Kasich
The PJ Media/ Bolyard article above also quotes Leon Wolf who appears to be the new head honcho at Red State now that Erick Erickson is bowing out of his role there to concentrate on on-line radio programming:
This kind of thing is why I would easily vote for Trump (and probably some Democrats) over Kasich. It isn’t just that he’s liberal’ it’s that he gives credence to liberal tropes by adopting them publicly while pretending to be inside our tent. Kasich as the nominee would be more damaging to the conservative brand than any nominee in my lifetime. I can’t wait until the day that our field is rid of his poisonous influence.
Don’t be Stupak, don’t vote for Kasich.
DLH and R Mall
