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bjprowler	A MAJOR BUTT WHOOPIN' THAT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE FOR THE BLOWHARD!!! Kasich says he will not take the "Low road to the Presidency"... Trump insults and calls everyone in earshot a degrading, demeaning name and then says "What other way is there?" http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/ohio-primary-results-kasich-clinton-projec ted-win-37675976 Looks like we'll be going to the GOP convention to pick our Republican candidate and where Mr B S Trump will be kissing azz and looking for a few (if any) friends. This message has been edited by bjprowler on 03-15-2016 at 09:15 PM
tangled up in BLUE	...if politics was NASCAR, Trump would be out front and ready to lap the field, Cruz would be trying to "turn up the wick" so he could see the tail lights of the Trump "Super Duper Machine" as it pulls out of sight, Kasich would be running laps on 7 cylinders and a flat tire to try and keep his sponsors happy and poor Rubio would be sitting in his trailer watching the race on the giant infield TV monitors and telling Linda Vaughn about his dad's bar again, she is paid to listen ...Crazy Uncle Bernie would have been black flagged on the first lap for running the wrong direction and Hillary would be in the penalty box most of the race for cheating
ed monahan	TUIB I think you are being too kind to Bernie and the other also-rans. I was kind of surprised Kasich won in Ohio since he tried to ram ISSUE 4 down everyone's throats a few years ago. I was shocked the unions didn't mount more of a negative ad campaign. I guess they figured it was no big deal if he finally won one state. If he miraculously won the nomination they could spend their union dues blasting him out of the water. It is hard to imagine that the powers that be still can't figure out that folks are fed up with ALL politicians, either party. We need a huge change.
bjprowler	You're so right, Ed...... What this country needs is a candidate like Trump who "feels our pain"!
ed monahan	It is widely anticipated that Marco Rubio is going to get shellacked on his home turf in Tuesday's Florida presidential primary. A very unsympathetic Friday profile in the Tampa Bay Times suggests that part of the reason this is so is that Rubio's entire career has consisted of sweet-talking influential individuals into giving him big opportunities only to drop those individuals like hot rocks when another better thing comes along. The idea is that now, when he needs home-state support more than ever, Rubio has no one on the ground to rely on; a number of past allies in fact went on the record to tell the Times exactly how little they like lil' Marco and how bad he is at actually doing the jobs he's chosen for. In other words, all the people he stepped on on the way up are ready to kick him in the groin on his way down, or however that aphorism goes. Among the highlights: •Rubio left his first-ever elected position, on the West Miami City Commission, after one year to run for the Florida House. •He "landed one of 12 highly desired spots" on a post-9/11 Florida Legislature security committee only to miss six out of its 15 meetings. •Mike Fasano, a former Florida House majority leader, chose Rubio as one of his whips but says he showed up so rarely to strategy meetings that asking "Where's Rep. Rubio?" became a running joke. •Hialeah mayor and GOP "kingmaker" Raúl Martinez, one of the first people Rubio spoke to about becoming speaker of the Florida House, now says he "wouldn't support [Rubio] for dog catcher" because of a broken promise related to school funding. •Tony DiMatteo, a Florida Republican who conducted straw polls that gave Rubio's U.S. Senate campaign a crucial early PR boost, says Rubio failed to follow through on his promise to help DiMatteo become party chairman. DiMatteo has already cast a ballot for Trump. •A South Florida activist named Joyce Kaufman says Rubio's "lying" and "betrayal"—namely, having run for Senate as a Tea Party hard-liner and then co-sponsored the Gang of Eight immigration bill in Congress—has "cost him greatly." •Rubio actually bailed so early on the Gang of Eight bill that he didn't show up for the news conference when it passed the Senate. John McCain, a fellow Gang of Eight member, was reportedly disgusted by his public hedging on the bill. •A fundraising committee that Rubio set up in Florida to ostensibly help other candidates raised $386,000 but only gave out $4,000. The Times says a similar pattern pertained with a PAC Rubio set up when once he got to the U.S. Senate: "As he had years earlier while angling for House speaker, Rubio used much of the money for himself—giving less than $1 to candidates out of every $20 spent, according to an analysis by National Journal." Pretty much every politician screws some people over; Rubio's problem at this point seems to be that he's got so few current allies that none of the people from his past are afraid of saying publicly that they think he's the worst. Also, this has been reported before, but Marco Rubio had a 2.1 grade point average in high school. 2.1! That's terrible.
ed monahan	AGAIN, I have never been a fan of Trump. However, I did not WRITE that article. It seems like Marco might have more than a few shortcomings (no pun intended). Of course I am not endorsing anyone or posting everyday that we need this guy or that guy. I absolutely can't stand Hillary (or Bill) but I don't post that EVERY day. None of the above might be the best bet choice in November but I won't vote for Hill or Bernie, for sure.
silverkat	2.1 what a dope!
ed monahan	If Kasich wins the nomination, I wonder how badly he will lose Ohio in the general election. MOST of the Ohio voters didn't vote for him and you know none of the Dems will vote for him in Nov. He needs to run the table and still won't have enough delegates to get the nomination. He might get anointed if the powers that be can pull it off. This message has been edited by ed monahan on 03-16-2016 at 07:30 PM
ALLEY CAT	"MOST of the Ohio voters didn't vote for him and you know none of the Dems will vote for him in Nov." Absolutely right,,,,,less than half of the Ohio Republicans voting, voted for a candidate 'other than Kasich'. His win yesterday,,,,meant nothing more than taking 66 delegate votes away from Trump. Kasich will never bring Ohio//Republicans home for a victory in November..
Landscape Doctor	Alot of dems voted for Kasich because they wanted him to win so Trump would loose. The dems want a brokered convention because they are scared stiff of Trump and hope they put up a weak nominee instead.
ed monahan	L D I don't know if that is true since here in Ohio you can get one of three ballots, a Dem ballot, a Rep ballot or just an issues ballot. I don't know how many Dems would be willing to switch ballots for just the chance to vote against Trump and not be able to vote for all the other Dems running for local, state and other Fed. offices. You could be correct, but I don't think it would be a lot of them.
Landscape Doctor	You might be right Ed but there is alot of chatter related to my statement. Exit polls: Democrats, independents flood into Ohio Republican primary http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/273151-democrats-independents-flood-into-ohio-republican-primary
ed monahan	hindsight is 20-20.