By TIM

May 3, 2011 3:10 PM | Link to this

why are so many people leaving ohio? senate bill 5 has nothing to do with money! if you believe that it does then you are falling for the oldest political trick in the book. look at my left hand so you dont pay attention to what my right hand is doing. aka the lookie loo. if the unions in ohio supported the republicans do you think kasich would be in favor of senate bill 5? hell no he wouldn’t. shame on us all for being manipulated by these morons in office. im getting the hell out of ohio as soon as i can! we look like a bunch of idiots to the rest of the U.S. good bye and good luck.

By Squirrellygirl

May 2, 2011 10:18 AM | Link to this

The rich? You mean like George Soros? Soros was thirteen years old in March 1944 when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary. Soros took a job with the Jewish Council, which had been established during the Nazi occupation of Hungary to carry out Nazi and Hungarian government anti-Jewish measures. Soros later described this time to writer Michael Lewis: The Jewish Council asked the little kids to hand out the deportation notices. I was told to go to the Jewish Council. And there I was given these small slips of paper…It said report to the rabbi seminary at 9 am…And I was given this list of names. I took this piece of paper to my father. He instantly recognized it. This was a list of Hungarian Jewish lawyers. He said, “You deliver the slips of paper and tell the people that if they report they will be deported.” Soros was a teenage Kapo and described his time serving the Nazis as one of the most enjoyable times of his life.

By Shenry

May 1, 2011 6:34 PM | Link to this

Sheila T. noone will take you seriously until you learn to type correctly. Oh and pull your head out of your a**!

By Disadvantaged Democrat

May 1, 2011 3:20 AM | Link to this

Whoever used this term butt out is a racist. Obama started crying when he heard it was used towards him. DDN if this was your term. shame,shame, shame.

By DS

April 30, 2011 11:29 AM | Link to this

I still don’t understand how mid income level and poor can vote republican.You will see that less government will leave you with nothing. The rich continues to receive. At least they have an excuse.

By Squirrellygirl

April 29, 2011 12:36 PM | Link to this

“By the time the commission is appointed, reviews, and makes a decision, the damage will be done.” This is an example of how the progressives operate, how they roll, if you will. They get your eye off the ball by creating chaos or diverting your attention to another subject. Like, “the gas is going up and we’ll check out if the regulators are up to sumtin!” all the while the FED is pumping printed money into circulation and monetizing their debt. Banks all of a sudden have reserve cash, and our dollar doesn’t buy what it use to, it’s worth 20% less, and gas goes up 20%. What a coincidence! But at least Obama checked out the regulators! SNARK! Guess who is behind all of this manipulation of our economy? You get one guess, and his first name is DICTATOR, as in “Dick!”

By Squirrellygirl

April 29, 2011 11:27 AM | Link to this

What I don’t think people are getting is this: Obama’s vision of the “American Dream” is not the same as it is too most Americans. While most Americans envision an America where everyone has the same chances to get the things you need to have a good life. But Obama wants no cars, which means he is willing to sacrifice the cause of not having those cars on the road: no jobs. You see, in an economy that is failing, where people can’t find a job, they are more dependent on the government to give them their needs. In the true American Dream, Americans can find jobs and work for their dreams. Obama said under his policy energy prices would necessarily skyrocket. Abra Kadabra! Like Magic! Gas prices are skyrocketing, and there’s no backup plan. No drilling permits in America, but billions of our tax dollars sent to Brazil for drilling there. Redistribution of our “wealth” to Brazil. Redistribution of our “wealth” to oil rich countries overseas. But workers here in the states, nothing for you. No permits, no work. See what I mean? And the unions sabotaging Chase Bank and our stockmarkets should alarm every true blooded American. Haven’t heard much about this in the media. Wonder why…

By Navin Johnson

April 29, 2011 11:04 AM | Link to this

Roger is right. This is what the left wants. The more chaos they create, the easier it is to invoke their controlling policies. They create the problems, then claim they are the only solution. The unions are more than willing to help out, all to the ultimate detriment of America and it’s citizens, and yes, the union members. That’s the Alinsky playbook.

By RogerIsRight

April 29, 2011 10:48 AM | Link to this

It doesn’t matter if you are a dem or repub, higher gas costs are going to contribute to our economy going off the deep end. Today, gas is $4.16/gal. It was $3.99 yesterday. We will lose more jobs because of it. And Obama knows it is the printing of the money, Quantitative Easing by the Fed that is causing a huge part of the increase in gas prices. We’re done for under this administration. They are winning. Socialism is here. You think you will be free under Socialism? Think again.

By Roger

April 29, 2011 9:55 AM | Link to this

I think all of you Democrats and Republicans better wake up and smell the coffee before it’s too late….If gas prices continue to rise with “No End in Sight”, it won’t matter whether you have bargaining rights or not, or how much you pay for insurance because no one will be able to afford to pay anything. The cost of gas is affecting the cost of everything, and your Counties, Cities, and States won’t be able to keep there budgets in line…Ya all need to Wake up, before it’s too late…I believe the President stated there is nothing illegal going on, but will appoint a commission to review. By the time the commission is appointed, reviews, and makes a decision, the damage will be done. The Petty squabbles that your complaining about mean nothing compared to the problems on the horizon as gas gets to $5 and $6 dollars a gallon and more.

By EDOG

April 29, 2011 9:35 AM | Link to this

Please liberals, learn to spell before you post. Also for the “less intelligent” of you liberals, Barry is NOT I repeat NOT the “boss” of John Kasich. Fools, the whole lot of you.

By earl

April 29, 2011 6:34 AM | Link to this

Don’t pick on poor little Barry… he is being the best Marxist he can.

By tiredofit.

April 28, 2011 8:09 PM | Link to this

john kasich and his republican cronies are blameing the wrong people for ohios budget problems they are not the fault of ohios state workers

By Sheila T.

April 28, 2011 7:32 PM | Link to this

By far, this Kasich has got to be the most ignorant elected-official in history. First he insults those who protect and server, now we bristles with his boss. I am sure had I told my boss to butt out, I would have no job. Let’s recall Kasich before he gets a chance to open his mouth again.

By Steve the Painter

April 28, 2011 6:44 PM | Link to this

When Kasich takes a pay cut himself, then I’ll listen to what he has to say, till then Kuck Fasich

By larry

April 28, 2011 2:44 PM | Link to this

Let’s petition to recall Kasich after his first year in office.

By s

April 28, 2011 12:50 PM | Link to this

OMG is he that studpid. Now we need the recall to happen. President Obama needs to put his authority into action with Ohio/Wisconsin. Recall Kaisch

By Non-Union

April 28, 2011 11:48 AM | Link to this

I’m sick and tired of hearing how the nmad unions are so poor they can’t afford to pay their own insurance and retirement. I’ve done the research union workers are making 5 to 10 dollars more on the hour than me, and I’m a Goverment worker on base. I PAY MY INSURANCE AND RETIREMENT AND THEIRS. What kind of deal is that to me. What if anything are you union workers paying for me. Oh let me guess you bag my grocieries and/or turn a wrench all day. BOO HOO go back to school get a dgree and provide for yourself!!

By Quentin

April 28, 2011 10:48 AM | Link to this

Jack and State Worker have it right! SB5 is only asks they pay more in to things like healthcare. These workers may say they are paid less but look at the benefits package for healthcare and retirement and the total is WAY more than the private sector. Also complaints they will not get SS when they retire are a joke because the retirement they get is MUCH better and they do not have to pay in to SS like the rest of us. Heck, maybe these state employees should be FORCED to go to a VA style system for healthcare since they get better treatment going to PRIVATE doctors under they plan than disabled veterans get. Also the Dayton VA and recent cases of police officers keeping their jobs because of union protection YEARS after they should have been fired are perfect examples of one of the biggest problems. SB5 really doesn’t go far ENOUGH if you look at what it really does. Those thinking it is bad may want to talk to someone convicted by a police officer who was caught repeatedly in lies to gain busts against innocent people or a veteran who now have hep, HIV or etc because the unions helped ensure people kept their jobs, benefits and rest instead of helping dump the BAD public service employees and protecting the good ones who have tried to report things. And yes I have been in a union and seen how it is more who you kiss up to than anything because if you try to do what is RIGHT and report serious issues, the UNION will attack you while protecting someone that can cost the lives of people with their actions. To the good public service people, I applaud you and appreciate you but also I have been on BOTH sides and LEFT because it was all insider BS costing the taxpayer a fortune because the lazy who use their time smoozing and kissing rear NOT working are the ones protected the most while the GOOD workers were punished for making them look bad.

By State worker for SB5

April 28, 2011 10:27 AM | Link to this

The thing I don’t like about all this is the supposed attack on the middle class that this bill offers but consider this: If we assume that 70% of Ohio’s 11 million people are considered “middle class” and we assume that all of the 320,000 State employees fit into that middle class, we find this “attack” is only on about 4% of the state’s total middle class population. I would hardly call this an attack on the middle class. So why are the Dems so emphatically trying to make people believe their lie? The assumption I made is that each of these 320,000 State employees make, on average, $20 per hour (however, I’m sure the number is much higher). Union members pay one hour each pay period to the Union whether they want to or not as their “fair share”. Now here’s the fun part, you multiply that $20 per pay period by the 320,000 union employees, we find that the Union is making over six million dollars a pay period from union workers. Of course we have to double that to get the amount per month which comes out to $12,800,000 PER MONTH!!! This is what the Union is concerned about, not Ohioans! This all adds up to about $153 million each year and again this figure is probably low. Since the Union helps to fund the Dem Party I would like to know how much of this goes to them, and how much goes into the union bosses pockets?

By Squirrellygirl

April 28, 2011 10:19 AM | Link to this

Like I said before, if the devil isn’t bothering you, you’re doing something wrong. Get it? Obama seems to think his job is to usurp authority over the states. He sided with Mexico President against AZ Governor, and now here he is siding with the unions against SC on Boeing jobs and Ohio Governor Kasich on SB5. I’m so glad Kasich called President Obama out on this. Obama is the one who has shown nothing but contempt and disrespect to Republicans. Don’t you remember Obama’s statements about Republicans being his enemies, Tea Party members as extremists, and suing AZ Governor for trying to protect AZ citizens from illegal aliens, Mexican drug cartels. We have a war on our southern border, and Obama is encouraging illegal aliens to stand against our American laws.

By Guitarsteve1

April 28, 2011 10:00 AM | Link to this

To those who state that Union/government workers are lazy and unmotivated, I would like you to show some statictics to verify this claim. Most government workers I’ve encountered (and I’ve known many)are hard-working individuals, many in jobs with high stress-levels, high risk factors, high levels of public scrutiny (everyone thinks they’re your boss)and lower wages than comparable private-sector workers. Persons who have chosen public service as their career choice, have done so with issues like pay, benefits, job security and the retirement system as many of the deciding factors. Government employees provide many services to the taxpayer. They provide safety (police and fire), try to protect your property value and quality of life (housing code enforcement), provide your water and dispose of your waste and sewage, build and maintain roads and bridges so you can get to your non-government jobs. The list goes on and on. When you buy goods and/or services from someone else, do you try to dictate what benefits the employees recieve? When you hire company “ABC” to replace your driveway, do you tell the company that their employees can’t have bargaining rights and that you shouldn’t be paying for their employees’ retirement or healthcare benefits?Wake up people. Kasich is a disrespectful cohort of the super-rich and 95% of us will just get poorer while the other 5% just get wealthier and have more control over us peons.

By Leslie

April 28, 2011 9:31 AM | Link to this

Mass. democrats just voted to limit collective bargaining. This is not a republican or democrat issue this is an American issue. The union bosses are nothing but slugs and thugs feeding off of the union members and taxpayers. Are you people aware that the union bosses refuse to let the peons that work for the union bosses to unionize. Union bosses have even fired their employees for attempting to unionize. Obama is now suing republican states that have protected their citizens from the union thugs. Obama should mind his own business. And those of you that think Kaisch should show the President respect, NONE of you EVER EVER showed Bush respect. Obama every chance he gets shows disrespect for American citizens of all colors and persuasions that do not agree with him.

By Tom

April 28, 2011 9:03 AM | Link to this

BUCK OFAMA

By the sky is falling because of union

April 28, 2011 9:01 AM | Link to this

@jack: perfect example of old style rhetoric which does nothing to help our state. A year ago, if the average Joe was asked “how would help to balance the budget”? I can guarantee you that not ONE person would have said, bust the unions. This issue was no where then, not even a thought. Then along comes Kasich/Koch and suddenly it’s the best solution to balance out budget? In 35 years, no one else has said, this is how we will balance our state budget - till now???

By twila

April 28, 2011 8:44 AM | Link to this

these posts are sad and people are so mislead. Union folks do pay into retirements, just like everyone else. Many will not get SS benefits like most everyone else. But that aside, it’s simply economics: busting a union does not help the budget and won’t stimulate jobs and won’t bring down unemployment - all things this state needs. It’s not about lib or conserv or union or not, it’s about OUR state needing certain eco policies that are not driven by a wall-street mentality. Stop being hateful people, the union thing is not about the budget. distance yourself and take a real look.

By Jack

April 28, 2011 8:38 AM | Link to this

I am a state worker and a union member. I oppose the union and it’s socialist ideology. I oppose the lazy and the incompetent workers in my office that the union protects. I’m disgusted by the waste of tax money the union demands. Obama is a Marxist who has appointed self-avowed communists to his cabinet. Some unions are ran by self-avowed communists like the former president of the SEIU. You can tell the level of intelligence of the SB5 repealers by their comments. Selfish, emotional arguments laced with insults and idiotic comments. Every one of these little people are worried about no one but themselves. Have you ever heard one of these anti-SB5 morons talk about what’s best for the state or the taxpayer. Have you ever heard a teacher have empathy for the taxpayer? If you want to live in a stagnant society, if you want less choices, if you want a bureaucrat making personal decisions for you, than support these unions and Obama. If you like working so your neighbor doesn’t have to, than support Obama and the unions.

By Norma Rae is dead

April 28, 2011 8:17 AM | Link to this

Thanks to Lucifer Sam, Ohio worker, My opinion, and of course Jim for proving my point.

By Jim

April 28, 2011 7:56 AM | Link to this

Kasich is a pompous a$$, whose only concern is for the rich and large corporations. The number of middle class citizens who against their own interests by electing this clown is amazing.

By my opinion

April 28, 2011 7:49 AM | Link to this

my union’s main interest was saftey and medical coverage.so without bargaining rights you dont have anything.kasichs main complaint is medicade and medicare and health insurance.so when they knock them out and you pay your own medical ,in my case 5500.00 for 3 days in hospital ,it seems having doctors and hospitals cut thier fees would do alot more for the econemy

By Harry Strictler

April 28, 2011 7:36 AM | Link to this

Obama is a loser! My wife and I have not had any pay increases and I don’t support increases for teachers or school levies. I think Kasich is decent in thinking that public employees paid by tax payers should have limitations with unions. We really need limitations on Obama so he can’t hurt our country while he stumbles around the White House wasting our money.

By Ohio Worker

April 28, 2011 7:24 AM | Link to this

This coming from the failed Lehman Brothers executive. How much did you steal from investors Kasich? How big a jerk are you to squeeze lower income earners to pay for corporate tax breaks? Do your job and protect Ohio’s workers.

By lucifer sam

April 28, 2011 7:08 AM | Link to this

Doesn’t Kasich have a computer? Doesn’t he know that holding education and other characteristics the same, typical state and local workers earn an average of 11 percent less and 12 percent less, respectively, than comparable private-sector workers. Also Obama got 2.7 million in Ohio votes in 2008 and Kasich got 1.8 in 2010 Shut up Kasich.

By R U KIdding Me

April 28, 2011 6:45 AM | Link to this

Democrats are takers-the ‘give me more’ crowd. Union people are generally lazy, unmotivated and need protection from a higher source to enable their pathetic behavior on the job. So its natural union folks are dems. One of these liberal, baby killing whack jobs needs to answer this question…..What happens when we run out of other peoples money to pay the exhorbinent salaries and benefits? Just raise taxes - WHY OF COURSE WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT. Private industry in our country has been in a recession since 2008 and now its time to put the govt through a recession too. FIRE 50% of the govt crowd from the top administrators right down through the lowly janitors. Our country would do more with less.

By Norma Rae is Dead

April 28, 2011 6:30 AM | Link to this

These posts prove to me several things. 1) The average union worker has no understanding how State and Federal Government is set up and how it operates. 2) They believe they are special, entitled and deserving of things the private sector is not. 3) Unfair labor negotiations and practices, harrassment and criminal activity are quite alright if it benefits them, but will cry like spurned schoolgirls, when the law and reality get in their way. 4) Factually challenged to the point that all they can do is call names and repeat the Union mantra. 5) Spells and uses grammar on par with the average 5th grader, knowing if they actually had to compete in the real world, they would struggle. 6) They actually believe Obama is for them, forgetting what Obama has done in South Carolina, to GM workers, and he has denied collective bargaining rights to some government employees. 7) Prefers to be ignorant on facts, wraps themselves with lies and assumptions when the truth and facts are easily assessable.

By Philman

April 28, 2011 6:04 AM | Link to this

I can’t believe the OVERHYPE on this issue, just because public employees will have to pay 2% more of their own retirement & a few dollars more on their healthcare, & they cannot All stay at home in protest over a contract, they act like they are no longer Professionals. GROW UP AND HELP BARE SOME OF THE BURDEN, WE ARE A FREAKIN 8 BILLION DOLLARS SHORT ON PAYING OUR BILLS, AND MOST MOST EMPLOYEES ARE NONUNION AND HAVE NO COLLECTIVE BARGINNING POWER WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS, GET OVER IT…DO ANY OF YOU WHINNERS HAVE A BETTER SOLUTION TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER 8 BILLION DOLLARS,AND GUESS WHAT THEIR ARE NOT ENOUGH BILLIONAIRES IN OHIO TO TAX ITFROM, AND WE THE TAX PAYERS ARE PAYING ENOUGH NOW…

By An observer

April 28, 2011 5:32 AM | Link to this

Recall SB 2 and recall John Kasich. Restore education to the status of a profession. Obama has made an effort and has made mistakes. I hope the best for him. d

By ifpeoplewouldonlystopvotingrepublican

April 28, 2011 3:06 AM | Link to this

Who does this guy think he is? Doesn’t he know Obama is President of all the United States of America.

By KevinBob

April 28, 2011 1:54 AM | Link to this

Now I know I made the right decision on my opinion about public sector unions by being strongly opposed to them, Obama is strongly for them.

By One Vote

April 28, 2011 1:19 AM | Link to this

To: Exposing Republican Hypocrites: You may want to delete the inclusion of taxing the social security. Al (I invented the internet)Gore cast the tiebreaking vote on that!!!

By Exposing Republican hpocrites

April 28, 2011 12:39 AM | Link to this

K-sick is just another light weight right wing ideology, tax cuts and deregulation solves every issue. The Bush tax cuts have been in effect for over ten years with the worst job creation record since the Republican Hoover’s Great Depression of 1929. K-sick’s hero was VP Chenney, recall his infamous quote, ” Reagan proved deficits don’t matter”. How’s that for exposing three Republican hpocrites in one sentence? Reagan was also the President that started taxing Social Security benifits.

By Finally

April 27, 2011 11:00 PM | Link to this

Kasich is a true leader making hard choices. I’m glad he stood up to Obama to remind him this country is not run by a dictator. Our government has checks and balances and the states have rights. Obama can have his opinion but he should also affirm the states rights to make their own choices on these matters. Go Kasich - keep up the hard, tough work of getting Ohio back on track.

By Kasich sucks!!!

April 27, 2011 10:59 PM | Link to this

People of Ohio to Kasich: SHUT THE HELL UP!!! You’re a pathetic governor. Come November, the people will repeal your anti-union law and there won’t be a damn thing you can do about it. Furthermore, your neocon cronies will also be recalled, too. Enjoy your one-term governorship, because in three years, we’ll gladly vote your butt out!!! NEOCONS SUCK!!!

By L Berry

April 27, 2011 8:59 PM | Link to this

The United States of America is named because our Founding Fathers designed our Three part Government with Checks and Balances. The Executive, Judical and Legislature. The Federal Government was designed as a Central Focus Point and not an almighty Governing Power. The Supreme Court still hears issues of the Federal Government overstepping the boundries. States are Autonomous Intities which are self Governing. The Federal Government has on Power to dictate to the States. So Obama, as President, can make a personal statement or opinion, but he has no power or Authority to override Ohio’s Sovereignty. Governor Kasich is well within his right’s to remind the President of his Role, which is to stay out of States Rights. So thank you Governor Kasich for trying to solve the mess ex-Gov Strickland left for Ohio. Some one has to make the hard choices and Gov Kasich is working for Ohio.

By Great in Dayton

April 27, 2011 8:57 PM | Link to this

Look what Obama has done in South Carolina to Boeing. He has stunted job growth in South Carolina by stopping a Boeing factory from manufacturing aircraft. Unions are the blame for that. It is not just the public unions. We need to make this state a Right to Work state to stop the UAW, IUE-CWA, IAM, Steel Workers unions from donating unwilling members money to Democrats. Lawmakers in Columbus had better take note. I will encourage to vote you Republicans out if you don’t introduce that legislation. Kasich is doing a fantastic job but our majority in the State House in Columbus are lost. Quit worrying about the fire fighters and police unions vote. You don’t need them to win elections.

By Philman

April 27, 2011 8:50 PM | Link to this

For once Obama & I agree, we should all share in the sacrifices, I am nonunion company employee, I had my hours cut from 40 to 32 for two years & I had to start paying part of my & my wifes health Ins. & I have NO bargining power with my employer, other than go to work every day and work hard at convincing my boss he neeeds me around.SO SOMEHOW I AM HAVING A HARD TIME FEELING SORRY FOR GOVT. EMPLOYEES. AND THIS IS FOR WONDERING, IS THIS THE SAME oBAMA WHO CALLED THE DC COP INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE BURGLARY STUPID?

By PlowingSnow@2am_while_U_R_Sleeping

April 27, 2011 8:23 PM | Link to this

I’ve heard it time and time before, “I wouldn’t want their job”, speaking of a police officer, fire fighter, snow plow driver, even a teacher. Now their saying, “I wouldn’t want their job and I don’t want them to be able to bargain for a wage to do what they do”. These people are working for the Government, and the Government wouldn’t treat workers unfairly, would they?

By Quentin

April 27, 2011 8:02 PM | Link to this

OK, first off wake up makes the most sense in this whole thing! Second, Yahoo just did a story showing that if you go ONLY by taxes, then the wealthy are getting wealthier but when you take in EVERYTHING then the poor and middle class have gone up too. Also claiming it is wrong to say this by our elected Governor is BS since Obama had no problems telling us that anyone who disagreed had to “come along for the ride” but “at the back of the bus” demonstrating that any compromise was wrong and not going to happen. Face it, you can’t scream “Bush was SELECTED not ELECTED!” and dress him up as Hitler while destroying the property and assaulting people who liked him and then scream that to tell Obama to get off the vacation and campaign trails and actually WORK instead of spending money is wrong. We can’t spend our way out of this and overspending by BOTH sides caused a lot of this mess. We also sure can’t go from $10 TRILLION in debt for entire nation’s history to $14 Trillion now and claim it is all the fault of the last President. Sorry but adding more than 1/3rd again to the debt and claiming even cutting the rate we borrow is “extreme” and “cruel” is crap. We need to cut back to UNDER what we are spending to even touch the debt and “reducing” the deficit doesn’t do that. It also means cutting for ALL areas and not just military, teachers, police, politicians, welfare, SS but ALL areas with NONE being left untouched. BTW, having tried to get a government job, hint, it is who you kissed the rear of and not anything else that gets you the job. Not just me but many much more qualified didn’t get hired as part of the government “in-sourcing” Obama did early on. Instead those with no military background or other special advantages were hired though they had been complained about and even reported for not doing their jobs even when others with degrees, training and MUCH better knowledge and skills tried too. If you ever wonder why the people at the public sector never seem to work, hint, those who do the unions don’t like since it makes the lazy look bad and non-union jobs are all based on WHO not WHAT you know. Laws on hiring mean nothing then since the same government people who are tasked to investigate these things work for that government and guess how THEY got their jobs?

By Norma Rae is Dead

April 27, 2011 7:43 PM | Link to this

Unions Libs are amazing. It’s never bothered you that your Union Leaders and Democratic politicians have has an incestuous relationship for years. You benefited by it. Throughout the past 6 months, I’ve yet to see where anyone claiming to be Union ever questions how their Union allowed the rank and file get themselves in this position. Your Union leaders make some big salaries, you always pay union dues, you’re forced to, even if you don’t want to. You complain about how much of this and that you have to pay out of pocket, how you agreed to concessions, but your unions keep donating millions and millions to the Democratic Party. Why are you having to pay more, when the Union keeps funneling money in Democrats campaigns, and this is the result. They deflect any blame to the Republicans and to Kasich, and you snap to in lockstep agreement. Something tells me your union and the Democrats let you down.

By Spartan67

April 27, 2011 7:41 PM | Link to this

I think Kasich is just another rude rich kid that will help his rich friends more than anyone, but I agree with him, Obama is no one to give advice or tell the states what to do. He is incapable of fixing the budget, and he is not capable of any reasonable answers for Ohio either.And SB5 is right on. It is time the teachers pay coincide with their progress in classrooms. All the unions are doing is holding business and infrastructure hostage for minimal accountability.

By Tea Bagging Morons

April 27, 2011 7:37 PM | Link to this

Considering that national unemployment skyrocketed to 11.5% before a single Obama domestic initiative was enacted, Kasich’s re,remarks are making him look like a raving, lying lunatic yet again….just like when he got caught lying about his police encounter. It’s got to be killing you Tea Bagging Morons that unemployment has dropped 3% since the Stimulus, and looks like it’s going to fall further. You idiots should get off your meth pipes and apply at AK Steel. Since GM has been saved, it’s making steel like crazy. You’ll have to pass a drug test to get hired. Hopefully for you baggers, there won’t be an IQ test.

By null

April 27, 2011 7:33 PM | Link to this

The way to stop obma & the unions is simple,vote no on any and all levies & stop buyimg union products then watch them yell,yell and yell!

By Beautiful Ohio loves John

April 27, 2011 7:18 PM | Link to this

Kasich is perfect! Suck it up libs.The party is over.Obama is the worst president in US history and needs to step down from Ohio politics.We elected Kasich to counter O’s evil ways.Let freedom ring!

By LBD

April 27, 2011 7:14 PM | Link to this

Klas-a*s and Mike Brown must Have went to the same School.

By Love ya, Governor Kasich

April 27, 2011 7:12 PM | Link to this

You know Kasich is doing a great job when Obama needs to butt in, like he has nothing else to concern himself with.Kasich has all the libs sweating and shaken up.Great job. Times are changing.There is hope.

By Adolph Hitler

April 27, 2011 7:10 PM | Link to this

I love John Kasich…he has grasped my ideals perfectly!

By JJ

April 27, 2011 7:08 PM | Link to this

Kasich is sensitive to criticism because he knows he is screwing people over. He and his local lap dog, Bill Beagle (pun intended), will see the errors of their ways in the next election. Beagle is as worthless as a piece of cow dung.

By Jerry

April 27, 2011 7:01 PM | Link to this

Kaisch is going to take Ohio further in a hole the idiots who voted for him along with with corrupted money coming in those people who think he is great he will be after you soon! He’s a joke! Just like the road to no where in his campaign. Wake up up Ohio and America how dumb are we going to get! We would sell our own selves out!

By K@aol

April 27, 2011 6:57 PM | Link to this

About time Obama was told off! This is just the beginning, people.Obamaites will be running from him soon. Love you Kasich!!!!!

By Papagino

April 27, 2011 6:57 PM | Link to this

@CLR - What a coincidence! You suffer from the same symdrone. The President is elected to lead at a national level. He was not elected to rule the states, but to lead on issues that affect the states as a whole. Budgets by state are not the purvey of the POTUS.

By K-Sucks

April 27, 2011 6:57 PM | Link to this

kasich is such a great governror, the sissy had to go out and spend over $400.00 so he wouldn’t getb wet when he got off his little airplane, give me a break he was a crook on Wall street and he’s still acrook just back in ohio to continue what he does best, open his ignorant mouth and take ohio’s money for his self-interst and his corporate buddies, anyone who applaudes this loser has there head so far up you know what, by the way where are the jobs, thats waht you losers voted for, or do you just like the way he makes laws like he above everyone, you know like that police officer that wsa what was the word (ignorant) thats painting the kettle black, WHERS THE JOBS RENOB?

By Wondering

April 27, 2011 6:55 PM | Link to this

Is this the same John Kasich who called a police officer an idiot for giving him a ticket for not yielding to an emergency vehicle, or is it another John Kasich?

By Alley cat

April 27, 2011 6:47 PM | Link to this

Kasich is the best governor!We can not thank him enough.Kasich will go down in history as the man who turned Ohio around by restoring financial solvency.Busting the unions is a requirement.Obama knows the unions are losers, but who will vote for him when they are abolished? NO ONE

By concerned citizen

April 27, 2011 6:41 PM | Link to this

Who else but public servants get their retirement paid for them? Also who has a more stable environment in which to work and yet they want it protected.

By tds70

April 27, 2011 6:34 PM | Link to this

Have been on both sides of union & mgt -good & bad both.Only reason I have ever seen to get rid of bargaining is if you have bad leadership/ management- makes their job easy . The Gov should belly up a few ans before he downs the Pres. - Where was he when wall st got greedy, how come all the wars , pre 2008 never reached the budget? Start leading Gov. and cut your sal 10-20%, cut your ret plan 10-20%, cut your health Ins cov 10-20% , then start complaining. Go to work and quit picking sides. Lets get some more trickle down effect. Since 1985, 5% of the top people , own 85% of all the wealth. 5% of 300 million people is - 15million people . They run the country like it or not. That is the US, so get use to it folks.

By Karl Marx

April 27, 2011 6:27 PM | Link to this

Comrades…you are doing well. I applaud you for shouting down the opposition in this case concerning the Governor of Ohio. No comments may be made unless it’s what we believe in…and anyone with an opinion other than our glorious Leader, ObaMao, will be harshly dealt with. We praise the DDN for being the vehicle which allows our central commitee thought to enlighten the proletariat to rise up to true freedom…(freedom…as we define it, comrades).

By dhampton100

April 27, 2011 5:54 PM | Link to this

People forget he is the President of the entire United States of America and he can give his opinion on any subject he wants to. I dare any American citizen to admit they would allow the Governor of any state to tell them what they can talk about. Kasich just wants everybody to shut up and allow him to sell the State of Ohio to his friends on Wall Street!

By whatever

April 27, 2011 5:49 PM | Link to this

So the president had an opinion…is Kasich a Republican or a Nazi?

By Josh H

April 27, 2011 5:42 PM | Link to this

So wait, you people are saying that Obama should be able to dictate laws on a STATE level? Should City of Dayton also have to ask the president what he thinks about local laws as well?

By clr

April 27, 2011 5:30 PM | Link to this

Kasich is an idiot! Every time he opens his mouth he says something stupid.

By Sassy

April 27, 2011 5:23 PM | Link to this

Mr. President needs to tell Kasich to kiss his butt!

By whatever

April 27, 2011 5:23 PM | Link to this

It was a statement of fact that corp are in it to make money…and I have no problem with that. And the wealthy, they want more. Problem is, most Repubs are not wealthy, they just vote like they are. Why?

By Tevye -On the other hand

April 27, 2011 5:16 PM | Link to this

Plans to expand Medicaid under the new helth care law will cost Ohio taxpayers $2.3 billion from 2014 to 2019 according to new state projections obtained by the Columbus Dispatch. Would it be alright for the Governor to ask our President to quit giving Ohio unfunded mandates so that there can be an end in sight for Ohio’s financial crisis?

By Bojangels

April 27, 2011 5:13 PM | Link to this

Politics took a new low in Ohio. How dare Kasich disrespect the chief commander of our country of no respect. Here we have the only ones with jobs in Ohio that faithfully buy duty free foreign products and pay their bills if they are not eligible for foreclosure. All they ask for is free health care as Obama wants for illegals. As for the budget, Michael Moore has a hat for that…

By American

April 27, 2011 5:13 PM | Link to this

@whatever: You said the Corporations are only in it to make money. Really? Who woulda thunk it? What the heck do you think they go into business for? It’s NOT to provide welfare to the clueless! and Judi: lay off the bong. It has fried your mind!

By S

April 27, 2011 5:10 PM | Link to this

Kasich makes me sick every time he opens his mouth. Repeal SB5.

By Mack

April 27, 2011 5:05 PM | Link to this

This is supposed to be a free country. President Obama has the right to talk about Kasich and what he is doing to Ohio. The Republicans are doing nothing to create jobs, they are killing jobs.The Bush tax cuts did not create any jobs. Kasich, during his time on Wall Street, screwed the Ohio Pensions Fund and helped to outsource many thousands of jobs to overseas countries.

By JUDI

April 27, 2011 4:56 PM | Link to this

You seem to forget that like it or not, Obama is the President, and he can make any remarks he feels pertinent. Remem ber when it was “unamerican to criticize the president?” boy, You Repubs certainly have short memories. Hypocrites, the whole bunch of you! Kasich is nothing more than a pawn in the Koch Brothers and the ALEC “big money for corporations and the wealthy” game. all you TP people are being played for fools. Can’t wait to see what happens when you lose your jobs, your SS, your medicare, your unemployment, your healthcare, your homes…and your freedom to open your mouth via the internet blogs. Suckers!!!

By It's princequillo

April 27, 2011 4:48 PM | Link to this

really funny how 8 months ago, NO ONE on these posts would have thought to attack middleclass and unions, and now every IDIOT has an opinion about economics and recovery because the KOCH/KASICH machine says so? People, think for yourselves, these notions are not your ideas, they have been planted in your head: you’ve been told busting unions will matter to the budget, but it won’t. and meanwhile we are wasting time by not pursuing job growth. Do you think busting the unions will lower unemployment and make things more affordable for us???

By Baron RVH

April 27, 2011 4:45 PM | Link to this

Kasich thinks he can do the job better but he hasn’t created a climate for more jobs; he’s created a climate that has cost us jobs. The only reason Kasich wanted to be governor is because he thinks it’s a stepping stone to becoming POTUS. Maybe he’ll do us a favor and resign now so he can start running since he thinks he is god.

By poll from march 28

April 27, 2011 4:43 PM | Link to this

In Ohio, Republican Gov. John Kasich’s approval rating stood at just 30 percent last week, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. Earlier in the month — even before Kasich detailed a budget featuring cuts to Medicaid, local governments and more — the University of Cincinnati had that number at 40 percent. Both surveys showed nearly half of voters disapproved of Kasich. Kasich has plenty of problems. First, he’s very abrasive. Then, he declared war on the unions in Ohio, including the police and firefighters unions that traditionally support Republicans. Now he’s paying the price.

By whatever

April 27, 2011 4:42 PM | Link to this

No we are not in this together. The wealthy and the corporations are in it to make money. Why would they care about us? They don’t need American labor any more because foreign labor is cheaper. You public employees thought you wouldn’t be hurt so you didn’t care. Now you teachers realize they don’t need you to train the workforce if they don’t need a workforce. You wanted to imagine you were better than factory workers and laborers, now you know the truth.

By Libs are soooooo dumb

April 27, 2011 4:39 PM | Link to this

What a joke, you so aptly named yourself. Nice little rant. Too bad, it’s as full of lies and assumptions as you are full of crap. We really don’t care what you do in your personal lives, we are just tired of being forced to pay for it. We pay our own way, why do you feel you have a right to reach into my pocket and take it. Your hypocrisy and bad decisions HAVE caught up to you. What do you think just happened in NJ, Wis and in Columbus? Do you really think you are indispensible? I guess we’ll see.

By love it!!

April 27, 2011 4:31 PM | Link to this

I love this s&^%it!! Tell Barry that over and over again!! He has some nerve to comment on the state issues when he can’t even do his job!!

By Democrat No more

April 27, 2011 4:31 PM | Link to this

As a former Democrat and union member, all I can say is it’s about time the unions lose thier ability to take members money via payrole deductions. Let the members decide for themselves if they want to cut a check for the paltry union services we recieve.

By wake up

April 27, 2011 4:29 PM | Link to this

Glad everyone is putting this into one basket. I am stuck as a union member that is a republican. SB5 did not make wall street crash, I have agreed to a 5% pay cut over the last 3 years, i pay 14% of my health insurance, i pay 10% of every check into my retirement. Wish everyone would wake up. stop pointing fingers at each other and do something to create jobs. We are all in this together and as long as we point fingers nothing will get done.. Why dont we start at the top. 99 weeks of unemployement, really, study shows that people are back to work with-in 2 weeks of unemployment running out( done by bush). Manatory health care, you cant pay for your house but you can see your doctor, NAFTA! sorry if you want to sell it here you pay. Opec. stop public trading oil like they did in the 80’s. prices will be flat and we will get back to a supply/demand instead of investment driven oil prices.

By RD

April 27, 2011 4:24 PM | Link to this

What’s the reason Squirrely girl is named that? Is it b/c every time she opens her mouth something squirrely comes out called it ?

By What a joke

April 27, 2011 4:21 PM | Link to this

you rebulicans are a big joke. Why is it that when it comes to guns and Jesus, you want the government out of your way, but when it comes to telling people who to love, what to do with their bodies and how thier employment rights should work, you are right there, shoving big brother up our a*? Make up your minds. By the way, I am a NON UNION government employee and I am disgusted at what is happening thanks to Kasich. When the consequences of his hypocricy and bad decisions catch up to the public, they will be singing a different song. Trust me when I say that you have know idea what public servants do for the public until they aren’t there to do it anymore. But HEY! At least the unions are getting *theirs, right? Go Obama. Speak the truth to the hypocrites who only want things on thier messed up, small minded terms.

By Marie Antoinette

April 27, 2011 4:17 PM | Link to this

Obama and I have something in common. I lost my head and he’ll lose his a$$.

By Josh

April 27, 2011 4:15 PM | Link to this

Clint, how dumb do you have to be??? The Bush tax cuts went to ALL of us. Stop listening to your liberal nuts, you are only repeating their proof of ignorance.

By S

April 27, 2011 4:14 PM | Link to this

Kasich is a rude, obnoxious a$$. Repeal SB5.

By Josh

April 27, 2011 4:12 PM | Link to this

Clint, you are a true idiot. The Bush tax cuts went to everyone. Why should the rich be left out? Or, are you really saying that we should penalize success? Quit listening to your liberal nuts, you’re just repeating their show of ignorance.

By Lets try this again

April 27, 2011 4:11 PM | Link to this

Squirrellygirl : I am glad the court is allowing a verdict that requires sites to provide the names behind their “screen name.” In other words, let’s see you post stupid messages when you have your real name beside it.

By @ Squirrellygirl

April 27, 2011 4:10 PM | Link to this

Squirrellygirl : I am glad the court is allowing a verdict that requires sites to provide the names behind their “screen name.” In other words, let’s see you post stupid messages when you have your real name beside it.

By whatever

April 27, 2011 4:10 PM | Link to this

Geeze I love to hear you T partiers squalling now. Bunch of old farts trying to save your retirement and your medicare and you government employees tying to hang on to every last drop of gravy while the rest of us do the work and pay the bills. There you went voting to protect tax cuts for the wealthy and the corporations never dreaming you would have to help the rest of us pay for it. Ahhhhhwwww..what a shame. I hope Kasich gives you everything you asked for and more.

By Chuck

April 27, 2011 4:08 PM | Link to this

Kasich is correct these are State issues, and Obama needs to worry about Federal issues. We also need to get the dead weight off of the welfare roles no decrease the abuse of the Social Security System People who have babies just to get welfare need to be sterilized

By to laugh

April 27, 2011 4:05 PM | Link to this

The people that are fighting for public schoolteachers union rights to bargaining and free benifits are the same ones who are sending their kids to private schools or home schooling because of the quality of the public school system. You crying a*s liberals are so two faced!! You are afraid one day you will not get a free ride when it’s your turn. Go ahead and bankrupt the country on purpose because you don’t get your way. Then hold your breath, throw yourself to the floor and kick your feet. It just might work.

By Squirrellygirl

April 27, 2011 4:04 PM | Link to this

Kasich had every right to set the “President” straight. Instead of doing his job, he is trying to manipulate others who are doing their jobs. This president has polarized this nation. He can’t secure our borders because it is too hard for him. Instead, he’ll tell us that we can’t put salt on our food and that we need to pay more “sin” taxes for our soda pop. Thug president needs to be set straight. Socialism won’t be tolerated in America. Union thugs will be investigated in time for their crimes against America and our economy. If not under this administration, then it will be investigated under the next. The same thing that happened to the “progressives” under Presidents FDR and Wilson will happen again. The progressives will go in hiding when their crimes are exposed.

By @By dumb is

April 27, 2011 4:00 PM | Link to this

Ask your Union Leader because he is an expert at it, as well as Pivon of Cloward and Pivon fame. Union Leader Lerner was caught on tape exposing his plan. I received an e-mail from Chase Bank telling me someone hacked into their data system and got my e-mail address. Did you get a similar e-mail? If not, keep looking. Person at work said she got them from her credit card companies. I’m not making this up. People are hacking into banks and grocery store where they keep personal data.

By Connie

April 27, 2011 4:00 PM | Link to this

History lesson Once upon a time when anything came into the United States there was a terriff. The democrats repealed this. THUS loss of American Jobs to outside the United States. Once upon a time Social Security was solid. Demecrats took the excess money and put it into the general fund THUS loss of Social Security Money. What will be this democratic Presidents loss???

By jimmie

April 27, 2011 3:57 PM | Link to this

BHO is welcome to his opinion on this subject. However, it doesn’t mean squat. Opinions are like ….., everyone has em.

By SquirrellygirlISNOTSquirelygirl

April 27, 2011 3:57 PM | Link to this

Squirely girl is a poser at 3:23. I didn’t make those comments. I reported it. Thanks.

By lol

April 27, 2011 3:52 PM | Link to this

kasich is just saying this to play to his base. the president is allowed to have an opinion? the law will get repealed anyway.

By @squirrely girl

April 27, 2011 3:49 PM | Link to this

One post has “squirrelly” and another has “squirrely”. Are you the same or is someone trying to imitate? The original two Ls posts have always lived up to the name. The one L is right- the rich don’t give a squirrel’s as about the rest of us.

By Clint

April 27, 2011 3:48 PM | Link to this

Hey ….. You can’t blame Obama for this mess created by George Bush and his tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans and Corporations in the World . These tax cuts have been effect for 10 + years and there has been no trickle down effect ( Ronnie Reagan ) …LOL The Rich have getting richer and paying zero taxes ,It’s not the Unions that created this mess but it’s the Unions who helped most workers to be insured and have benefits and today the Unions are getting hammered while more and more workers are losing insurance + benefits …Think about it !

By MIKE I

April 27, 2011 3:47 PM | Link to this

Guv,Kaich is right President should do his job.Unions are the reason this state is broke. Nobody pays for my retirement,unions are socialist in nature everyone is the same.This country was built on the individual.People have finally woke up.

By Bob

April 27, 2011 3:44 PM | Link to this

It is a states’ right thing. The feds and Obama have no business getting involved.

By UrbanDweller

April 27, 2011 3:42 PM | Link to this

@ old buck, I’d rather have a governor with no heart as it was the bleeding hearts who put us in this mess in the first place. As for bargaining rights, I can’t wait to be asked to sign the petition so I can say he11 no! Merit increases should not be automatic, they should be earned. It’s about time these union folks come back to the real world and earn their keep like the rest of us.

By Libs are soooooo dumb

April 27, 2011 3:41 PM | Link to this

Why do the liberals say the same things regardless of the article like the brilliant Princequeeno. Define arrogance. Is it different than Obama’s, or Sherrod’s shameless comparisions to Hitler on thee Senate floor? Most Ohioans beleive he has been very respectful. (most is defined by more than 6.7% of the population). Your painful reality is, that MOST Ohioans are sick and tired of the unions, their tactics and their poor results. Don’t expect you to understand that because you have no comprehension beyond your monthly union newsletter. Your time has come and gone through you own short-sightedness, and you eventually will have to accept it. Time to grow up, Skippy. The legal reality is, the federal Government has no business getting involved in State’s issues. A bit of knowledge of how the government operates would make that obvious.

By Santana'smom

April 27, 2011 3:38 PM | Link to this

Obama needs to keep his nose where it belongs, between his big ears! He has no right to tell the state goverments how to run their states especially since he can’t run the country. Kaisch has the right to say what he wants….free speech.

By Kasich's Right

April 27, 2011 3:31 PM | Link to this

Those laws are a state function, and given the woeful job Obama has done to date in forging solutions to most anything, I agree he should butt out until he’s earned some success at fixing the federal budget mess and our national economy, both of which seem to be turning worse in the last couple of months.

By anella

April 27, 2011 3:30 PM | Link to this

If kasich was doing HIS job, we would have more jobs. period. he is a self-centered, silver-spooned boy in wolf’s clothing. sign the petitions people!!!

By Mike G.

April 27, 2011 3:30 PM | Link to this

People badmouth the unions instead of badmouthing their elected officials who agreed to the union requests years ago to then waste their pension money as if it was an ATM. SB5 is like our government was saying “please let this pass so we can save us from ourselves”… BTW unions are from the people. Keep voting for Kasich hopefully he can turn this state into Ohio Corp. and list it in the NYSE. Since seniors and people with disabilities do not produce they will be “let go”, and the state will be run by corporations that will continue to ship job overseas. Ohioans? pfft who needs Ohioans?

By Josh

April 27, 2011 3:28 PM | Link to this

I’ve seen many comments about disrespect being shown to our president. He needs to earn respect, which he has not done. Besides, what about the disrespect Obama shows to our Governor by ridiculing his moves. Oh, wait a minute … he’s King Obama, he can do or say anything and the morons will blindly follow. Sorry, I forgot.

By dale

April 27, 2011 3:28 PM | Link to this

What unions in Ohio. The unions in Ohio are gone. Kaisch should do what he was elected to do create jobs, not take away everbodys rights. Thats what i love about republicans , they operate under one philosphy . I willnot help you but I will be glad to tell you what to do.

By marks

April 27, 2011 3:28 PM | Link to this

When Do We Recall Kasich?

By dumb is

April 27, 2011 3:24 PM | Link to this

s-girl: i belong to a union and we have these secret regular meetings to plot a plan to sabotage our economy by not paying a mortgage. Obama is our secret leader. However, we decided if we did this, we would probably lose our homes and our children would be homeless. So we are trying to find another way to sabotage the economy -any ideas?

By J

April 27, 2011 3:24 PM | Link to this

Kasich shows his total lack of class and respect towards The President. That is not a leader.

By princequillo

April 27, 2011 3:20 PM | Link to this

he is the epitome of arrogance and has shown nothing but disrespect to the people of ohio and as well as others, reflected in his words and actions - what a true mistake on the part of voters. he is taking from the middle class and making sure his cronies are taken care of. shameful and dispicable

By Jack

April 27, 2011 3:19 PM | Link to this

He inherited EIGHT BILLION IN DEBT from Strickland. Sorry tough choices have to be made. No more promising the world to Ohioans with no idea on how to pay for it. Have to live in the real world and not Strickland’s fantasy land anymore.

By Josh

April 27, 2011 3:17 PM | Link to this

Kasich is right on the money. Obama needs to mind his own business. Besides, Obama says we should all “share” in the sacrifice … or did he mean everyone, except the unions?

By Howard

April 27, 2011 3:14 PM | Link to this

I didn’t like Kasich much until I read this. Way to go Gov! Tell Obama to get his own house in order before he starts lecturing the states on how to handle their business. While Obama is at it, drop the suit against Arizona, they’re only doing what your lazy azz won’t do

By Old turd not Kathy

April 27, 2011 3:11 PM | Link to this

Come suck a big donkey! You prob. think you yo who’s your mama Obama is doing a great job. Maybe for you, as you suck off of unemployment/society for 3 years now!

By Hey Anointed One & Kathy

April 27, 2011 3:10 PM | Link to this

Come suck a big donkey! You prob. think you yo who’s your mama Obama is doing a great job. Maybe for you, as you suck off of unemployment/society for 3 years now!

By Kathy

April 27, 2011 3:06 PM | Link to this

Way to go Kasich!!!

By old buck

April 27, 2011 2:56 PM | Link to this

Kasich will ruin this state in less than one year.He is a pompous man with no heart.He is the problem with politics today either accept my way or hit the road.He will never compromise even though he barely won the election.A total buffon!

By ANTOINETTE BEAN

April 27, 2011 2:56 PM | Link to this

I think Gov Kasich has displayed a strong form of “DISRESPECT” toward our President. He should not look forward to a second term. “THINK”, before you speak.

By Squirrellygirl

April 27, 2011 2:41 PM | Link to this

Since Obama is so in love with the unions, has anyone asked Obama about the unions’ plan to sabotage our economy by calling for his followers to not pay their mortgages? It was exposed in a meeting in NY where his idol, Pivon, of “Cloward and Pivon” who wrote a book on how to overwhelm our economy and cause the banks to fail and stockmarkets to crash. You can read about it for yourself on yahoo, just search for “Union Leader Lerner” and “Pivon” and “NY meeting” and “sabotage”… Obama is worried about the union votes. Obama’s in campaign mode…