No good deed goes unpunished

I’m sure that many progressive-minded Civil Commotion readers are going to find this post annoying, but I wish there were more Republicans like John Kasich. I can think of a lot of his positions that I disagree with, but he thinks, is decent-minded, and when he’s wrong he is at least well-intended. What is more, he isn’t crazy and, unlike a lot of Republicans nowadays, there is no reason to believe his policies are animated by subterranean malice.

I mean, Kasich was a first-generation #NeverTrump-er, and refused to debase himself by attending the GOP National Convention held in his own state and applauding the odious, corrupt, and probably-treasonous Buffoon-in-Chief. So I respect the man, even if I often disagree with him.

What do you know? The nihilist vandals who now comprise the Republican Party in Ohio won’t have anything to do with him.

From a national political perspective, Ohio governor John Kasich remains a pretty big deal: a #NeverTrumper who has not touched his forehead to the ground in submission to the 45th president, and who is frequently touted as a potential primary challenger to Trump in 2020.

Be that as it may, Kasich is being treated like a leper by the leading Republican candidates to succeed him as governor, including his lieutenant governor.

It’s a good indicator of how sick and destructive the Republican Party really is these days. The irony is that John Kasich is one of that handful of conservatives who could probably help save the party from its resolute death-march.

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