Quin, I like John Kasich too. Your post gives me a launching
point to tell my favorite Kasich story, which I think of whenever I
see him hosting "The Heartland." I had a photo-op with him in
Cleveland in 1998 -- I think the occasion was the Cuyahoga County
Lincoln Day Dinner, but I could be mistaken. We were shaking hands
before the picture was snapped and he asked me where I was from. I
told him I went to college in his congressional district but was
originally from the Boston area. "Boston?" he replied
incredulously. "That's a kick-ass city. Why would you ever leave
there?" Even for the Heartland.