September 23, 2013
While the Tea Party ideologues in DC try to defund Obamacare, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is as about as conservative as they come, has become a champion for extending Medicaid in his state. E. J. Dionne lavishes him with praise for this courageous stance, and points out the difference between governors who have to solve things and the DC Tea Partyers who like to hear themselves rant.