I wrote an entry March 14 in reaction to speculation that Gov. Ted Strickland might become a candidate for Vice President, in which I pleaded with him (or would have if he had read this blog) to stay out of the Vice Presidential race and finish the job he has started for Ohio.
Mark Niquette of the Columbus Dispatch quoted Gov. Strickland in a paraphrase of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman:
"If drafted he will not run, if nominated he will not accept, if elected he will not serve."
That's good enough for me.
Mr. Niquette noted that national writers considered Gov. Strickland to be a "natural choice because he's a popular governor from a key state in the Nov. 4 race." I am sure the temptation can be difficult to resist, but all of us in Ohio should be grateful that he is resisting it.
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