Not because Mr. Kasich is unsympathetic to the cause, but because he believes that a governor should have better things to do.
According to Cleveland.com:
[Fox News host Alan] Colmes asked Kasich if he were governor, what he would do to help persuade James to stay in Ohio.
"Alan, we've lost 400,000 jobs out here and the last guy I worry about is LeBron James. You know I mean, we all hope he'll stay in Cleveland. We think we've got a great guy there that can turn everything around, but we got some serious problems," Kasich said. "
Yes we do have some serious problems, and we need a Governor who has better things to do than to urge one professional basketball player to stay home. I have some doubts about John Kasich as Governor, but on this point, he is correct. His answer should be a model for politicians who let themselves be drawn into trivial matters.
And, for the record, I strongly favor LeBron staying in Cleveland, too; but if the Cavaliers franchise is not willing to pay him what the market will bear, he has the right (and the obligation to himself) to do what works best for him.
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I completely agree with Kasich on this one. He "gets it" and Strickland does not. Strickland doesn't acknowledge how dire the problems are here in Ohio, perhaps that's why he'd done nothing to solve them. Kasich lays out his basic ideas for Fixing Ohio on his website, check them out. http://bit.ly/hWiyR
Anonymous:
Not speaking against Mr. Kasich at this point, but the devil is in the details. It's easy to make the kind of statements made on the link. It is much harder to conceive the process of accomplishing them and selling it to the General Assembly.
While I think Mr. Kasich has the leadership ability to do this, it is as yet unproven.
But if James stays, then the economy of Cleveland is slightly better. This, actually, might be in the Govenor's best interest to do
i think it's embarrasing for a governor to beg a pro athlete not to go to another team... i'm sorry but i don't elevate pro sports to some kind of special status, it's one man, one "job". there is too much idolotry of pro athletes in the first place, and many are unworthy of being the role models they are often cast as. What's worse is seeing our governor pleading w/ one of them... kasich is right.
Did James not increase the economy of Cleveland? If he did, then it is the govenor's job to try and keep him, just like it is his job to keep a pro team
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