Kasich says Ohio government is slow, sloppy and lazy

The state government has to “stop being sloppy and lazy and we’ve got to be focused,” said John Kasich, the Republican gubernatorial nominee.

When asked today by The Vindicator who he specifically meant, Kasich said: “The state and the leadership of the state. The people that work in the government are too slow.”

Kasich spoke to the media after speaking at a rally at Mahoning County Republican Party headquarters in Boardman and before attending a fund-raising event for his campaign at the Warren home of businessman Sam Covelli.

Kasich criticized Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, for failing to move Ohio forward.

“Stop making excuses for why we keep failing and accept personal responsibility,” Kasich said of Strickland.

When asked what Strickland policies would be among the first to go if he’s elected next month, Kasich said, “I don’t have two hours to answer that question.”

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