GOP Ohio Gov. Kasich turns down $176m in unemployment funds from stimulus bill

Several things are going on here.

1. Kasich, like the rest of the GOP, is doing all he can to hurt the economy before the 2012 elections. These are stimulus funds he's turning down - there is a direct correlation between this money and increased growth. And it's not just hurting the unemployed, it's hurting all of us, as this money would have rippled through the economy (people receiving benefits then spend those benefits at local businesses, etc).

2. This is part of the larger GOP war on the stimulus and everything else the Democrats propose. Kasich is far more interested in toeing the far-right GOP line than in actually helping the unemployed in his state. Today's breed of Republican leaders, the ones running the party, think our ongoing economic crisis is just one big game.