Regarding Romney's comment in Ohio, it's amazing to me how excited the media is to jump on a story even when there isn't one. When you go to the source of the comment (the CNN article) you'll find a) the author never explained the specific question he asked Romney and b) His actual quote does not indicate he does not support Kasich. In fact, it says just the opposite - he does support it.
Here's the quote in context within the original article:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/25/romney-avoids-weighing-in-on-ohio-union-fight/
"Romney expressed generic support for Kasich's efforts to curtail union rights, but he would not say whether he supports or opposes the specific measures.
"I am not speaking about the particular ballot issues," Romney said, only after repeated questions from reporters. "Those are up to the people of Ohio. But I certainly support the efforts of the governor to reign in the scale of government. I am not terribly familiar with the two ballot initiatives. But I am certainly supportive of the Republican Party's efforts here."
That does not sound like someone who isn't taking a position on the issue. In fact, he has always supported the Kasich plan. Here's his support on his Facebook page back in June:
http://www.facebook.com/mittromney/posts/137218066355610
This appears to be yet another example of a quote taken out of context based on an answer to an unknown question. Back to your regular programming.
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