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\u201cExplaining his decision <\/a>to expand Medicaid coverage in Ohio pursuant to the Affordable Care Act, Kasich told reporters in 2013 that \u2018when you die and get to the meeting with Saint Peter, he\u2019s probably not going to ask you much about what you did about keeping government small. But he is going to ask you what you did for the poor. You better have a good answer. \u2018\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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That something like this is controversial, much less anathema for \u201cconservative Christians\u201d tells you all you need to know about the diseased state of conservative Christianity. \u00a0And he is, mirabile dictu<\/em>, a Republican.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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