House Republican Leader William G. Batchelder (R- Medina) today issued the following statement:
"I'm shocked by the speech given by Governor Strickland yesterday. It was a mostly personal diatribe attacking John Kasich's character and integrity. I have worked cordially with Governor Strickland on legislation and found him to be a friendly and courteous man. I did notice that this speech was read from a teleprompter, which appears to provide a personality transplant along with the script.
"Ohio is in deep trouble, and we do not need a campaign conducted by character assassination. We need a constructive campaign focused on issues that are important to all Ohioans. What is the plan to attract businesses, industries and jobs? Why have we lost more than 200,000 jobs in this administration, and how are we going to get them back?
"When the governor announced his candidacy five short years ago, unemployment was 5.5 percent. Today, unemployment is 11 percent. We need to talk about jobs and not try to drench each other in contumacy. Let's move Ohio ahead with new ideas and concepts of government, not diatribe."
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