After the people of Ohio fired him in 2010, "Retread" Ted Strickland’s defeat provided him with ample time to serve as a national co-chair for Barack Obama’s re-election campaign – the perfect stepping stone for his "dream job" at the far-left Center for American Progress.
During his service as a national co-chair, Strickland was a key campaign surrogate, and offered abundant praise for failed policies such as ObamaCare and President Obama’s stimulus.
Yet, despite "Retread" Ted’s blind support for Barack Obama’s agenda, the two differ when it comes to one important issue: debates.
As Ohio Democrats, editorial boards, and columnists alike continue to bash "Retread" Ted, Barack Obama chimed in on the issue of debating debates back in 2008.
Speaking to the possibility of postponing the first presidential debate,
"I think there’s no reason why we can’t be constructive in helping to solve this problem and also tell the American people what we believe, and where we stand, and where we want to take the country. So in my mind, actually, it’s more important than ever that we present ourselves to the American people and try to describe where we want to take the country and where we want to take the economy, as well as dealing with some of the issues of foreign policy that were initially the subject of the debate." – Barack Obama, 2008
Ahead of tonight’s State of the Union address, it appears as though after nearly seven years, "Retread" Ted finally distinguished himself from President Obama.
Why doesn’t "Retread" Ted believe, like Barack Obama, that candidates ought to present themselves to the people and try to describe where they want to take the country?