Really, Guv? Seriously, This Is Embarrassing

The State Medical Board of Ohio oversees regulation, licensing and disciplinary action for the medical profession.  Its twelve members include nine doctors and three so-called consumers. All are appointed by the governor and serve for five years.  In its long history, it has been more or less objective, and has avoided being overtly political.  This is appropriate, given its mission.

"I care about this much."

Our Honorable Governor Katshit -- pardon me, that was vulgar -- Governor Kaysuck clearly doesn't give a fat rat's ass about such proprieties.  He's made two appointments so far, both of the non-professional consumer class, and both are right-wing, anti-abortion ideologues.


The first was Laurie Elsass.  She's the wife of Rex Elsass, Kasich's media consultant/spin doctor.  She's also a trustee for Ohio Right To Life.  Just a typical "consumer".

Then a couple weeks ago, the Guv topped himself by appointing Michael Gonidakis to the Medical Board, again as a consumer member.  This douchebag is no consumer -- he's a lobbyist, a one-way, one-issue zealot who happens to be the president of Ohio Right To Life.  Are you fucking kidding me, Kaysuck?

These two have no medical background and have no business being on this board or any other in the public sector.  They are not there as public stewards, doing the public's business and looking out for the public good.  Their sole function on the Medical Board is to harass, challenge and hamstring abortion providers in every possible way. 

It's an embarrassment for Ohio.  If you agree and want to make a symbolic gesture, you can click the link below to request that Kasich withdraw the appointment of Gonidakis.  Like lobbing spitballs in study hall, it probably won't accomplish much, but it feels good. 

But every now and then, the accumulation of little actions can add up to something.

http://www.ppao.org/Advocacy/Gonidakis.html