No, not JobsOhio, it’s probably too soon for us to legitimately declare that a failure (let’s talk in a few weeks).  But we can look to the past for an example that should leave us wary of Kasich’s grandiose plans.  We can also dispel any notion that JobsOhio was an original idea from Kasich.  In 2005, Republican Governor Bob Taft rolled out a “public-private economic development group” with a rationale and features that read just like a JobsOhio pamphlet.

We mentioned the Kasich administration’s apparent lack of knowledge of the existence of the OBDC when Kasich […]