Rob Portman is running for U.S. Senate in Ohio on the Republican Party ticket, looking to fill the vacancy left by retiring Republican Sen. George Voinovich. He is an attorney and the former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush.
Portman recently agreed to answer 8 questions from The Daily Caller’s S.E. Cupp:
S.E. Cupp (SE): What’s the worst thing you’ve eaten on the campaign trail?
Rob Portman (RP): The worst is the dreaded late night dinner – a month-old turkey and cheese sandwich from a refrigerator at a gas station. The best was a fresh, deep fried Oreo at the Stark County Fair.
SE: You’re put in charge of national unemployment. What do you do?
RP: Change directions. Immediately redirect remaining stimulus dollars to create 4-5 million jobs by enacting a one year suspension of the payroll tax on the first $50,000 of income – puts more money in peoples’ pockets and helps employers invest in expansion and jobs. End the TARP bail out and direct all repaid dollars to pay down the record national debt to show we are serious about getting our fiscal house in order. Ease the uncertainty that employers and job creators feel right now by stopping the job-killing proposals like card check, the new energy tax, tax increases on small businesses, and burdensome regulations and correcting the health care bill.
SE: What’s your favorite work of fiction, and why?
RP: Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher’s campaign ads.
SE: You can sing any karaoke song and kill it. Which one do you pick?
RP: “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash.
SE: Politicians are much maligned in America right now. If you want some love, why not go into the NFL or hip hop?
RP: Too skinny for the NFL and too unhip for hip hop.
SE: Who would you want to play you in a movie?
RP: George Clooney, because he is way better looking and from the Cincinnati area.
SE: Your house is going up in flames and you can save one (non-living) thing. What is it?
RP: The parade vehicle: my 1917 Model-T Ford from my dad like the one he had in high school.
SE: If you can make one promise to voters, what would it be?
RP: That I will work hard every day to do what I believe is best for the people of Ohio and the future of our country.