Two years ago, I profiled John Kasich for National Review, regarding him as an interesting Republican governor, a long-shot presidential candidate, and a more likely GOP vice-presidential nominee. At any rate, the suits have brought the piece out from behind the subscriber firewall. Read it here.

Here’s a quick taste:

Kasich’s résumé looks just about perfect for a Republican. He’s the tax-cutting, jobs-growing, pro-life chief executive of a swing state that could represent the difference between victory and defeat for a GOP nominee. He’s also a proven winner. Since his first run for public office in 1978, Kasich never has lost an election — he’s eleven for eleven — and a few of his races have involved tough and scrappy triumphs that lesser candidates might not have pulled off.