Reply #117: Kucinich & pot = golden calves that are off limits

[Juche]

If Kucinich is ever caught smoking pot its going to be hell for whoever speaks out against that.

I am really disappointed in Kucinich. I understand his criticism about the lack of cost control and how this is arguably a health insurance rather than health care bill.

But for millions of people, this health insurance reform (which is fundamentally what this is, health insurance reform. It is not the alpha/omega of health care reform) is a huge step up from current health insurance situation. For Kucinich to jeopardize that is a shame, because now progressives not only have to worry about the conservadems but the progressives who demand purity at the expense of pragmatism.