Kucinich spices up Democratic race

[AnAmerican]

"...on the other hand there’s a part of the Democratic electorate that hungers for more than Dean can deliver in terms of anti-globalization, anti-death penalty and anti-Pentagon rhetoric.
Kucinich wins the support of many in that wing of the party because his anti-globalist, anti-war critique is undiluted, or as Kucinich put it in an interview with MSNBC.com in his Capitol office Friday, “My candidacy offers the sharpest contrast to this administration.”"


Full text at http://www.msnbc.com/news/937252.asp



DK is picking up steam, this should be an interesting time up until the primary season.

[mmm]

1. I recently switched to Kucinich

he is ten years ahead of his time.
We need him now.

[DrFunkenstein]

2. He Truly Is The Sharpest Contrast

But as much as I agree with him, being as far Left as Bush is to the Right is not going to sell in 2004. At least with Kucinich as the salesman. I love him to death, and the world would certainly be a better place if he were President, but it's not going to happen.

My only hope is that Kucinich fans remain true to their progressive principles and help nominate the candidate with progressive policies, not progressive rhetoric.

[AnAmerican]

3. DrFunkenstein

"My only hope is that Kucinich fans remain true to their progressive principles and help nominate the candidate with progressive policies, not progressive rhetoric."

We will...his name is Dennis Kucinich :)

[Desertrose]

5. Well said, AnAmerican...

well said!!
:hi:

I'm always surprised that so many who love DK's ideas and yet settle for someone elses ideas...but its so simple... they can have Dennis!
:shrug:

Oh well...maybe the'll jump on the band wagon when it gets rollin' even faster...

:)
Peace
DR

[LWolf]

4. Great article. Thanks.

Kucinich’s admirers say his refusal to sand the edges off his views is what makes him so genuine and worth supporting.

EXACTLY!

[moondust]

6. Kucinich defense cuts.

I like his plan to fund universal health care with targeted cuts in DoD pork and waste. Dean, on the other hand, sounds like Bushco on military spending.

"...Kucinich proposes cutting the military budget, slashing outlays for space-based weapons, the missile defense program, the F-22 fighter, the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and “wasteful spending” throughout the Defense Department.

Kucinich’s proposed cuts — amounting to $60 billion or about 15 percent of current Pentagon outlays — would be used to help pay for pre-kindergarten care for all children age three to five and a government-run health insurance program covering all Americans. Dean has said "I don’t agree with Dennis about cutting the Pentagon budget when we’re in the middle of a difficulty with terror attacks."

(Maybe somebody should tell Howard that "space-based weapons, the missile defense program, the F-22 fighter, and the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft" have nothing to do with fighting terror and probably never will.)

Dennis has the right idea.

[SyracuseDemocrat]

7. dennis is awesome

n/t

[Desertrose]

8. bump up

:dem:

Peace
DR

[Gingersnap]

9. Thanks for posting

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