Dennis Kucinich Whines again...

The candidate running on the "Hey, let's impeach Dick Cheney" platform has been taking to the airwaves criticizing a conversation overheard between Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards, in which the two spoke of limiting the number of candidates invited to participate in presidential forums.

While both Clinton and Edwards insist their comments were taken out of context, Kucinich was still not happy. "Candidates, no matter how important or influential they preceive themselves to be, do not have and should not have the power to determine who is allowed to speak to the American public and who is not," Kucinich said in a statement released by his campaign.

He promises to stop any effort to limit participation. "Imperial candidates are as repugnant to the American people and to our democracy as an imperial president," he said.

So even if he continues to poll in the single digits, he will undoubtedly try to get his face into the forums. In the previous presidential contest, he continued to campaign to the day before the Democratic Convention and despite the fact that Senator John Kerry had the necessary votes to claim the presidential nomination. I wonder if he will do the same this time. Obviously, everyone knows he is a long shot for the nomination, so his primary goal is to just get his lovable, peacenik, impeach Cheney platform heard.

He's definitely way too liberal. Of course, he still advocates the creation of a "Department of Peace and Non-Violence." Kucinich even tried to introduce a bill for it back in September 2005 and again this year back in February. It currently has 65 co-peaceniks.

Yes, he is for full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq as well as membership in the WTO and NAFTA. He wants universal health care and education (he must have been watching Sicko non-stop. Plus a plan to have the Kennedy school of government in every college). He wants to keep full Social Security benefits at age 65 (what's his plan to stop it from going bankrupt?). Pro-choice even though he was pro-life before.

After the massacre at Virginia Tech, Kucinich proposed legislation that would ban the purchase, sale, transfer, or possession of handguns by civilians. In response, the NRA has changed its name to the National (Knives, Baseball Bats, Spoons, Pikes, Swords, Lancers) Association.

He wants to bring back the Fairness Doctrine so he can force radio stations to give liberal and conservative points of view with equal time. I am sure his next step is to create the Blogging Doctrine where liberal blogs shall be classified as the freedom, peace-loving, big brother government that helps you while conservative blogs shall be classifed as racist, warmongering, anti-social, evil Darth Vader empire, and dictators.

This is the same person who voted against a June 20 resolution denouncing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a long string of threats against Israel. The resolution called for the United Nations Security Council to censure Ahmadinejad for his remarks and to consider measures to prevent Iran from obtaining the nuclear weapons that might give his bluster some deadly teeth. It also reaffirmed America's long partnership with Israel.

Kucinich and one other representative (dear god, Ron Paul) voted no on this. Democrat Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Cleveland voted yes and was a co-sponsor.

Why did he voted no? He felt the resolution would be used as ammo to justify military action against Iran. Total rubbish. He is afraid of getting Iran angry. Even the Plain Dealer is worried that his anti-Iraq, anti-war stance is blinding him from reality.

Why do we put up with him? He can boast about being the youngest mayor of Cleveland in 1977 (age 31), but he is rated to have been one of the worst big-city mayors all time. Despite refusing to sell Muny Light to CEI, how can you let a city go into default?

So far his latest presidential financial report showed $757,000 in contributions for the 2nd quarter and $213,000 cash on hand. Kucinich has raised $1.1 million since January. Way too far behind. Can he just go away? At all the forums and speeches, he is just busy talking about impeaching Cheney, getting out of Iraq, and having universal health care. Enough already.

I would rather listen to Ron Paul then Kucinich. At least he has more sense despite his constitutionalist position.

Oh, and if Case does change their policy towards sponsoring or hosting political events on campus, please do not bring Kucinich. Tubbs-Jones is absolutely fine, but no Kucinich. If he talks about his Department of Peace crap, I want to hoist a banner saying "Create a Department of 'Up Yours' and more." Hell, let's bring Ron Paul. He wants to abolish the IRS. That's good enough for me. No more taxes. =)

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I just love it when a politician answers a voter's question with something entirely different. A woman asked about how candidates would promote equal opportunity and integration among America's schools. Then the candidates must answer with a minute allocated. What can you say? Easy, just your soundbites and usual slogan phrases and the audience would forget the original question! With Kucinich, always end your answer with "time to impeach Dick Cheney." I wonder if the woman was satisfied with the answers.

Also reminds me a Family Guy episode where Lois and Mayor West were in a mayoral debate and she responded with "9/11" to every voter's question, and she got a standing ovation every time.