Ha! I got you!
Just kidding… I said it was too early to “back a candidate”, and I couldn’t agree more, but I have to say, I can’t get over the optimism that I constantly and consistently see from Dennis Kucinich. I think that he has lofty goals, and falls on the side of extreme optimism when it comes to many of the issues; but that is why I like him so much. I would like to believe, as he does, that things REALLY can be good without all of the evil that we currently see. I would really like to believe that there is more to people than power and greed.
I mean, can you imagine having a president that actually cares about poverty; that is, ENDING it, and not creating it (like our current “leader”)? He’s got the right idea about the “gay agenda” too (the only one to be for gay marriage; which again, isn’t the issue, but nevertheless, we know where stands); equal rights for one and all. I just can’t help but think, that it could be a truly great society if we were all as optimistic, and really believed and strove for that which could make us the best society that we really could be. What would be so bad about having a nation of people that were all doing well, and thriving? That sounds like a good thing to me!
While I am going to stick to my “it’s too early” principle, and I am not going to say that I “back” him officially; I do hope in my heart that a man that believes that peace and equality are two fundamental principles for this world’s survival can have such an influential position someday. Maybe Dennis is that man? I for one think that would be pretty awesome.
All that, and his wife is hot! (Not to mention, really smart, and quite the optimistic sharer of great ideas).
Go Kucinich! (And those like him)!
Since we’re discussing dream candidates who will never see their party’s nomination, I like Mike Gravel.
Kucinich is definitely not my most hated candidate in the Democrat Party but based on the core philosophy of the party, I don’t think I could ever vote for one of them. It’s not that I don’t want “a nation of people that [are] all doing well, and thriving.” I just don’t believe it’s realistic in the way the Democrats think it is.
I’ve heard so many people say they agree most with Kucinich - perhaps it’s just a matter of being around people who reinforce your worldview… It’s a shame that he isn’t considered a viable candidate. I’ll be voting democrat since I’d vote for any of them before I’d vote for any of the GOPervs.
Well, hey, he also has the abducted by aliens vote, too.
I pretty much place him in the genial crackpot category, with Ron Paul being on the other end of the spectrum in the insane crackpot category.