Kucinich: Back Obama

If I hadn't already lost every last trace of any respect I ever had for Dennis Kucinich when he said he'd consider sharing a ticket with Ron Paul, telling his Iowa supporters to "select Senator Barack Obama as their second choice at the caucuses on Thursday if his support is not strong enough to be viable" would have put the final nail in that particular coffin, anyway.

In 2004, he urged his supporters to support John Edwards, but this time around, he's going with Obama. His reason? "Senator Obama and I have one thing in common: Change."

A dubious claim, given Obama's unwillingness to overtly challenge flagrant and unchecked corporate avarice head-on the way Edwards is (see here and here, for a start), even though it presents a grave threat to our democracy, economy, and ability to provide the best social safety net for all Americans. And considering that Kucinich has been talking about impeachment for years, and even introduced a resolution of impeachment against Vice-President Cheney, it's a bit odd that he'd view Obama as an agent of change since he opposes impeachment of Bush and/or Cheney and accuses people who support it of playing politics.

Huh. Seems like a pretty harsh condemnation of Kucinich, quite frankly—and his specific attempts to provoke change.

Must look different from whatever planet Dennis is living on.

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