Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D - OH) announced this morning at a press conference that he will be supporting President Obama's health care bill, becoming the first Democrat to change from his previous no position. Kucinich originally opposed the health care bill because it wasn't liberal enough - he wanted a strong, government-run public-option. He acknowledged that he'd be voting "not on the bill as I would like to see, but as it is." The question now is whether or not Kucinich's change of heart will cause other liberal Democrats to follow.
Earlier this week, the undocumented President Obama courted Kucinich on an Air Force One flight from Washington to a town in his district. Let's get one thing straight: Dennis Kucinich is a looney tune from another planet. The man, like the rest of Congress, should be forced to take an insanity test before taking office. He runs for president almost every four years, so often that nobody takes him seriously. He's the definition of a mootbat.
Kucinich claimed that neither Obama or Pelosi made any backdoor deals to secure his vote. However, what we don't know is whether or not Obama referred to Air Force One as a spaceship or UFO - something that's right up his alley. That would have made perfect sense to change his vote on health care.
Kucinich is more suited for a room with padded walls than anything involving making legislation for the country.
The Loyal Opposition is a contributing editor for Habledash.
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On to my original point: conservatives and Republican't-even-reads suck at comedy. So, why don't you do America a favor and go back to your trailers and drink yourselves to death? I hate you all.
And Dennis Kucinich is your intellectual hero?! Wow. Somebody dropped you as a baby, or maybe you partially aborted.
Get out of this country you creep.
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