Kucinich the voice of reason!?!

From the Department of “Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Weirder:”

Ohio Democratic Congressman Dennis (I put the ‘K’ in Krazy, man!) Kucinich came out over the weekend against the Dem candidates and their nutroots minions who worked to pull their candidates out of a planned Fox News Channel debate in Nevada.

From the Kucinich website:

“If you want to be the President of the United States, you can’t be afraid to deal with people with whom you disagree politically,” Kucinich said. “No one is further removed from Fox’s political philosophy than I am, but fear should not dictate decisions that affect hundreds of millions of Americans and billions of others around the world who are starving for real leadership.”

Kucinich said “the public deserves honest, open, and fair public debate, and the media have a responsibility to demand that candidates come forward now, before the next war vote in Congress, to explain themselves.”

“I’m prepared to discuss the war, health care, trade, or any other issue anytime, anywhere, with any audience, answering any question from any media. And any candidate who won’t shouldn’t be President of the United States.”

It’s a telling commentary when Kucinich is the voice of reason within his party - that’s like Captain Ahab calling for reason among his fellow whalers. Of course, Kucinich makes a valid and oft-overlooked point – any President of the United States IS accountable to all voters, not just those who put him/her in office. The president is expected to grow past the petty political jealousies and intrigues and represent the best interest of all Americans, even if they are the red sort who watch Fox News.

Kudos, Dennis, for pointing that out,

Lest you think I’m signing up for Kucinich ’08, here’s a video gem showing Dennis at his full loony best: