Reply #55: Agreed completely w/ Kuch, Kerry is a great guy but he's only human

[Hippo_Tron]

And as much as I'd like to believe that Kerry has publicly trended a little more to the left since the start of the campaign, I think it's Dennis Kucinich who ultimately pushed him and the other frontrunners there. I believe that Kerry and Kucinich are much more liberal ideologically than most here think but the difference is that Kerry is politically ambitious and Kucinich is not. Kucinich is absolutely right and it's a shame that he can't be heard by more people. We really oughta do exactly what the Republicans do and put our most vocal people in the house leadership. I mean there's little difference ideological between Tom DeLay and Bush (Well, Bush's advisors). But Tom DeLay is openly fascist whereas Bush has to hide it because he has an approval rating and re-election to worry about. DeLay's job is safe as long as the house remains under control of the GOP. And I think the argument that he'd be a liability is total bullshit. DeLay has been a liability for 10 years and he still holds his position. Dick Armey and Trent Lott were liabilities and remained in power for quite some time. Bill Frist is a liability right now, considering the HCA scandals and the fact that he killed cats. The only one of them that has their nose clean (or appears to) is Denny and he has no real power. Kucinich has no liabilities other than his political beliefs, and to me that's only a liability if you're a communist or a total DINO like Zell Miller. He needs to be in a position where he can voice his opinions at the national level without having to worry about re-election. And then maybe in a few years the country will be ready for a Kucinich presidency.