Cross posted here
h/t to our good friend Howie in Seattle
Well it looks like Dennis Kucinich isn’t going to make us wait until caucus night to see which way he will bend this year. In 2004, when it looked like Howard Dean had a pretty good shot at the Whitehouse (thus giving us someone who might actually get us out of Iraq) Dennis (Give Peace a Chance) Kucinich threw his support behind one of the co-sponsors of the Iraq Use of Force Resolution and the USA Patriot Act – North Carolina Senator, John Edwards. Kucinich’s move on that night in Iowa helped set the stage for a surprise 2nd place finish for Edwards and essentially knocked Dean (and the Progressive wing) out of the race.
This year, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is running on a strong platform of bringing ALL American forces out of Iraq within a year of being elected president. Arguably not one of the so-called top-tier in Iowa, it is widely acknowledged that all Richardson would need would be a third place finish in Iowa to keep his (and the Peace movement’s) campaign on track. So where is Dennis directing his Iowa supporters to shift their votes this year? Why to his new good buddy, Illinois Senator (one whole year now) Barack Obama of course?!?
That’s right. According to Ari Berman over at The Nation
"Barack Obama got a boost among progressive Democrats in Iowa today when Dennis Kucinich announced that he was asking his supporters to back Obama in the second round of voting at the caucus."
Yep, even though Gov. Richardson is the only other serious Democratic contender to promise to have ALL American troops out if Iraq BEFORE 2013, Kucinich, rather than have anyone else carry that message forward, would rather let the media and the establishment have one of their self anointed candidates so that he can continue to stand on the sidelines and complain about being overlooked and left out.
Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue