Can you tell me specifically why Dennis Kucinich is not a good candidate for the presidency of the US?

	Can you tell me specifically why Dennis Kucinich is not a good candidate for the presidency of the US? If you say that he is a "whack job" or a "retard" of some sort, please provide some examples. I have examined the man's record in public service and can honestly say that he is the better man out of Obama, Clinton, and Edwards. (I am not mentioning Republican candidates because Republicans do not matter this time around thanks to Mr. Bush) Asked By: Ultrastooge PhD. - 10/15/2007

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Some of the things I like about Dennis Kucinich: He wants the immediate, phased withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq; replacing them with an international security force. He voted against the USA Patriot Act. In 2003, Kucinich was the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award His voting record is not always in line with that of the Democratic Party, which means even though he's affiliated with the Democratic Party, he's not a political hack. Kucinich criticized the flag-burning amendment. He voted against the impeachment of President Clinton. He has never supported a constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion altogether. Press releases have indicated that he is pro-choice and supports ending the "abstinence-only" policy of sex education and increasing the use of contraception to make abortion "less necessary" over time. He has criticized Diebold Election Systems for promoting voting machines that fail to leave a traceable paper trail. He posted internal company memos on his website in which Diebold company executives promised to deliver the 2004 Ohio election to Bush. He was one of the 31 who voted in the House to not count the electoral votes from Ohio in the United States presidential election, 2004. He believes the U.S. should move aggressively to reduce emissions that cause climate change due to global warming and should sign the Kyoto Protocol. He is one of only two congressional representatives (the other is Ron Paul) who voted against the Rothman-Kirk Resolution, which calls on United Nations to charge Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with violating the genocide convention of the United Nations Charter based on statements that he has made. Kucinich is the only congressional representative to vote against the symbolic "9/11 Commemoration" resolution. In a press statement, he defended his nay vote by saying that the bill did not make reference to "the lies that took us into Iraq, the lies that keep us there, the lies that are being used to set the stage for war against Iran and the lies that have undermined our basic civil liberties here at home." In a visit to the rest of the Middle East in September 2007, Kucinich said he did not visit Iraq because "I feel the United States is engaging in an illegal occupation." Ralph Nader praised Kucinich as "a genuine progressive." (If Nader screws up one more election I will pesonally see to it that he gets deported to Cuba.) He wants to create a single-payer system of universal health care that provides full coverage for all Americans by passage of the United States National Health Insurance Act. (Yeah, and so did Clinton.) He is for legalizing same-sex marriage. He is for ending the "war" on drugs. He wants to create a cabinet-level "Department of Peace" (The War Department is gonna love that!) He wants to provide full social security benefits at age 65 and is against the privatization of Social Security. (Hmm, Al Gore lite?) He is for environmental renewal and clean energy. He wants to foster a world of international cooperation (a little bit "pie-in-the-sky" but hey, I'm for it.) Guaranteed quality education for all; including free pre-kindergarten and college for all who want it. (This also sounds a little bit like campaign speech rhetoric but I'm all for quality education.) Some of the things I disagree with him on are: He voted for the resolution calling for an investigation into President Bill Clinton's role in the Monica Lewinsky "scandal." His congressional voting record has leaned toward a so-called "pro-life" stance. He wants to abolish the death penalty. (I happen to think killing is too good for some of these scum, but it's the best we got.) In 2003, he flip-flopped on the pro-choice/pro-life issue and began describing himself as pro-choice, saying he had shifted away from his earlier (pro-life) position on the issue. That's fine, but it means that he is a bit of a weathervane. Kucinich was unable to carry any states in the 2004 Democratic Primaries, and John Kerry eventually won the Democratic nomination at the Democratic National Convention. Will he be another spoiler like Nader? I sure hope not. And I'm not sure how I feel about this: He wants immediate withdrawal from the World Trade Organization and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Answered By: Loose Change™¢ - 10/15/2007

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I dislike Kucinich because of his political philosophy, not his experience. He is in favor of an extremely large government which eschews its Constitutional boundaries and puts too much emphasis on the environment for me to consider him a good candidate. As long as there are humans in this world, there will be no "world peace." He's unrealistic. Answered By: fredo - 10/15/2007

I relate... I like a lot of the things he said...he seemed to have a grip on the reality of the issues, but... We all know that implementing the wisdom you see during the debates is an almost impossible job...lobbyists are too powerful...and conglomerates really run things by sheer weight of their presence...Microsoft, The Military Industrial Complex, and Big Oil is what the country is run on... They got us by the short hairs... But I'll vote Democrat by default, as I always do... 'Cause I don't make enough money to vote Republican... (I do think balancing the budget is one of the most important things for our Government to do...because how can our government advocate individuals to be conservative in their spending, when our own National Government is Trillions in debt in runaway spending, and the Social Security system is gonna run dry before my generation can collect, and Credit Card Companies are simply huge loan sharks, and lending companies have a record number of home foreclosures, and everybody's squawking about i**************s when the whole country's labor force (which builds everything and cleans everything) is reliant on i************s... The hypocrisy is so huge and obvious... What's a 401k guy to do? All of our pension plans are invested in the stock market, and that means we need big conglomerates to continue to roll the greed carpet out... It's such a huge problem, and economics is such an enormous scary house of cards, and we have 27,000 nuclear warheads in the world when all it would take would be about a hundred going off to start a nuclear winter that would envelope the world... I think I need a drink...or six...geezus... Answered By: dn Laid Back - 10/15/2007

Congressman Kucinich's largest short coming as a candidate is that he is not taken seriously by the media. That translates into him not being taken seriously as a candidate by the public. He’s actually a very effective public speaker. He gave one of the most impressive speeches at the 04 convention, right up there with Obama, Sharpton, and Gore. But he gets very little free media, because the press thinks of him as a punch line. Personally, I wouldn't vote for him because of his track record as an executive. As mayor of Cleveland, his public feud with the police was, in my view, unbecoming. Add to that the cities economic woes during his tenure, and you have an un-impressive executive resume. Answered By: Hawv - 10/15/2007

When he was mayor of Cleveland he bankrupted the city. That was the last time he was in charge of anything but his own congressional staff. Do you want to see what he does with the US. Answered By: Chris - 10/15/2007

He just seems like a wacky retard; thanks for the help' but anything or one has to be better than wacko bush. even bozo the clown; and hel;s been dead for ys, Answered By: peachie 1 - 10/15/2007

These answers are okay, but the reason he doesn't seem to be a "prime" candidate is his not as much of a "politician" as the others. He's a good guy with a great voting record, now who on earth would wants an honest, upstanding man that would listen to his constituents to become president? Answered By: d**n™It Marla Singer III - 10/15/2007

Yes.....he's a weanie. Answered By: Donnie Danger - 10/15/2007

I know nothing about him but he's a Democrat. They are all liberals, or socialists, and want amnesty for the illegals. Answered By: amnesty sucks - 10/15/2007

Kucinich is anti-gun, and since we have the 2nd Amendment, he would therefore not fulfill the oath to uphold the Constitution. In my opinion, uninfringed gun rights are the backbone of any free nation, so I could never vote for Kucinich. Answered By: Brian R - 10/15/2007

To reiterate on what the deleted Marla was saying, these answers are okay, but the reason he doesn't seem to be a "prime" candidate is his not as much of a "politician" as the others. He's a good guy with a great voting record, now who on earth would wants an honest, upstanding man that would listen to his constituents to become president? Answered By: d**n™It Marla Singer IV - 10/15/2007

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