Reply #24: Youngest Mayor Ever versus Part-time Representative [View All]

[dpbrown]

A man dedicated to public service his whole life versus someone who discovered he could dabble in politics on his off-time.

Yeah, there's "relevant information" out there, but it only serves to reinforce the idea that ol' Howard, Hamptons playboy, grandson and great-grandson of Wall Street investment bankers, part-time this and part-time that, lucked into his political career by moving to Vermont for his residency and discovering he had found a state that allowed legislating as a part-time job, before stumbling into the Governorship upon the death of Governor Snelling.

And there is the fact that Kucinich fought for the offices he took from Republicans (all of which are now held by Democrats), and experienced political rebirth based on saving Cleveland's public power (for which he was commended by the Cleveland City Council), and Kucinich's re-elect numbers have continued to grow with each campaign to the point where he's taking 74% of the vote in his district.

Compare Dean, whose re-elect point spread dropped every single race from 1992 to 2000, until he decided to "retire" rather than face defeat at the hands of Republican Jim Douglas in 2002.

Kucinich's attempts at public office signal a burning desire that Kucinich could only quench through ultimate success - a reverberating success that sees Democrats in those seats today.

Dean's consistent fade as Governor apparently then signals a growing and unquenchable desire for Vermonters to finally be rid of him - a sweeping desire that sees every single office Dean ever held in Vermont now held by non-Democrats.

It's important to include the relevant information.

Kucinich: Better Ideas, Better Candidate - it's just that simple

Dan Brown
Saint Paul, Minnesota