Kucinich's 'to do' list for the next DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS!!YEAH BABY YEAH!!

[DemPower]

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/200601030_kucinich_one_party_rule/
I will not prejudice with any criticism or charges any oversight hearings of any committee I may chair in the next Congress. However, I do know that the American people still have unanswered questions about
9/11,
WMDs,
the abandonment of international law and the Geneva Conventions,
the war in Iraq,
the White House Iraq Group,
the Rendon propaganda machine,
Afghanistan,
Abu Graib,
Guantanamo,
the Pat Tillman case,
Iraq war casualties,
the missing $10.8 billion in Iraq reconstruction funds,
the human and economic toll of the war,
rendition,
wiretapping,
domestic spying,
and plans for an attack on Iran..

BRING IT ON DENNIS!!!!!

[eleny]

1. K&R

I love this.

[ThomCat]

2. I love this Dennis!

We need many more in congress just like him!

[DemPower]

3. Imagine how much money we could recover!

The pentagon has lost trillions total, billions in the war in Iraq

Halliburton has been ripping of the American taxpayer right and left, and they were still given billions in bonuses. These war profiteers still have the money somewhere...I say we find it and take it back!

[Rainbowreflect]

4. Dennis you are my hero.

[Desertrose]

5. Dennis is the man!

He rocks...and thank god for him!!

DR

[MelissaB]

6. Honored to send to the greatest. I love this man!

[mom cat]

7. Let her rip Dennis. Go get um. Smoke um out of their holes

and bring them to justice!

[In Truth We Trust]

8. Throw in Habeus Corpus , Signing Statements, Katrina and a few dozen more. K&R Thanks Dennis K

[indepat]

9. Re 9-11, would like to hear sworn testimony as to what specifically was done to thwart

the known pending attacks.

[robertpaulsen]

13. Yes! Under oath, without Cheney holding Dumbya's hand!

Then throw them both out on their ass with the subsequent PERJURY!

[truedelphi]

10. Fab list! And to think this is our new reality!

Hope he ads the two TRILLION dollars in missing Penatgon funds whose disappearance was covered up by the 9/11 Pentagon disaster

[DemPower]

18. definately needs to add it to the list

:bounce:

[robertpaulsen]

11. DK understands it's all about ACCOUNTABILITY!

Once we get that through Congressional investigations, then we can talk about JUSTICE!

Go Dennis!

:dem:

[Blackhatjack]

12. Dennis, send this list to Bush as part of "a fresh perspective" he's looking for

I think Kucinich can take the agenda to Bush in a way that Bush will not be confused about what Democrats believe need to be done right now.

I am always impressed by what Kucinich is able to express on behalf of the American people.

[understandinglife]

14. Now, THAT'S AN AGENDA !!!

:thumbsup: Congressman Kucinich!!!


BE AMERICA. ---

[Ignacio Upton]

15. Kucinich for Majority Whip!

n/t.

[DemPower]

16. seconded

:applause:

[sebastianj333]

17. I've always liked Dennis! Go Big D!

Excellent!

[Red Right and BLUE]

19. good list!! nt

[helderheid]

20. have I welcomed you to DU yet?

:hi:

[DemPower]

24. hey thanks..

long time lurker...

:hi:

[Independent_Liberal]

21. You da man Dennis!

:toast:

[brentspeak]

22. Notice he didn't mention "impeachment"...and that's a good thing

The nation does not want to deal with impeachment hearings; they want the above things taken care of.

[GreenPartyVoter]

23. Hooray for Dennis!

[StrictlyRockers]

25. I think I love that man.

Oh, in a completely non-gay. heterosexual kind of way.



ya rite

hehe

[tk2kewl]

26. Cheney's energy meetings!

Add that to the list.

[DemPower]

27. Check out his website...

http://kucinich.us/

Kucinich Calls for Paper Ballots on PBS

Calls Electronic Voting Machines Unreliable

Nov 2, 2006

Congressman Kucinich contributed to PBS's Newshour segment about electronic voting Wednesday.

"There is such a powerful awareness among the American people about this question of the deficiencies in the technology that it has actually undermined confidence in the election process," Kucinich said.

"It's not failsafe. If somebody can show me you could have an election with a 100-percent assurance, that there's no vulnerabilities to attack, there's no vulnerabilities in the software, that the software works like a dream and the hardware's perfect, people can show that, then, yes, I'm ready to hear what they have to say. But until that time, look, there's plenty of reasons to be concerned."

[DemPower]

28. dupe

:yoiks:

[Ignis]

29. Right on, Kooch!

Now that's the kind of statesman we need representing us!

[Martin Eden]

30. Always GREAT to hear from Dennis

I do not for one moment regret voting for him in the 2004 primary.

[Hammit]

31. I wish we would run Dennis in '08

[DemPower]

34. someone on another thread suggested Kucinich/RFKJr

Sounds good to me!
:woohoo:

[upi402]

38. sounds too good to be true

And why should that be too good to be true?
{answer} It shouldn't be!

I'd work to make that a possibility.

[newyawker99]

52. Hi Hammit!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Individualist]

32. Beautiful!

Abso-damn-lutely beautiful! :applause:

[blm]

33. Another Anti-corruption, open government Democrat who speaks for me. Go Dennis.

.

[LWolf]

35. Turn Dennis Kucinich loose and watch him go.

He will not disappoint.

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[WiseButAngrySara]

36. Go Kooch! ....n/t

[upi402]

37. Give me Dennis Kucinich as President and I'd chill for

8 years at least.

A very good to-do list from a guy who was right all along.

Can we all say "I told ya so" for Dennis?

[ShaneGR]

39. Problem is he's refused to sign the confidentiality agreements...

So he has no access to classified documents. So he cant chair any serious committies and have any real power. So he wont get those chairmanships.

[bobbolink]

40. I'M DONE WITH DENNIS!! FUCK HIM ALL TO HELL!

This is the last time I'm working for any candidate, after this shit.

I was very careful in 2004 who I volunteered for. None of them were interested in poverty, and I sure wasn't going to give my time and energy to anyone who didn't care about *ME*.

But, Dennis came on with the "Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction", "Hunger is a weapon of mass destruction", "Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction", and I read his book, and listened to his speeches, and read his position papers, and became convinced that this was a politician who really did care about me and other poor folk.

Then, halfway through his campaign, he had volunteers "vote" on the issues they most wanted, and of course, NOBODY "voted" for poverty, so that went by the wayside. When I spoke to the people in my state campaign, they really didn't care. When I called his office, they all said, "BUt all the issues are connected. You know Dennis has always cared about poor people."

NOthing since then from him, and now this crappy list.

What am I, chopped liver?

He can work on everything else, but can't find ANY time to work to overcome the cuts to Medicaid WHICH ARE KILLING PEOPLE NOW, or the cuts to PUBLIC HOUSING, which is why I"m homeless now???

I realize that people on DU don't really care that this hurts so much, and I know that I'll either be ignored, or blasted, but I'm so sick of this shit that I just don't care anymore.

If you want all us poor folk to just leave you all alone, and let you find other votes, then fine.

CUZ I've had it with Dennnis and his supporters not caring, and being blasted for speaking up.

SHIT!

[DemPower]

41. Misunderstanding...

This list is the things he stated the American people have questions about, future hearing possibilities...not a list of things he thinks are important in general.

Of course, stopping this war in Iraq would save billions, billions that could be spent on more important things like say helping those in poverty.

[bobbolink]

57. No, no misunderstanding.. he's dropped us poor folk like a hot potatoe.

Yeah, everyone keeps harping on saving the war money for poor folk.

I don't buy it. NOBODY would fight to have that money go to poor folk!! I've seen enough of this politcal wrangling to know that much. It's only words, no action.

If it was important, there would have been a lot more work to stop the budget cuts last time around! Lost by one vote in the Senate, and two in the House. Really, with some effort on the part of "progressives", there wouldn't be people doing without now.

Cut the war for poor folk?

Pppfffftttt!

[eridani]

42. Good heavens, man!

Poverty is one of his central concerns. The list he spoke of had to do with his position on one of the committees that oversees DOD.


www.kucinich.us

[upi402]

43. I care very much. I don't blame you for hurting.

When times were tough in my life I had some pretty raw nerves and wanted to count on somebody in this world. When you're poor, people treat you far worse than their pets.

I went to the food bank, recycled bottles. Not going to get into my hard luck story -BUT it gets better. It always gets better. Now we have a break, politically. Hang in there bobbolink.

Dennis probably does a better job of putting himself in your shoes than anybody. Still, no human is perfect. And in a campaign, he has to hit the high numbers while balancing what he really cares about. I hope he comes around. I bet if you give it some time, it will show. He really does care. I believe that, and I'm a big cynic.

It feels good to get that shit out. Makes it a little bearable for a minute. Nothing unique there. You're not alone.

[bobbolink]

51. Thank you, upi402, for caring.

:pals:

I very much appreciate your words. It's so sad that we now live in an age where people are so ready to condemn, even when they can hear pain, rather than try to take the time to understand. You're one of the rare ones, and I do appreciate that! :hi:

Yes, this summer my social security was cut, as it was for thousands of others. I had NOTHING to live on for months, and went hungry a lot. It hurt like HELL that it wasn't something that anyone on DU wanted to hear about, or to be involved with trying to agitate about. I HAD NO SUPPORT HERE!! From so-called "progressives". I'm not a cute child, or a dog or an Iraqi, so what I was going through didn't matter.

You don't get over that kind of abandonment, and I will never trust "progressives" after having experienced that. It just doesn't register on their meter.

That HURTS.

The same with Dennis. He abandoned poor folk, and is only going after the approval of "progressives", rather than being a LEADER, and speaking up for what is right, even when his followers aren't interested. From what I can see, it's only the CBC who have the concern to speak out for poverty now. That not only hurts, it frightens me.

I will disagree with you on one thing--it doesn't "always get better". There are THOUSANDS of people dying in this country from poverty! In my book, that's not "getting better". Further, it's a total disgrace, especially from people who espouse all sorts of other liberal ideas. My life still isn't as important to them as a damned dog. I've seen too much, and heard too much to be fooled anymore.

I"ve given Dennis plenty of time, so please don't put me in some sort of "impatient" group, or "purist" group, like is flung at people on DU. I've been homeless for over a year now, and there is no hope on the horizon, and I may very well be among those who don't make it, so telling me to be patient for Dennis is not reality. I simply don't register. I'm not an Iraqi, and that's about all he talks about now.

I really never thought I'd see liberals get this cold.

It has caused me to just give up.

[upi402]

54. you're right. doesn't always get better. i know.

at one point in my life i made a decision. it was my lowest point. beyond the foodbank stage. ends up, i made a decision to leave my body running and use it to help others. so i let go, and let god. never a religious person, but always spiritual, and absolutely not preaching anything here. anyway, that worked -in my life. it's been working for decades since. that's my story, in general terms.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

44. A list for Kucinich (& Waxman & others). Add to it. What are your priorities?

I posted this in another thread and it gained some kudos. Someone suggested it for Kucinich so I'm posting it here. Please add to it. What are your priorities?

* 2001-08-06 Presidential Daily Briefing ignored.
* Ashcroft de-emphasizing counter-terrorism before 9/11.
* Blank seven minutes on 9/11.
* Patriot Act. Patriot Act 2.
* Bush to Clarke on 9/11: "Get Iraq".
* Faith based community grants.
* Faith based e-voting, voter intimidation, voter discrimination.
* Faith based rejection of Science: Global Warming, stem cells.
* Faith based missile defence.
* Faith based intelligence (manipulation of intelligence).
* Faith based peace (no planning for winning the peace in Iraq).
* Faith based contracts: Halliburton no-bids and overcharges in Iraq.
* Feith based invasions (Israeli spy: Pentagon: Douglas Feith, Chalabi).
* Silencing scientists on Global Warming and Environmental Protection.
* Destroying Valerie Plame's work and career.
* Abandoning Afghanistan to clobber Iraq on Bush's election timetable.
* Illegally moving $700 million out of Afghanistan Fund to seed Iraq War.
* Sending troops to Iraq without body armor.
* Planning to have Iraq pay for the post-war.
* Forbidding publishing returning coffins photos.
* Jettisoning long time foreign allies.
* Abandonment of Palestinians to Sharon's mercies or lack thereof.
* Rumsfailed incompetence and the backdoor draft.
* Abu Ghraib and Whitehouse torture memos and policies.
* Secret detentions.
* Failing to secure humankind's heritage in Bhagdad museum.
* Blowing cover of MNN Khan double agent in Aug. 2004
* Politicizing terror alerts.
* Cutting and hindering port and container security.
* Mandating schools give student names, addresses to military recruiters.
* Removing asset forfeiture law pamphlets from libraries.
* Proclaiming "No child left behind" and then cutting funding.
* Cutting vet benefits and vet hospitals.
* Tax cuts for the rich.
* Passing spending cuts down, squeezing states and local government.
* Reversing huge surplus to huge deficit burdening our children.
* Stuffing Strategic Petroleum Reserve at highest prices.
* Enron. Kenneth Lay who?
* Boeing deals with Air Force are probed.
* Massive accounting irregularities under Bremer ($8.8 billion).
* 9/11 commission: avoidance, obstruction, conclusions.
* Lowered Environmental Standards: arsenic, mercury
* Closed door energy policy writing exclusively with energy companies.
* Supported military coup in Venezuela against elected Chavez.
* Lying about the cost of the Medicare drug bill.
* Plans to test all Americans for mental health.
* Complicity in the phone jamming in 2002 election in New Hampshire.
* Stealing memos from Democratic Congresspeople 2002. (verification?)
* Riggs Bank (verification?).
* Not so Swift Boat Vets. Smear McClain, Clelland, Jamie Gorelick, Kerry.
* Exploiting NY firefighters and Iraqi soccer team in political ads.
* Considering cancelling the 2004 election.
* Illegal use of Homeland Security to get Texas Democrats for redistricting.
* Recess appointments of ultra-right Judges Pryor and Pickering.
* Locking up Reagan and GHWB presidential papers.
* 2004 election rigging, vote suppression, and more.
* 2000 election vote count.
* Bush has divided America after promising to unite it.

Did I mention Halliburton?


"Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone" by Rajiv Chandrasekaran seems to be an excellent expose of some of widespread corruption and waste and abuse by the Bush/Republican regime.

[Bryn]

48. What About Bankruptcy Law?

Credit Card Companies lobbied and paid the White House to vote on bankruptcy law which most Republicans voted for and Bush said "will sign it eagerly". This should be America, not The Corporation Country.

I fell into hard times several years ago and filed for bankruptcy which I am very grateful to this day. It gave me a fresh start. I want people who fall into hard times have the same opportunity.

What about veterans coming home from Iraq and not able to file for bankruptcy? What about people having high medical bills, unable to pay. There are lots of reasons for people to fall into hard times...now they are unable to get out of it. It's like slavery.

[dpbrown]

45. You go, Dennis!

Fear Ends.
Hope Begins.

Courage, America.

[CabalPowered]

46. Did anyone see the margin in his election?

Can't remember the exact numbers but it was close to 75/25. :toast:

[Joe Chi Minh]

47. I always said those polls claiming Bush had sunk to 38% or

35% were laughable exaggerations of his support.

[Oldenuff]

49. Number 1 issue is restoring our rights!!!!

There are a lot of very worthy issues listed,no doubt about it.But for me the Number 1 issue is restoring our liberties.There is nothing "Patriotic" about an "Act" that resticts our liberties.

DHS wants to enact on the 14th of Jan '07,a rule that would require everyone leaving or entering this country to get approval first.

We're All Prisoners, Now: US Citizens to be Required ''Clearance'' to Leave USA

http://sianews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3023

That and Habeus Corpus..the Patriot Act sends chills down my spine..What about the countless lives that were sacrificed to secure and preserve our liberties?Do we mock them by allowing this kind of shiat to continue?

The Dems better deal with this,or we won't have a democracy to defend or export.

[SouthernBelle82]

50. Sounds good to me

I'm glad to see this list. Now hopefully he can do some things on that list with control of the House.

[mvd]

53. Go Dennis!

:yourock:

[Generic Other]

55. Yes, I look forward to such hearings

Lots of questions

[Jcrowley]

56. on the mark

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article15551.htm