A reasonable voice in politics…
I’ve been trying to follow the Democractic Presidential Debates when I can. There have been so many of them, it is difficult, but I’ve managed to see a few, hear a few, and read snippets from a lot of them. One thing that is apparent to me is that Dennis Kucinich doesn’t get the respect that he deserves. The debates seem to center around Hillary, Edwards and Obama. They all seem to have similar views on the world, with Hillary coming out in the slighly more conservative camp of the three. The most sane voice seems to be Dennis Kucinich. His list of issues on his website, and the summary of his positions on Wikipedia seem to mesh best with my own ideals, and I would think, a lot of the American people. His oratory skills rival that of Obama, and in the debates I’ve seen he and Biden are the most “Presidential” in demeanor.
Why doesn’t he get more respect?
Take, for example, this article over at the Washington Post. He gets a mention in the last two sentences in the article. I heard the debate the article refers to, he said a whole lot more than just that.
I don’t know if a direct correlation can be drawn, but the three democratic candidates that get most of the exposure are also the three biggest fundraisers.