perfidy

Yesterday was the Massachusetts Democratic Primary, in which resident dirtbag John Kerry stomped the opposition like Warren Sapp playing pee-wee league. Although I am unimpressed with Kerry (call it anti-impressed; null-impressed; I got my hate on) as a candidate, a person, and a user of valuable oxygen, I have been deeply impressed by the efforts of another Democratic contender: Dennis Kucinich.

Now, I know what you'll say. "He's crazy! He's incompetent! He'll get us all killed! Have you ever been to Cleveland?" And yes, he's all that and a box of hammers, and Cleveland was a stink-pit for a while there thanks to him, but consider this. In the weeks before the Primary, only one candidate's supporters were out stumping in my district. Only one candidate's supporters were flyering, signing, speechifying, and pressing the flesh. Only one candidate's supporters took the time to personally hand me a flyer and ask if I had any questions-- and then proceeded to answer questions. Only one candidate's supporters wrote my wife (a registered Dem) a very nice and poorly-spelled personal letter making a case for his campaign and asking for her vote. Guess who.

He might be crazy, but his organization cares enough to keep trying for the sake of their message. He might be incompetent, but of all the men running for President, Dennis Kucinich is the only one who has the courage to stick to his insane, dangerously radical convictions. He's got integrity.

Why's he the only one?