Finally, some respect for Kucinich from the Washington Post

[eridani]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20705-2004Jun6.html

..For several months, Kucinich has made it a point to visit some of the most forgotten corners of the country -- public housing complexes, down-and-out main streets and the like -- to call attention to poverty, which he calls "a weapon of mass destruction." At each turn, he launches into lengthy discussions on the need to pull out of Iraq, the invasion of which he voted against, and his proposals for a Cabinet-level "Department of Peace," which would apply Gandhian principles to curbing violence, both domestic and global.

Until May, Kucinich's campaign gained little traction. He had won 40 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, out of 4,322. Kerry had won enough delegates by early March to secure the nomination. But after the primaries and caucuses in Maine, Colorado, Alaska and Oregon, Kucinich suddenly had 70 delegates. In Missoula, Mont., late last month, he spoke at a jampacked theater. The audience greeted him with a standing ovation. The television talk shows, which had all but ignored him all year, have started calling. The campaign hopes to go into the convention with about 80 delegates, after the last primaries are counted. Kucinich is hoping that those delegates will help give him a platform on which to discuss why the country should leave Iraq, and how. "This is why I've stayed in the race," he said...

[mike_c]

1. DK is my best hope for the future of the Democratic Party....

He is going to rock the convention-- I just hope we get to see it. DK will receive tremendous respect at the Democratic Convention. He is doing what NONE of the other primary candidates could do-- staying in the race to keep his message alive because his message is much bigger than the election or the office.