From Progressive Holdout To Whipping Health Care -- How Dennis Kucinich Is Helping Dems

[dave29]

A few hours after Rep. Dennis Kucinich switched his support to become a critical vote for the health care bill, he took to the House floor to ask wavering colleagues to join him. Astonished colleagues pointed to Kucinich darting from member to member on the House floor yesterday, saying privately they'd never seen him get so involved in whipping a vote.

It's not just progressives he's targeting to keep in the fold, it's everyone, a top Democratic aide told me. Members know that Kucinich - a staunch antiwar liberal long in favor of a single-payer system and often going out on a limb with his own agenda - is setting aside deep ideology to help get something passed. "It's a totally new dynamic. People are realizing he's doing it for history," the aide said.

Source: TPM

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/03/from-progressive-holdout-to-whipping-health-care----how-dennis-kucinich-is-helping-dems.php

I think Dennis may get a whole new set of admirers. WTG Dennis :)

[LiberalFighter]

1. He just has to treat this thing like a baby.

It takes time before a baby can raise their head, walk and talk.

In the meantime it will keep you up at night crying, keep you busy feeding it and cleaning up it's mess.

[Berry Cool]

2. I am impressed.

This may be the most he has accomplished in his political career, ever.

[NJmaverick]

3. Way to go Dennis. I am impressed by his turn around

[Cha]

7. Really..who wouldn't want to

to recognize it and be appreciative?

[pundaint]

4. I need more information before I can support his switch - why is giving it all to insurance

companies to take their cut for nothing from, a good thing? How are his previous arguments inoperative?

[mdmc]

5. God bless DK

[denimgirly]

6. I wonder if he was Promised something by Obama -- that would be awesome!

I wonder if Obama mentioned he had a plan to get strong PO or Single Payer in his 2nd term?