Kucinich out of the race

The field of Democratic presidential candidates just got smaller once again. Dennis Kucinich, my personal candidate of choice, has dropped out of the race to defend his Ohio 10th Congressional district seat, which is probably a wise move, given the stiff challenges being mounted to him there. We need his voice in Washington one way or another, and for him to want to stay in Congress and defend the progressive agenda is probably the right move at the right time. I'm saddened that he gave up before the Ohio primary next month, but on the other hand, it may just boost the candidacy of John Edwards, who at this time is probably the lone progressive candidate left standing, and even he's not completely progressive, as he's not proposing total universal health care like Kucinich was. If Edwards fares poorly in tomorrow's South Carolina Democratic primary, then it's going to make things really interesting, because it may just come down to a Clinton-Obama race, and if that's what the field is eventually pared down to, then I'm going to support Obama over Clinton. But for now, I'm throwing my support to John Edwards, because he's probably got the most populist messages out there on a variety of issues, compared to his rival candidates, Obama and Clinton. And I just don't want to see a two family dynasty of Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton ruling this country over the space of an entire generation.

Too bad the writer's strike is still on - Saturday Night Live could be having a field day with the presidential race right now. Well, at least the Daily Show is back on the air, and I can watch clips of it on my work computer, which has a broadband connection (not to worry - I do it on lunch and on breaks!). It's good to at least have something to laugh at given the bleak economic news of late, what with this mortgage crisis still mushrooming, the roller coaster stock market, the situation with overseas markets, the falling dollar, the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the unstable situation in Pakistan, the health care crisis here at home, rising energy prices and on and on and on. It's no wonder that so many of the GOP candidates are distancing themselves from Bush - he's been a pariah for their party with his disastrous policies and incompetent staff. At least I have the comfort in thinking that history will treat him unkindly and will more than likely label him as the worst president in history, worse than Buchanan, worse than Pierce, worse than Harding and worse than Nixon.

Well, at least Dennis Kucinich has brought up Articles of Impeachment against Bush, in addition to those brought up impeaching Vice President Cheney. I think this is part and parcel of his motivation to leave the Presidential race to focus on holding this administration accountable for all of its disastrous actions. Probably just as well - we need a progressive voice like Kucinich in Washington to keep people honest. I'll support his efforts in whatever it is that he does for the people to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. Thank goodness we have someone like him in Washington to keep his fellow politicians feet to the fire!