Jan 28 2008
Out but not down
Former Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich may have abandoned his White House bid on Friday, but he is not ready to stop campaigning.
The long-shot presidential candidate during a press conference said, “I’m directing my energies to being re-elected to the Congress of the United States.”
The Ohio congressman has now spent two of his past three congressional terms running for president, so he might feel heat from critics who feel he has not effectively served his constituency while chasing the Oval Office.
Kucinich has declined to rule out or confirm any future runs for president, but I know I will miss his under-supported campaign and his being ignored by the media and Democratic party.
In memorandum, here is a YouTube video that compares Kucinich’s efforts to those of aliens running for president in a season eight Halloween episode of “The Simpsons.” Goodbye, Kucinich. Your whirling without strings will be sorely missed.