Because I Said So…

The Houston Chronicle published this hilarious political cartoon by Nick Anderson in today’s paper:

Looks like people are thrilled to see that Ralph Nader has decided to run for president.  See more of Anderson’s 2008 election cartoons here…or join the Nader nuts here.

While Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama duke it out for primary election wins in Ohio and Texas, one congressman who dropped out of the Democratic presidential race will be fighting for his seat on Capitol Hill.

Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) now faces a common problem: primary challenges built largely around the notion that his long-shot presidential bid and celebrity status have put him out of touch with voters back home.  He will be wetting himself until the reckoning election on March 4, when Ohio holds its primary.

Kucinich admitted his House seat was in trouble when he abandoned his presidential bid in late January according to the Wall Street Journal.  He told his hometown paper, “I want to continue to serve in Congress.”  Read:  This is the only way I can get back to The Hill, please don’t forget about me in the upcoming election.

So nervous is the Democratic House representative that Kucinich agreed to debate his four opponents– a rare concession for a safe incumbent. Check out his urgent appeal message here.