Thank you Ohio for electing a great man, Dennis Kucinich, who has fearlessly represented the points of view of which the Washington imbedded politicians seem totally unaware. Before the presidential campaigns started it seemed that no-one in Washington was in touch with the rest of us. But I learned that Dennis Kucinich is in touch and not afraid to fight for us. He is not only a gifted speaker having an easy to listen to voice, but he communicates clearly. He is able to avoid the traps with which interviewers try to entangle candidates and instead simply speaks the truth. They don't know how to act. When one speaks the truth, one does not have to worry about contradicting oneself and creating "A Story". He is consistent, bold, ethical, and courageous. Dennis gave me hope for Washington...he has everything right. Each candidate has their good stands on issues, but Dennis has them all right. Amazing. His following had been growing slowly but is very strong. This has definitely caused a change in the dialog of some candidates. Because of the excitement and support he created for his campaign as uncovered by the media as it was, the other candidates are speaking now with more awareness of these issues than they were before. It would have been incomprehensible after the Bush fiasco, to have a president who told the truth boldly, followed through like Dennis did for Cleveland as mayor and who truly was a leader for the people, not the rich corporate institutions who have a bottomless appetite for greed.
Remember, Dennis received the highest approval rating after the first debates. He received 77% approval on the internet independent voter poll. Then he was blocked by the corporate media.
I am grateful he ran for president because he created awareness of so many issues vital to us little guys. I am grateful he is back in Washington to represent Ohio and fight for all the U.S. citizens as he defends the United States Constitution. If Bush and Cheney are not impeached for their high crimes against the Constitution, it will not be worth the paper on which it is written. Out here in rural areas, people just shake their heads as they see one person jailed for shoplifting, another jailed for speeding, another jailed for lack of child support and yet this administration breaks the law, lies, attacks a country unprovoked, to go to war causing millions of deaths, and countless wounded. Then creates policies that fill the pockets of the rich even more, create a corporate welfare system with the poorest supporting the richest, who then complain when the government is called upon to feed a child, etc., etc.
Dennis's idea for a not for profit Medicare health care system for all Americans, like the lawmakers in Washington have, would eliminate the huge waste of resources of people, time and money filling out forms that change constantly caused by the present systems. Think about your own situation and how much time you have spent trying to figure out who pays whom and how much, and what you pay. Doctors would be put back in the business of prescribing drugs instead of the drug companies. Imagine that! People would go to their doctor of choice when they needed it. Business could concentrate their resources on their business and get out of the health care providing business.
I have not heard another candidate take a stand like Kucinich's on NAFTA and the WTO. He would eliminate them and renegotiate the rules for trade to a level playing field so we are not paying more for importing our goods into China when they import to here for free. He would create a climate bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States and at the same time trade with countries who treat their workers like our workers want to be treated: adequate pay, safe work conditions, and fair employment practices and who have product safety standards like ours. We could put America back to work.
He would have the US join the Kyoto Treaty to reduce pollution, and put a moratorium on nuclear, and carbon emitting energy plants. He would create incentives to research clean fuel and build wind, solar, and geo energy.

He would get out of Iraq, end the occupation and negotiate with neighboring countries to join us and the UN to support Iraq's establishment of democracy. He would go after Al Qaida in Afghanistan.
He would create a department of Peace that not only worked on peace negotiations globally, but promoted peace in families and communities reducing child and spouse abuse and violence to others.
He would get rid of the Patriot Act and the No Child Left Behind Act. Both a waste of time and money and do not work.
He would give mothers of preschooler’s credit for child care to allow those mothers who choose to do so. Dennis believes mothers are the best ones to raiser their children.
Dennis Kucinich has it all right. But first the United States Constitution must be defended to ensure our freedoms. We must investigate and punish this administration even if it happens after they are out of office.
Freedom of information, of the press, is essential. When Reagan sold our built with tax dollars communication satellite to private enterprise it was wrong. Why it was wrong is now being realized. Media content is controlled by a six company monopoly. When Dennis won ABC's own poll after the first debates, they did not publish it. He won the internet independent voter poll by 77% The media started blocking him from the debates. Everyone I have talked to believe the presidential debates toward the election of our leader to the highest office in the land has been a fiasco. When the media controls who they want us to know about, they now have the power to do it and have been doing it. This is treason. Next they could decide to market an Abramoff, or new Hitler type and we would not know the difference until it was too late. The government, which is we the people, need to take back our communications satellite and take back our airwaves which are owned by the public but the media think they own it.
The questions asked of the candidates were inane. The presidential debate process needs to be put back into the hands of the League of Women Voters who are totally impartial. Then the voting public will get the information they need to make an informed decision.
Don't ever believe that Dennis Kucinich is ineffective. You have not been paying attention. You may have been basing it on just what ABC, NBC, and CBS want you to base it on. The media have been getting rich off their marketing of the first woman and the first black making a circus of the debates. They have ignored all the other Democratic candidates. You heard little of Gravel, Kucinich, Dodd and Biden. Now John Edwards is being ignored. Meanwhile, instead of giving us meat on the real issues and what the candidates' stands are on the issues, the pundits carry on conversations with each other and call this programming.
If you want to be informed, it will take time but is of utmost importance as our country and our globe are at a tipping point on many crucial issues. Go to each candidate's site and click on issues and read. What is important to you? Know what that is and make an informed choice. We need a president who has the power of leadership to give us back our power to pitch in and solve the problems this country and the globe faces. We need someone who is ethical, intelligent, wise, courageous, compassionate, and bold.