I am Rethinking my Support for Dean Because Dennis is just Awesome! [View All]

[seventhson]

I am watching this man rail and rant and say EXACTLY what I want Howard Dean to say in the replay of the Iowa speeches on CSpan right now.

Dennis Kucinich is EXACTLY right.

I have this Kucinich Dilemma

In my HEART I feel that Dennis Kucinich is the CONSCIENCE of our people/

He is the Conscience of American Democracy and Justice.

A man who was homeless and raised in poverty with an empahty for the poor and the weak.

His policy on Iraq, on single payer health care , on prtoecting US all from the corporations.

His BRILLIANT speech I am watching now and am simply in AWE of his command of the facts and the language and the moment. He is definitely the most intelligent and heartelt speaker.

Now do NOT get me wrong. I have a dilemma.

I CANNOT support Clark or Kerry whom I see as both deep in the trenches of the BFEE network as I see it. I MUST oppose Clark and , to a lesser extent, Kerry. To me they are far worse than many of us imagine.

So I must try to STOP them with my thoughts here on DU, my research, and my arguments. Clark is Stephens, Kerry is Skull. Both Skull and Stephens are Bush/BFEE.

But I LOVE Dennis Kucinich. He articualtes what I want articulated a THOUSAND times better than any of the other candidates.

He speaks from the heart. Bless my heart he's a VEGAN to boot ( a man of total conscience).

But what do I do in this Kucinich dilemma?

I would RATHER VOTE FOR DENNIS than for Dean.

I used to think Dennis was not that bright and he was angry and almost arrogantly so --- but I see now that he seems BRIGHTER than I ever imagined or gave him a chance to prove.

So I am RETHINKING my support for Dean in this process.

No - I still believe that Dean is the BEST candidate in the general election. I still believe that voting for him is essential to PREVENT Clark and Kerry from getting in.

But I MUST follow my conscience and vote for the man whose philosophy lies closest to my own heart and politics.

I am torn by my belief that Dennis is Best but only Dean can beat Bush and represent my interests.

So what do I do?

In order to TRY to make it fully known to Dean that he is LOSING my support because he is NOT saying the things I believ in as smartly or as passionately as Dennis Kucinich.

My primary is NOT until March 2. By then I will know whether a vote for Dennis is a safe vote or not. But in the meantime I am saying that DENNIS is my #1 choice on principal. Dean is my #1 choice as a pragmatist.

DEAN needs to listen to Dennis and his wprds of passion and justice and hope AND righteous ANGER.

I LOVE Howard in many ways. But if I was going to take one of them home from the dance it would have to be Dennis.

Dennis is a man of God (or the Goddess). Dean is a politican of the mediocre American middle class; not without vision and creativity - but NOT the best idealogically who can CHANGE the depressing crash of our democratic society.

I worry for Dean. I want Dean to win. I want him to embrace Dennis and make him a part of his administration.

But I agree with Dennis that we MUST challenge the basic tenets of the BFEE on national health care and the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and when.

Dean is second best in my opinion.

But, for now, I would urge people to FORCE Dean to the left by voting (where it is safe that it will not enable a Clark or Kerry victory) for Dennis Kucinich. This may not be anywhere but in your hearts.

But that is what is in my heart.

Shalom/Salaam Y'all and , after all, it IS about beating Bush. But it is ALSO what we are left with when we DO defeat Bush. I want a better country and a better world. And I think Dennis has the better vision for MOST of that change. Dean is almost there. But Dennis is better.