I **LOVE** this!!! We need more Democrats like this! Representative Anthony Weiner (from New York) tells it exactly like it is. And the House tries to say that he’s being offensive. It’s such a shame that telling the truth is deemed “offensive” by the House. Ugh.
I really hope and pray that Kucinich considers another run for the White House. I seriously feel that he has a real chance next time. The country has seen so many unfulfilled promises come from so-called progressives. Kucinich was the only one who repeatedly pushed for impeachments of Bush and Cheney. That fact alone should have pushed him forward during the 2008 race. Now, because of the need for action against Republicans, it would be a very, very smart and necessary move toward restoring real justice in this country if Kucinich became the next President.
Anyway…I saw this little write-up on Kucinich on Crooks and Liars and simply had to re-post it.
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/new-kucinich-program-aims-create-mill
Putting those of us who are middle-aged out to pasture with Social Security is not such a great solution for the people whose retirement accounts were decimated by the market crash – not to mention, of course, the president’s plan to allow a bipartisan commission “suggest” Social Security and Medicare cuts in the near future.
But hey, at least Kucinich is at least trying to do something about jobs — which is more than you can say for most members of Congress:
CLEVELAND — An Ohio congressman pushed for a new program to add a million new jobs Monday.
Congressman Dennis Kucinich unveiled his plan Monday afternoon at his Lakewood office.
Kucinich proposed offering early retirement with social security benefits and health insurance subsides to people as young as 60 years old. He said that will free up as many as a million new positions in businesses that have already shed jobs.
“In every business, people are cutting to the point of where they’re not functioning the way they used to. So, this gives business a chance to get new blood in. At the same, be able to do it in a way that they don’t have to have access more money to do it,” Kucinich said.
Kucinich said he’ll introduce his Kucinich job plan bill this week on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
