And this is my problem with Kucinich

After reading the debate transcripts, I had to hand it to Dennis Kucinich. But I'd temporarily forgotten about this deal he'd agreed to. I still like his political stance, and he's still far and away, in my opinion, the best choice for fixing what's messed up about this country (even though that will never happen - it's much too big a job at this point, and the fix is always in - big money runs this country, not the people, not the president).

But, Dennis, why this stunt? To appeal to American "Real World" banality? Get the votes? Or do you really want a date?

I can't think this is going to come to any good for him, and the only reason it hasn't been drawing some serious attacks is that the Repukes don't think he has a snowball's chance in hell.

[The] political Web site, PoliticsNH.com, chose the New Jersey woman over nearly 80 other contestants for a date with the twice-divorced Ohio congressman. He had joked recently about what he wanted in a potential first lady.

Kucinich, 57, told reporters [her] endorsement was more significant than Al Gore's backing of front-runner Howard Dean "and based on actual discussion."

And, this was a contest where women wrote in to describe why they would be the perfect mate for Dennis. Guess what? This woman lives with her boyfriend.

Oh well, Dennis has been twice divorced, so he's probably got nothing to lose in the moral values attack he could expect if he got anywhere near a nomination. (Remember, it doesn't matter whether the Repukes have their own foibles and character flaws - think Rush Limbaugh and dittoheads. There are a lot of them out there. And they are loud.)