an official causticyak endorsement

The last three Democratic potential, possible, and probably not presidential candidate debates (I think it has been the last three as there are so many and I may have missed three or four) have been a difficult exercise in the art of spectator sporting. Who hits the home run or bunts or punts or fouls out seems to have a couple of consistencies built into overall equation--one, the sense that they all are more worried about not losing than winning... except for one. I believe the debates I'm referring to were the ones in front of the AFL-CIO in Chicago, George Stephanopoulos, and Mellisa Ethridge. The candidate in question is the one with least amount of political ground to lose, the one that looks like a wrinkled hobbit in search of his lost porridge pot and has a pierced-tongue 30 years younger extremely hot Brit babe for a wife (not that that has anything to do with anything unless you work for 'you decide' Fox News). The other consistency, each time Kucinich spoke, I swear Obama looked at him with a definitive admiring "shit, I wish I could say that" look on his face. Maybe I just wish he would want to say what Kucinich can afford to say. The political reality is no one wants to be tagged a left wing vegan loon from Cleveland and resemble Yoda on a good hair day. And so the potential for 'same as it ever was' continues to be lurking around the next post election blues corner. Basically, fear is one motherfucker of a deterrent for really speaking ones mind and people at the apex of the ascension process are more affected than others with less to lose. This is leading by example? Well, little Dennis has my vote until he doesn't and my guess is that point will be long before the Democratic convention as the corporate donations are most likely not raining down upon his head. Hopefully the nominee that comes out supposedly swinging will be carrying just one of Kucinich's bats with the balls or ovaries to swing it. It is a big stick... as his platform shows:

Creating a single-payer system of universal health care that provides full coverage for all Americans by passage of the United States National Health Insurance Act.
The immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq; replacing them with an international security force.
Guaranteed quality education for all; including free pre-kindergarten and college for all who want it.
Immediate withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Repealing the USA PATRIOT Act.
Fostering a world of international cooperation.
Abolishing the death penalty.
Environmental renewal and clean energy.
Preventing the privatization of social security.
Providing full social security benefits at age 65.
Creating a cabinet-level "Department of Peace "
Ratifying the ABM Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol.
Introducing reforms to bring about instant-runoff voting.
Protecting a woman's right to choose while decreasing the number of abortions performed in the U.S.
Ending the war on drugs.
Legalizing same-sex marriage.
Creating a balance between workers and corporations.
Ending the H1B and L1 Visa Programs
Restoring rural communities and family farms.
Strengthening gun control.


PS... your taxes will be much higher, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. So the fuck what? Think about the socially significant bang you'll get for your buck.