Why Can't All Democrats Act Like Kucinich

Watching the debate last week between the Democrats, the thought of switching Kucinich's brain with another candidate crossed my mind a couple times. Seeing "Young Frankenstein" on Broadway three days ago brought the idea up again. If only that machine was more than a mere prop and my name was really Frederic Frankenstein.

I know he isn't electable, the UFO question during the debate was the media's way of trying to make him look crazy and the anti-choice positions he neatly turned off before running last time is a little irksome. Despite all that, this man is standing up for something that I hold very near and dear. It is called our Constitution....and it has been degraded by Republicans like Cheney, Bush and Rumsfeld, with no restorative help from the Democratic Congress.

Very few Democrats stand with Kucinich's fight for impeaching Dick Cheney (22 co-sponsors to be exact). It is a sad sight when a man with an 11 percent approval rating can hold the majority in such fear. But this isn't about polls. It is about that document written by Jefferson, Madison, Adams and the rest that have guided our country for the last 200 years or so. The Bush Adminstration's willful disregard for the laws of our land demands action from the Congress to show that we hold our leaders accountable.

After Republicans tried to call Kucinich's "bluff" the other day, Harry Smith of CBS had him on the show to talk about the impeachment issue and it wasn't pretty. Smith is doing his part for the traditional media by making impeachment look like a crazy idea, something used for political grandstanding when in fact, it is a necessary tool to protect our laws when people like Bush and Cheney callously disregard them.

Kucinich was fantastic despite the persistent attack from Smith. Why people do not get that impeachment is something we must do not for political maneuvering but out of principle is a dangerous sign for our democracy. How far will we have to fall into authoritarianism until people like Smith realize the severity of what is going on around us? When they do wake up from their ignorance, will it be too late to save us?