Dean Supporters Consider Kucinich NOT Kerry Who Wants More USA Troops In Iraq

*Dean Supporters Consider Kucinich NOT Kerry Who Wants More USA Troops 
In Iraq

By **Whitney Neufeld-Kaiser, *
whitneynk@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:whitneynk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

An Open Letter to Governor Howard Dean and his supporters

 Dear Governor Dean,
 
Years ago, you took the Hippocratic Oath to "First, do no harm."  
Consider this once again, and don't endorse Senator John Kerry.
 
Endorsing Kerry would be inconsistent with your campaign and with the 
policies and proposals that attracted so many of your supporters.  For 
many people, you have been the candidate who opposed the Iraq war, who 
opposed the status quo, who supported a change in our healthcare system, 
and who would address the soaring federal deficit.
 
You said you will be "launching a new initiative to continue the 
campaign you[r supporters] helped begin."  There is a candidate still in 
the presidential race who can continue carrying these progressive goals 
forward to the Democratic convention, a candidate who has been right 
there with you, voting against and opposing the war in Iraq from the 
very beginning, voting against and then calling for the repeal of the 
PATRIOT act, calling for and introducing legislation for universal 
health insurance.  That candidate is Representative Dennis Kucinich 
(www.kucinich.us <http://www.kucinich.us/>).
 
If you encourage your supporters to back Kucinich, whom the mainstream 
media have ignored out of self interest, the change that you started in 
the Democratic Party and in this country would move powerfully forward.  
The progressive agenda would continue to be heard, continue to take 
shape, and emerge as a potent force.
 
At the very least, encourage your supporters and delegates to take an 
"undecided" position or perhaps support Senator Edwards.  The worst 
thing for the Democratic Party would be for Kerry to go to the national 
convention with the nomination in hand.
 
Consider:
·   The longer the party does not have a clear nominee, the less time 
the Bush campaign will have to mount a smear campaign against that 
nominee.  There are already multiple postings on the Republican National 
Committee's website (www.rnc.org <http://www.rnc.org/>) against Kerry, 
and it's only February.
 
·   The longer the campaign lasts, the more real issues will be debated, 
and the more the Democratic Party will be forced to return to 
representing the average American.
 
·   The longer the campaign lasts, the more that Kerry will need to win 
the votes of /all/ Democrats, and the more he will be forced to 
represent mainstream voters.
 
·   At a time when many mainstream Democrats want "anyone but Bush," 
Kerry is anything but a shoo-in.  Bush pressed for war in Iraq; Kerry 
voted for it.  Bush gave us the PATRIOT Act; Kerry voted for it.  Bush 
declined matching funds; so did Kerry.  Bush takes money from special 
interests; Kerry has taken more money from lobbyists than any other 
senator in 15 years.
 
The Democratic Party and this country do need change, and you have an 
enormous influence on how much change will actually happen.  Support the 
candidate who will help our country make that change, Dennis Kucinich.


* *
*From Emily Horswill_ emhorswill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx***

To Editors

JOHN KERRY'S VOTING RECORD/285 words

Kerry won his first term in office running for an empty Democratic seat. 
For his second term, he outspent his Democrat opponent by millions and 
won by 2 per cent. That's his total experience. Kucinich spent $2,000 
his first term running against a Republican in a staunchly all 
Republican Ohio District. Now in his 12th term, Kucinich's supporters 
voted,"Do it again, Dennis," by 75 per cent! WHICH IS ELECTABLE?

Bush would send 30,000 more troops to Iraq. John Kerry argues for 
40,000! Their Iraq adventure is costing a half million dollars a day. 
And how many more body bags? How many more of our children return 
without legs? How many Iraqi children?

Dennis Kucinich would lead us in a new direction. He says we we must pay 
reparations to the Iraqi children we have rendered parentless. To that 
end, Americans must go to work. Here's his plan.
1) Give the UN control of the Iraqi oil and reconstruction.

2) Bring our soldiers home to a Job Corps: roads and schools and parks 
are crumbling. With a half million dollars day of NO WAR we can put 
every American to work mending them with plenty left over. For?
Eight days of no war will buy non-profit, single payer medical care from 
cradle to grave for everyone for a year: No more body bags, no more 
wheel chairs.

3) Our present poor excuse for a medical plan costs $l.7 trillion per 
year. His plan would reduce your medical bill to zero, the nation's 
(your taxes) by 50 per cent. Or would you prefer a military base on the 
moon to save us from Iraqi WMDs. It's all about priorities, isn't it?

For four years the Kerry/Bush team has worked lock step: Both protecting 
the WTO, NAFTA, Kerry stumping to save the sneak - peak Patriot Act. Go 
to the computer and check his voting records. Please.
J. Horswill,3333 148th St., Lynnwood, WA. 98037:email: 
_emhorswill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Phone:425 74l 5401
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