Kucinich has seen UFOs: Why Democrats Lose Elections

Well, I spent two hours tonight watching the Democratic Debate. To be completely honest, I was impressed with some of the responses, especially from John Edwards on education. Additionally, Joe Biden made some good points about disparities that exist between urban and suburban/rural schools in America today. Chris Dodd made a great point in regards to the immigration debate and NOT allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses in New York.

Still, for all that might have been good about this debate, it was all overshadowed as it hit me tonight why Democrats tend to lose important elections. All it took to make this debate the laughing stock of enlightened people everywhere was for Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich to admit on national TV that he had personally seen a UFO and that his sighting had inspired some deep reflection within him. Kucinich, laughed at by many in the audience and thousands nationally watching on television, stuck by his comments. What had been a respectable debate quickly became laughable, with Hillary soon trying to make some sense out of her multipe, contradicting answers regarding illegal immigrants and driver's licenses. Even MSNBC commentators, includling Mr. Liberal=Chris Matthews, were laughing and questioning what they had heard and seen after the debate.

For Kucinich, the UFO sighter himself, if he doesn't pull out of the race soon because of this rediculous joke of a performance tonight, he cannot help but be discouraged with recent national polls. These polls, all conducted by reputable firms, show Kucinich and Ron Paul as being the two candidates that would fail to beat Stephen Colbert, a funnyman comedian, in a Presidential election conducted tomorrow.

In the future, Kucinich and Mel Gibson can begin work on Signs II. But for now, Kucinich can work as another example of the type of candidate that loses Democrats elections.