Kucinich picks district over Iraq vote
By Hans Nichols
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the Democratic presidential candidate who has made his opposition to the war in Iraq the mainstay of his quixotic campaign, plans to skip today?s House vote honoring the bravery of the U.S. troops who liberated Iraq.
Instead, the Ohio lawmaker will tend to the more parochial needs of his district and will play host to Bush-appointed NASA Administrator Sean O?Keefe in the hope of bringing 500 space jobs to the Cleveland area.
Kucinich will be joined by Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, a Republican, and Ohio Republican Sen. George Voinovich at ?NASA Glenn,? which a Kucinich press release says ?is one of six centers nationwide being considered to house NASA?s Shared Services Center (NSSC).? The center is named for former Sen. John Glenn (D-Ohio), one of the nation?s first astronauts.
Spokesman Doug Gordon said Kucinich is prepared to miss the Iraq vote for ?three reasons: jobs, jobs, jobs.? Gordon said he believed the lawmaker would vote against the resolution ?if he makes it back.?
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