Couric has consistently been a mouthpiece for right wing spin as a guest on other shows, and that convinced me that she has really sold her soul in return for advancement that I frankly have not observed from Brian Williams. I question her motives, in addition to her competence.

Make of this what you will. But we are talking close to a million dollars here:

Of all the possible vulnerabilities facing Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign, Mrs. Clinton has long believed that the one of the biggest was money, friends and advisers say. Some sort of fund-raising scandal that would echo the Clinton-era controversies of the 1990s and make her appear greedy or ethically challenged.

Yet nine months into her campaign, Mrs. Clinton is grappling with exactly the situation she feared — giving up nearly $900,000 that had been donated or raised by Norman Hsu, a one-time fugitive and one of her top fund-raisers, whose actions raise serious questions about how well the campaign vetted its donors. As a result, Mrs. Clinton now finds herself linked to a convicted criminal who brought in tens of thousands of dollars from potentially tainted sources.

And, that’s just one of her shady contributors. There is one from India and perhaps one from Pakistan and who knows how many others. Only the tip of the iceberg is showing.

Quaker Girl @190 – Kucinich is to the Democratic Party what Antioch College is to higher education. All students who go there are thoroughly steeped in Horace Mann’s exhortation: “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.”

I’d love to watch a debate between Dennis Kucinich and Joe Biden. It would be fascinating.

Kucinich is awesome. I’m so glad he is running, and getting his views out there. But today I sent $100 to Obama. Edwards, for whatever reason, just isn’t creating momentum. Obama has the momentum.

Isn’t Obama the candidate who admitted he’d used cocaine?

Ask yourself this, are the Republicans going to be kind to a black man who has admitted using cocaine and who would no doubt be characterized (as would any Dem) as an ultra-Liberal Radical Commie?

And you still want to take a chance on him so a Republican has a chance to win the presidency?

I would LOVE to only pick the best candidate based on character, experience and intelligent policies, but you and I both know the whole of the American electorate sees things differently. Do you really trust them to elect Obama or would it be President Giuliani?

Edwards for President — Leadership for America, and electable too!

BigMitch @ 3

… Dennis Kucinich has been given a three hour appearance on the Ed Schultz show. He has been hitting home-runs, one after another.

Kucinich is making a very compelling case that he is the lone populist in the race. …

It’s hard enough to get the public to move to the left of Hillary and Obama, to get them to move as far to the left as Kucinich would require hypnotism.

Edwards for President — Leadership for America!

BAC

james @ 53

Being a vegan and a Brit is gonna kill Dennis.

I only eat fish usually ones that I catch. Most of my diet revolves around lentils, brown rice, and other grains like polenta and millet.

I make a mean mamaliga.

Ah, yes, but do you serve it with schmaltz?

I serve it with smintina

I leave the schmaltz to Jackie Mason

What was I thinking? Hope is not a technical skill. Precis: It was great during 9/11, now it sucks; get real.