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Alan Grayson: A Warrior for Peace
Alan Grayson
Former U.S. Congressman from Florida's 8th District
Posted: 03/ 7/2012 4:05 pm
Half of all marriages end in divorce. And -- this is even worse -- the other half end in death.
Most political careers are the same way. Half of them end in defeat, and the other half end in death (which is, of course, another form of defeat). The only things that ever save an elected official from one ignominious fate or the other are term limits (like President Clinton) or just a time when you say “I’m done” (like Florida’s own Bob Graham).
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The term “Warrior for Peace” is an auto-antonym or, if you prefer, an oxymoron. [Insert obvious joke here.] Regardless of that, it is a title of honor that Dennis Kucinich deserves. Because Dennis Kucinich, like Barbara Lee and Jim McGovern and (on a good day) I, have tried again and again to focus attention on the unbelievable destructiveness of our seemingly endless foreign occupations. Dennis was not afraid to say that the Military-Industrial Complex controls our foreign policy, like Wall Street controls our economic policy, and Big Oil controls our energy policy. And to create a counterweight to the military-industrial complex, Dennis introduced legislation to establish a Department of Peace.
Dennis stands at 5’7”. My guess is that he weighs no more than 140 pounds. But that modest frame notwithstanding, Dennis Kucinich has been a mighty warrior: a Warrior for Peace.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-alan-grayson/a-warrior-for-peace_b_1327532.html
Former U.S. Congressman from Florida's 8th District
Posted: 03/ 7/2012 4:05 pm
Half of all marriages end in divorce. And -- this is even worse -- the other half end in death.
Most political careers are the same way. Half of them end in defeat, and the other half end in death (which is, of course, another form of defeat). The only things that ever save an elected official from one ignominious fate or the other are term limits (like President Clinton) or just a time when you say “I’m done” (like Florida’s own Bob Graham).
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The term “Warrior for Peace” is an auto-antonym or, if you prefer, an oxymoron. [Insert obvious joke here.] Regardless of that, it is a title of honor that Dennis Kucinich deserves. Because Dennis Kucinich, like Barbara Lee and Jim McGovern and (on a good day) I, have tried again and again to focus attention on the unbelievable destructiveness of our seemingly endless foreign occupations. Dennis was not afraid to say that the Military-Industrial Complex controls our foreign policy, like Wall Street controls our economic policy, and Big Oil controls our energy policy. And to create a counterweight to the military-industrial complex, Dennis introduced legislation to establish a Department of Peace.
Dennis stands at 5’7”. My guess is that he weighs no more than 140 pounds. But that modest frame notwithstanding, Dennis Kucinich has been a mighty warrior: a Warrior for Peace.
More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-alan-grayson/a-warrior-for-peace_b_1327532.html
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