Kucinich Backs Homosexual Marriage

In his 1996 campaign for Congress, Representative Dennis Kucinich was against any change in the law which would allow homosexual marriage. But times have changed.

Reporting for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Tom Diemer and Sabrina Eaton relate the story of the congressman's appearance yesterday at a forum sponsored by the pro gay-rights group, Human Rights Campaign. Flipping and flopping all the way to the podium,

[Rep. Kucinich] said "there should be a federal law that would allow gay couples to be married," rather than leaving the matter to the states.

Maybe I'm looking at this wrong, but it seems to me that he wants to take jurisdiction over marriage from the states and make it a federal function. If that's true, it sure doesn't sound constitutional. Nonetheless, Kucinich sure has lit some sparklers with his revised position. Some consider him to have 'evolved' politically:

Patrick Shepherd, president of Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, said it was not unusual for a politician's views to evolve over a period as long as six years. "From a congressional-record point of view, Dennis Kucinich has been a superstar on our issues," said the spokesman for the gay political group.

I don't know about other interpretations, but "evolved politically" seems to mean "will sell grandmother for right price."

The article also delineates some of the recent contributors to the Kucinich for President Campaign. They include:

Singer Bonnie Raitt, movie star Edward Norton, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream founder Ben Cohen and controversial television host Jerry Springer - now a U.S. Senate candidate in Ohio - all gave Kucinich the $2,000 maximum donation allowed by law, according to a report Kucinich filed with the Federal Elections Commission.

Folk singer Peter Yarrow and film stars Ben Affleck, Jeff Bridges and James Cromwell each gave $1,000.

Larry Hagman, television star of "Dallas" and "I Dream of Jeannie," gave him $500. "Dharma and Greg" star Mimi Kennedy gave him $450, and actor Eric Roberts, $375.

These celebrity okey-dokeys are in addition to those listed in a previous posting, More Endorsements for Kucinich.

In summary, Kucinich flip-flopped on same sex marriage and the liberal celebrity weasels are coming out of their holes to support him. Pretty much predictable, don't you think?