That should be an interesting confirmation hearing. This is from the “Gay Day” piece. Every campaign needs a Kucinich, I suppose (though is there anyone quite like him?):
He absolutely would appoint a homosexual judge to the Supreme Court, Rep. Dennis Kucinich said yesterday during a candidate forum hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, a gay rights advocacy group. He also would appoint “any lesbian, bisexual or transgender person” to the court, Kucinich says.
“Just as long as they’d be willing to uphold Roe v. Wade.”
At which point the long-shot presidential candidate ducks his chin and smiles in wily recognition. It is one of those political meta-moments where the pitchman — in this case the presidential candidate — gives subtle voice to the obvious: that he is an agent of multiple pitches, catering to multiple constituencies. He’s sneaking a nod to abortion rights activists even though he is pitching primarily to gays. His audience — a lunchtime crowd in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center — laughs in acknowledgement of Kucinich’s deft pander twofer.
[Yeah, what to think of that, Reagan Leagan Project?!]