Wrap up~

Well, it was a great day. Very hot, but only one person fainted. (There were over 100 when Clinton came to Ashland.)

I got to go upstairs with the press to see the Senator answer questions. He reiterated that he's challenging George Bush to come to the rural parts of the country to see how the real people he's not thinking about live.

He repeated the claim that he has the only universal health plan, which isn't true - Kucinich has had one since the last election.

For the most part, though, his rap about a war on poverty is a good one. He's hitting all the right notes - stronger unions (which got the largest applause from the Floyd county crowd, this being mining country, and all) a higher minimum wage, universal health care, college for all.

He said of those who accuse him of class war: "If everybody having a fair shot and the same opportunities as everyone else is class warfare, so be it."

Keep fighting, John. You may not be Dennis Kucinich, but on the other hand, you might have a shot at actually getting elected.

And, despite what my contact with the campaign said, I maintain that I am the only liberal blogger in Eastern Kentucky. A dubious distinction, perhaps, but a distinction nonetheless.