C’est d’abord comme un signe du climat de d\u00e9sordre latent qui r\u00e8gne dans la vie politique US qu’il faut appr\u00e9cier la nouvelle mise en ligne le 28 novembre<\/a> par Nick Juliano, de RAW Story<\/em>. Il s’agit de l’hypoth\u00e8se d’un ticket pr\u00e9sidentiel Kucinich-Paul, les deux candidats d\u00e9mocrate et r\u00e9publicain \u00e0 la d\u00e9signation de leurs partis, tous deux consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme compl\u00e8tement marginaux, tous deux d\u00e9nonc\u00e9s comme extr\u00e9mistes dans leurs partis respectifs. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tCe n’est pas seulement une sp\u00e9culation plaisante et dans l’air d’un temps o\u00f9 les combinaisons habituelles se d\u00e9font et les pr\u00e9visions des \u00e9lections sont caract\u00e9ris\u00e9es par le d\u00e9sordre et l’incertitude. C’est une hypoth\u00e8se qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9voqu\u00e9e par Kucinich. Elle est par contre repouss\u00e9e par Ron Paul, mais dans des termes tr\u00e8s conciliants.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00abCall them 2008’s odd couple: Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich says if his long-shot bid for the presidential nomination were successful, he’d ask Republican Ron Paul to be his running mate.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbThe two men are lagging in opinion polls of their parties’ primary voters, but exploding in popularity among online supporters. With their powers combined … well, who knows what would happen. Kucinich raised the possibility of a gadfly team-up at a recent campaign stop in New Hampshire, although the idea has been kicking around for months in blogs and Internet forums.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbRep. Kucinich (D-OH) recently told a crowd of supporters in New Hampshire that a ticket featuring him and the libertarian Texas congressman would help balance the energies in this country, according to a Cleveland Plain Dealer blog.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbIt would create a stunning, if dizzying, blend of beliefs, wedding two politicians who hold different views on abortion rights, the role of government in providing health care, and the use of government in fostering or hampering the public’s greater good, report the newspaper’s Sabrina Eaton and Stephen Koff.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbIndeed, it wouldn’t be the first time the two vehemently anti-war lawmakers joined forces. Earlier this year Paul and Kucinich teamed up to co-sponsor a bill that would’ve revoked President Bush’s authority to wage war in Iraq.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbHowever, even if Kucinich can bolster his support enough to topple the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama-John Edwards juggernaut currently battling for Democratic primacy, such a pairing is nearly impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbDr. Paul and Rep. Kucinich are friends and there is a lot of mutual respect, Paul communications director Jesse Benton told the reporters. They have worked, and will continue to work, together on the ending the war and protecting civil liberties.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbHowever, Ron wants to substantially cut the size and scope of the federal government. There are too many differences on issues such as taxes and spending to think a joint ticket would be possible.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tLes deux hommes ont une position \u00e9videmment assez proche, dans la mesure o\u00f9 ils font tous deux appel aux r\u00e9seaux alternatifs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t Kucinich conna\u00eet un fort succ\u00e8s sur Internet alors qu’il occupe une place tr\u00e8s faible dans les pointages officiels de son parti. Il a pour l’instant r\u00e9colt\u00e9 peu d’argent. Il esp\u00e8re faire un gros coup dans les donations le 15 d\u00e9cembre prochain, pour l’anniversaire de la Bill of Rights<\/em> de 1791. Il voudrait r\u00e9colter $10 millions. Kucinich appara\u00eet certainement plus comme un original que Ron Paul, proclamant son int\u00e9r\u00eat pour la philosophie New Age<\/em>, affirmant avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 t\u00e9moin de la manifestation physique d’un UFO (Objet Volant non Identifi\u00e9), etc. Son travail l\u00e9gislatif est effectif et s\u00e9rieux. Sa derni\u00e8re initiative est une proposition de mise en accusation du vice-pr\u00e9sident Cheney, qui reste dans le processus de la Chambre, la direction d\u00e9mocrate n’ayant pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 \u00e9carter la proposition. R\u00e9cemment, l’\u00e9crivain Gore Vidal a assur\u00e9 publiquement sonsoutien<\/a> pour Kucinich.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n