At last! A candidate we can all get behind!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Kevorkian to run for Congress

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (CNN) – Less than a year after he was released on parole from a Michigan prison for second-degree murder, assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian announced Monday he is running for U.S. Congress.

Kevorkian, 79, will challenge Rep. Joe Knollenberg, a Republican who has represented Michigan's 9th District since 1993.

At a lengthy news conference in suburban Detroit, Michigan, Kevorkian — who is still on parole — voiced his strong opposition to the war in Iraq.

"I am justified in saying that the United states is a criminal nation. We're a bull in the china shop," he said. "We have committed a horrendous international crime."

He also said he would push for legalizing marijuana in some instances, but was vague on whether his support of assisted suicide would be a campaign issue.

Kevorkian was released on parole on June 1 after serving more than eight years of a 10- to 25-year sentence at Lakeford Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Jackson, Michigan.

He was convicted of second-degree murder in the 1998 death of Thomas Youk, 52, of Waterford Township, Michigan. Youk suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...an-independent/

[dalegg 143]

"I am justified in saying that the United states is a criminal nation. "

Always plays well with the voters.

You got to like a guy who at least isn't wishy-washy on controversial issues.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Reverend Wright is nothing next to this guy.

"Do you want a convicted murderer as your public representative"

Strange though - as a felon I'm guessing he can't vote, but he can still run for public office?