Ron Paul says he’d consider putting Dennis Kucinich in his Cabinet
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) says he would consider putting the liberal congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) in his Cabinet if he were to win the presidency in 2012.
Paul said his libertarian political philosophy helps him connect with some on the far left — including Kucinich, who shares Paul’s general anti-war stance.
Paul joked that if he brought the Ohio congressman aboard in his administration, he might have to create a “Department of Peace.”
“You’ve got to give credit to people who think,” he said.“Being pragmatic is about forming coalitions,” Paul said at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor. “I probably work with coalitions better than the other candidates. I don’t think I’ve said anything negative here about the president.”
Paul spokesmen Jesse Benton later said the remark was a joke, and said Kucinich is too ideologically different from Paul to be a candidate for a Cabinet spot.
Paul/Kucinich 2012!