Reply #46: No. He didn't . The whole "terrible job as mayor" senario rests on the fact

[1monster]

that he refused to be intimidated into selling the city own power plant to a commerically owned power plant.

When Kucinich refused to sell, the bank (which did business with the commercial power plant) threatened to call Cleveland into default on loans that Kucinich had not taken out and which were being paid.

Kucinich didn't fold and the bank put the city into default.

There was actually a contract out on Kucinich because of this issue.

The city being in default caused many problems and you can be sure that the bank and the commercially owned power plant and the mob all laid the blame at Kucinich's feet.

He lost his political career due to this.

Funny thing though, fifteen years later, all of the people who bought power from the commercially owned power company were paying much more for their electricity than those who were buying from the city owned power plant.

The people of Cleveland realized that Kucinich had been more than right and his political career was rebuilt.

Check it out yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z0rk5RoP2U&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20sRFPAbDQw