This exchange between Tim Russert and Dennis Kucinich is from last night's Democratic debate:
RUSSERT: Congressman Kucinich, I want to move to a different area, because this is a serious question. The godmother of your daughter, Shirley MacLaine, writes in her new book that you sighted a UFO over her home in Washington state. ... (Laughter) RUSSERT: ... that you found the encounter extremely moving, that it was a 'triangular craft, silent and hovering,' that you 'felt a connection to your heart and heard directions in your mind.' Now, did you see a UFO? KUCINICH: I did. And the rest of the account - I didn't - it was an unidentified flying object, OK? It's, like, it's unidentified. I saw something. Now, to answer your question, I'm moving my -- it's -- and I'm also going to move my campaign office to Roswell, New Mexico, and other one in Exeter, New Hampshire, OK? And also, you have to keep in mind that more - that Jimmy Carter saw a UFO and also that more people in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's presidency.
Whereupon Russert pointed out that Kucinich is wrong; 14 percent of Americans claim to have seen a UFO, while Political Arithmetik's current trendline for Bush's support is at a meager 32.6 percent. I wonder how many Bush supporters claim to have seen a ... actually, maybe I don't want to know that. Also, it's worth pointing out that Kucinich's UFO encounter is not the first time aliens have come up during the presidential campaign. Notice how each candidate's views on interplanetary contact reflects his broader political philosophy: Kucinich for peaceful communication, Giuliani for strength and preparedness.