And maybe the reason that Kucinich is unsuccessful at passing any significant legislation is that most politicians are in the pockets of corporate lobbyist who financed their campaigns. So a lot of politicians have passed significant legislation that is both horrendous and inimical to the majority of American and world citizens, although it is very beneficial to corporate profits. So if one were to measure the quality of good legislation that never gets passed, over the quantity of shitty legislation that gets passed; you might reach the same conclusion, although you might also have a much more enlightened perspective as to why things are so screwed up.