title=”denniselizabeth.jpg”>Did anyone else see the March Elle magazine’s voyeuristic piece about the can’t-keep-their-hands-off-each-other couple Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich? I couldn’t decide whether they were quirkytogether or kookytogether. (It’s always a fine line.) Dennis is of course famous for being the most liberal Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 and 2008. He was also famous for being the only bachelor candidate last time around. The press teased him for being single–at this 2003 New Hampshire Debate, he said:

“As a bachelor, I get a chance to fantasize about my first lady,” the twice-divorced Kucinich replied. “And you know, maybe Fox will want to sponsor it as a national contest or something. But in any event, I would want someone who would not just be there by my side, but be a working partner because I think we’re in an age when partnerships are imperative to making anything happen in the world.

And I certainly want a dynamic, outspoken woman who was fearless in her desire for peace in the world and for universal single-payer health care and a full employment economy.

“If you are out there call me,” he concluded with a flourish reminiscent of “American Gigolo.”

I guess good things come to those who wait. True love struck when Elizabeth, an early thirties British hottie and activist visited his Congressional office a few years ago a meeting about monetary policy. Thirty years separate them, but they say it doesn’t matter–they have a “soul connection.” I’m often skeptical about such claims when a man is so much older than his young bride, but this time I think I believe them.