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Ron Paul: Yeah, I'd Put Dennis Kucinich in my Cabinet

Great news, GOP Presidential Candidate Ron Paul is considering putting lefty Rep. Dennis Kucinich in his cabinet if he we were to win the GOP nomination and beat Barack Obama in 2012:

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."