Well, Isn't That Sweet

Ben & Jerry's Ben Backs Kucinich

Presidential candidate Howard Dean may have his own Ben & Jerry's sundae, but one of his Democratic rivals got the endorsement of his home state's ice cream company founder.

Ben Cohen, who with Jerry Greenfield founded Ben & Jerry's Homemade ice cream in Burlington, Vt., said Friday that he is supporting Rep. Dennis Kucinich (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio.

Describing himself as a Vermonter, entrepreneur, Grateful Dead fan and longtime peace advocate, Cohen said only Kucinich represents the values most important to him.

"While others discuss incremental change, only Dennis Kucinich advocates changing the way our government is run in order to reflect the values of America's people," Cohen said.

Somehow I am thinking that of all the candidates running, Kucinich comes the least close to representing the values of the median US voter.