Yesterday, I detailed the right-wing media's efforts to manufacture new, baseless claims that the Obama administration was using nefarious, corrupt practices to pass health care reform. But it's a new day, and health care reform is still moving forward. So obviously the right is trying to concoct a new, fact-free claim in the same vein.

Today it's Michelle Malkin, responding to Rep. Dennis Kucinich's (D-OH) announcement that he will vote for health care reform legislation by polling her readers on what Kucinich “g[o]t in return for his vote.” Malkin's entirely baseless attack comes under the oh-so-classy headline, “The Krazy Kucinich Kickback Contest”:

Krazy Denny Kucinich (D-Outer Space) basked in the spotlight this morning upon announcing his switch from “no” to “yes” on Demcare. He still doesn't think it goes far enough and says he didn't like the process, but he's signing on, anyway. Selling out his progressive principles is worth the 15 minutes of fame.

Plus, ooh, la, lah, President Obama showered with him attention. Kucinich revealed that he met four times(!) with the cajoler-in-chief - the last time on Air Force One.

Contest time: What else did Congress's favorite UFO/alien-spotter get in return for his vote?

If you're following along, Malkin has NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER that anything shady happened. But she is nonetheless POSITIVE that a “Kickback” was involved. She doesn't know what that “Kickback” entailed - in fact, she's openly polling her readers, trolling for whatever conspiracy theory best strikes her fancy - but she KNOWS one must have been involved.

The idea that Kucinich thought the issue over and decided that passing the bill that exists is better than passing nothing isn't considered for a second. Because if something good happens to Obama, in Malkinworld, corruption must have been involved.