Why Americans are turning to the doctor. Good article on Dean.

[caledesi]

Why Americans are turning to the doctor

November 15, 2003

THE gilded ballroom of Washington's Mayflower Hotel had never seen a sight like it. Black, white and Latino workers not waiting on the tables but unfurling their banners under the chandeliers, whistling, shouting and clapping for their new Democratic hero who is promising to send George Bush back to Texas in the next election.

Dressed in a green T-shirt and purple jacket from the two biggest unions in America, Howard Dean raised his arms and clasped hands with his new brothers as he promised them: "This is our America. We are going to take it back together."

The fervour in the room was palpable. Dean is no Bobby Kennedy but his passionate drive to defeat Bush has vaulted him to the front of the Democratic race. That drive and, indeed, Dean's occasional flashes of anger, is striking a chord with more and more of the Democratic Party faithful who want a candidate that can take the fight up to Bush in what will be one of the most partisan elections in recent American history.

"This is, you know it, the most important election of our lifetime," Gerry McEntee, the head of the State, County and Municipal Employees union told the crowd. One of the most influential union bosses in the country, McEntee was expected to endorse Dean's rival, and a long-time union ally, Dick Gephardt, but was drawn to Dean's crash-through strategy.




More: http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/14/1068674378810.html

[alexwcovington]

1. The Sydney Morning Herald is cool

I check it every now and then.