Howard Dean vindicated

[MODemocrat]

His "crazy" strategy helped make it happen. by Joe Conason



http://www.bartcop.com/dean-vindicated.htm
Only weeks after the DNC chose Howard Dean as its chairman last year, the nasty whispers
began to circulate around Washington and among longtime party donors and activists.
"He's going to be a disaster," they muttered. "He can't raise any money. He doesn't know
what he's doing. And what does he mean by this crazy 50-state strategy?"

Those early days must have been painful for Dean -- still smarting from his Iowa defeat and that
endlessly looped "scream" video -- and he endured a barrage of snarks and snipes from the
Democratic congressional leadership as well. Unfortunately for Dean, he doesn't play the
Washington press corps nearly as well as Rahm Emanuel or Chuck Schumer.

But this week, he is enjoying vindication far earlier than he ever expected.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. YEEEEEEEEHAUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!

[BuelahWitch]

2. "He can't raise any money"?

I wonder what DINO nitwit said this? Conason doesn't say where that actually came from...

[waiting for hope]

3. I loved his grin

on The Daily Show last week - you know, of the shit eating variety!:evilgrin:

[AtomicKitten]

4. I don't subscribe to sharp elbows jostling for position within a group.

IMO Dean and Emanuel both did an excellent job delivering this victory, and all this afterbirth just takes the buzz off the celebration.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. I admit - I didn't fully endorse the 50-state strategy either.

I thought it was a waste of resources we'd need to be competitive elsewhere. Though I vigorously supported Dean as DNC chair and gave him the benefit of the doubt, I wondered whether it was a wise decision.

I was wrong. Without fielding a candidate in some of these elections, we'd have never been able to take advantage of the tidal wave that was presented to us. Can you imagine if we didn't field a candidate for Foley's seat? It would've been a wasted opportunity for us.

So, I'll say it again - I was wrong.