Reply #40: Thanks for posting that link. Add to that the

[Eloriel]

concerted effort by Kerry to (a) co-opt Dean's whole message, (b) craft the "electable" meme while helping Dean appear to be unelectable, and (c) put Vilsack's political machine into high gear for the caucuses (which is why Vilsack has been on the VP short list, along with Gephardt who was instrumental in the Osama ads with his longtime dirty tricks aide Joyce Abouzzi), along with even MORE dirty tricks and backroom deals, and anyone who remains the least bit objective can easily see that Dean didn't have a chance against the onslaught.

Oh yes, there were also eports of the media in Iowa running editorials attacking Dean's "electability." Hmmm, wonder where those ideas came from? The problem with that is that Dean was the most electable one of the bunch, which along with his populist message and full intention of returning political power to The People is exactly why he had to be stopped. He'd have won in a landslide IF he and his message would've been allowed to reach most voters unfiltered through the major mainstream media; it wasn't.

This whole thing, btw, is just ONE reason I can't stomach Kerry. I truly admire Gov. Dean for forgetting or ignoring all this and supporting Kerry anyway, tho thank Goddess he does it in a way that doesn't compromise his own principles otherwise. ("Kerry will be a much better President than Bush." "Kerry will be much better for the environment than Bush." Etc. I've never heard him say anything about Kerry that I know he doesn't believe and that I can't also agree with, however begrudgingly.)