Reply #9: I must be a basher

[sandnsea]

And that's okay I guess.

I understand everything you're saying and was leaning towards Dean for the exact reasons you state. But then something bizarre happened and it turned me off cold, not that I wouldn't support Dean if he gets the nomination.

A few weeks ago when the Niger story hit, some of the Democratic Party tried to begin holding Bush accountable. Finally there was an actual fact to go on. Instead of everybody rallying behind this effort, Dean came out and pretty much stated any Democrat that voted for the authorization had no business saying anything against the war. And all the Deanies fell right in behind him. And the story is gone.

Dean had an opportunity to put the party and the country first and mount a cohesive campaign against Bush. Instead, he put his own campaign first and that is something I won't get over.

Call it bashing if you like, but that's the way I see it.