Reply #14: "Post-election soul searching...."

[quiet.american]

This was a great look into the politicking surrounding this race for DNC chair. One of the most frustrating and telling statements in the article for me is,

"They believe he will turn what is essentially a low-key fund-raising and management position into a lightning rod for GOP attacks, eclipsing other voices and emphasizing exactly the elements of the party that weeks of post-election soul-searching had determined the Democrats needed to play down (e.g., its liberal stance on cultural issues and its weakness on national security). And yet none of them could stop him."

Thank GOD for Howard Dean is all I can say. So, after weeks of soul-searching the best our "leadership" can come up with is that we need to be less individual, less bold, less outspoken, less principled and more like the "in" crowd! And what's this nonsense about "weak on national security"? No one could be weaker on national security than Shrub, the absence of the Towers in the New York skyline proves that!

Don't spend it 'til you got it, but I'm looking forward to a very fired up four years (or however long it is) with Howard in as Chair.