Reply #19: I'm a total pessimist when it comes to this issue...

[CoffeeCat]

...sorry to be a sopping, wet blanket--but I believe the only reason Dean will become chair--is because the Dem leaders want him out of 2008 contention.

I love Dean. I caucused for him in Iowa. Everyone defected for other candidates and I stood alone for him. He's amazing.

I have a tough time believing he will make a difference, because of the DLC crowd. They don't like Dean. They treated him like dirt during the primaries. They don't want the party moving in a progressive manner, and this is obvious by their own Republican-lite agenda.

I have a tough time believing that these DLCers really like Dean and his ideas now. They may use him to court the liberals/progressives--because the party is falling apart. They'll take our money also.

I'm concerned about Dean, too. I believe he may become frustrated. The DLC-brigade may set him up--to appear edgy, explosive and off balance--to discredit him in the long term.