Reply #26: I agree with a lot of that.

[madfloridian]

I am a moderate who was treated that same way because we were Deaniacs. I know the feeling.

I found myself going more to the left than ever, though it was new for me. My anger was taking me there, anger at the way that our party kept pandering to the Republicans.

But then, suddenly, after groups who supported Dean as chair let the true goals come out....use him as a whipping boy to get many to look with disfavor on the party.

Then, that is when I started see how irrational both sides can be when they only want their way. In the beginning in 03 we turned to Dean's campaign because he was practical and sensible....and now we were seeing the OTHER side going after him after they endorsed him for chair.

Then I turned back to more center again, because the outbreak of the no support, no donations, no compromise scared me. No one get all they want, life is never that way. So I guess you would say I am on board with people who are sensible about their demands. I think we should have our say, but not hurt the ones who are really trying to make change.