[Clemenza]

But here's one more wrinkle. Pundits have been talking about a possible Goldwater effect that Dean may recreate on the left. Dem Activists are just uninterested in centrism. But enough anger turns into a movement with legs. Gore wants to ride that wave. Like Goldwater, Dean will fade with his bona fides dangling in the moonlight.

(ED MACMAHON VOICE): YOU ARE CORRECT SIR!

You should see all my young coworkers getting in a tizzy about Dean. He is every Whole Foods/Starbucks employee's wet dream.

[knak]

this article has a lot of the other guys reactions to the announcement:

Gore endorsing Dean; Lieberman loses respect for Gore

[oceanview]

when the NYC folks I know starting swooning like this, I tell them that if a Dem is elected, whether it be 2004 or 2008, I am moving out of NY, because the city will likely be nuked within 10 years under their leadership. I say it very calmly and cooly, they just stare and don't make a sound.