I spend some time lurking over at blogforamerica.com, which where all the "deaniacs" hang out because I have an very liberal associate who doesn't know that I know she's always posting over there. So, I go over to follow her posts so that I can make her miserable when we debate. I'll tell ya'll why Dean didn't stick around: He and his followers DO NOT CONSIDER THEMSELVES to be part of the "DNC/Democrat" establishment. They see themselves as "progressives," and they hate the john kerrys and hillarys of the world. They are more liberal than Kerry, Clinton, etc.
Basically, what happened today with Dean's election is that the democrat party in America is split in two (at least) parts, and conquering this divided party is going to be like shooting fish in a barrel. All we have to do is continue watching them eat each other.
That is just amazing information. Oh, here comes Eddie Bernice.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/whispers/archive/february2005.htm
Washington Whispers
2/9/05
It's Dean vs. Clark
Here's another reason why some Democrats are fretting over installing antiwar former presidential candidate Howard Dean as chair of the Democratic National Committee. He might cede national defense to the Republicans. That's the charge from associates of another former presidential candidate, former NATO boss Wes Clark. Seems the Clark and Dean teams have been warring over the future of the Democratic Party, and now that threatens to spill into the public if Dean, as expected, wins the chairmanship this Saturday. Here's the fight: Clark wants the Democrats deeply involved in foreign policy and the war, and Dean's team isn't as jazzed about that. They see domestic policy and issues like Social Security and the deficit as the keys to success. But this might be the real rub against Dean: Clark fans think the retired general will be marginalized by Dean. Chart the fight on their blogs.