Could Dean be any more out of touch with the American people? The Dems will cease to exist with him at the helm. I love it! Music to my ears! Thank you God!
DemocracyInaction (668 posts) Tue Feb-15-05 04:15 PM
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Yo Howard, "You're Not Here to Make Policy".............
Still chewing nails from hearing an interview with Paul Begala on Imus this a.m. Begala was being a real ass and complaining all over the place about the Dem Party. There was a bunch of whinning about how he and Carville weren't given the reins of the Kerry campaign, etc. (I'm sure they would have given us just a total overwhelming victory)......He was complaining about how we have big, deep problems, blah, blah. Then Imus asked him how he felt about Dean being elected as head of the DNC.
Begala paused and then said "time will tell" or "we'll see" (somethng of that nature) and then quickly added something. He said that one of the big Dems in Congress told Dean that he was there (as head of DNC)to raise money, coordinate activities, etc. BUT reminded him that he was NOT there to make policy!!! And, quite frankly, I do believe that that is exactly the message Begala was giving about how he really felt about Howard. Anyway, I suddenly saw a lot of red.
I have the gut feeling the big boys let Howard have the chairmanship to appease us of the grassroots and tap into the money we sent in this last campaign BUT that they have no interest in having Howard actually opening his mouth. I realize that the DNC chair is not a policy maker but just because this 'congressman' had to confront Dean in that way makes me believe they will try to gag him and/or when he speaks out, people like the Lieberman's among them, will be disagreeing with him publicly on the talk shows, etc.
Do these stupid people realize that their methods are not working and that we need to try something else?? I wasn't a Dean supporter; but I'm not an idiot who wants to keep pounding their head on the same concrete wall. I think the 'powers that be' know exactly what kind of candidate they want in '08 (if not one already being pushed for) and that that candidate will be another total loser in the national election! I wonder how long Dean will stay with this job?? If they start fighting him, I can see him telling them to go to hell and walk.