I'm completely convinced that Dean has been parked at the DNC by Clinton Inc® to neuter him while Hillary gets her ducks in a row.
He'll eventually say something so outrageous that he'll have to resign in shame (not that a liberal has any shame, but they're masters at feigned outrage and that will be enough)
In a way... Dean is like a McCain Democrat... a hot-head maverick. The WaPost has been critical of him lately and this may be the signal of an early exit... as DNC chairman. But make no misake... he won't just fade away like a good old-soldier. The activist base of the Party needs him... they thought Kerry was too CONSERVATIVE and they think the same of Hillary.
BTW... Vermont has a Senate opening in 2006.
I agree. The strategy is to make Dean look so loony that uber liberal Hillary will look centrist in comparasion. That 's the only way to get a communist like Hillary elected and I'm convinced that the media knows this and that Dean may very well know this.