Reply #15: Not Howard Dean...please! [View All]

[FrenchieCat]

Howard Dean would not have fared any better than John Kerry did in 2004....nor will he win if nominated in 2008. Howard Dean is an acquired taste. We will still be involved in a "War on Terra" in 2008 (don't see us "winning" it prior to then) and possibly other foreign policy blunders perpetuated by GWB. Dean will be hard pressed to get the bonafides required to finally run on a Daddy Party platform....as opposed to the usual Mommy Party platform during WarTime. Howard Dean will still be a northeastern Democrat who went to Yale, One who dodged the Vietnam draft and signed Civil Unions into law. His scream will not be erased from the videos of history. If Al Gore did not choose to run again in 2004, I don't know what would compel anyone to believe that Howard Dean (who came 1/10th of the road Gore travelled) will be a viable choice in 2008.

When the Republicans put up McCain or Jeb Bush as their 2008 nominee, I doubt that an ex-Governor from one of the smallest and most liberal state in the Union will stand a chance. That's the reality.......

Wishing for a Howard Dean replay is a fantasy that will not end with a President Dean.

In fact, until we do something about the Dieboldt voting machines and media manipulation, we will not see anything other than Republicans elected as President.