Reply #9: Howard confronted the complacency of the party [View All]

[BeyondGeography]

and for that he did a great service. However, his is not a campaign of ideas, it's about confrontation, with a grass-roots wrapping. Policy-wise, there's not much separating him from any other Democrats. Pat Caddell (who I don't usually agree with) said tonight Dean hasn't had a message for a month.

"I'm not part of the Washington establishment" isn't much of an idea, especially when you spend all your time running around with or courting Washington insiders.

That said, I hope Dean stays strong, because the "establishment" needs to be shaken up. It will be interesting to see what direction his rhetoric takes from here.