Democrat Dean: US vision must serve world interests

[Rose Siding]

HOUSTON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - In the shadow of Enron Corp.'s <ENRNQ.PK> tower and using the failed energy company as a metaphor, Democratic White House hopeful Howard Dean accused on Tuesday President George W. Bush of bankrupting the United States morally and fiscally.

The former Vermont governor, who began his bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination a quirky outsider and a year later finds himself leading the pack, rolled out a new, broader-brush version of his standard stump speech that appeared designed to add vision to his campaign.

He told hundreds of supporters gathered in an outdoor theater less than a mile from Enron's headquarters that traveling the country had shown him Americans felt disconnected from their government and business leaders. They were also "afraid that America is becoming more and more hated across the world" and worried they would always be struggling to make ends meet, he said.

Dean urged voters to join him in forging a new social compact at home and in fostering a U.S. role as a moral force in the world, saying: "America should not only be feared by the world, but also admired by the world."
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http://www.forbes.com/work/newswire/2003/11/18/rtr1152823.html

[Scott Lee]

1. THIS is why I love the guy. He gets it!

A refreshing break from the isolationist, racist, jingoist, supremist, Monroe Doctrine crap that typifies US government interraction with the rest of the planet.

Howard, you make us proud.

[Cha]

2. Yes! Dean "gets it"!

"Dean, who was raised in New York, attended Yale and practiced medicine in Vermont, said the collapse of Enron that resulted in thousands losing their jobs and retirement savings as well as criminal charges for some executives, was a template for the Bush administration.

"We know what happened to Enron," he said. "Moral bankruptcy led to fiscal bankruptcy and the ethos of Enron is where our policies have led us in America."

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. One thing Dean doesn't "get" is proper phrasing

In the minds of belligerent Americans, the U.S. "serves no one". I agree with what he is saying but he is saying it in the exact wrong way, and this is another example of why he will lose.

[michaud]

3. Hey!!!

The Monroe Doctrine is not crap!!!