Ah, thanks, Kos, for your Guardian article "The Good Doctor's Medicine"

[madfloridian]

Thanks, Markos, for recognizing this.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/markosmoulitsas/story/0,15139,1341626,00.html?gusrc=rss
The good doctor's medicine

US blogger Markos Moulitsas reflects upon the Democratic revival sparked by Howard Dean as the campaigning draws to a close

Tuesday November 2, 2004

SNIP.."It's actually happening.
It was barely two years ago that a band of obsessive political bloggers set their sights on the nascent presidential campaign, positioning themselves for a front-row seat to the big show. It's hard to believe that the end is near.

Bush's approval ratings were in the 70% range when many of us wrote our first words of dissent. Bush seemed invincible, riding his Afghanistan victory and a terror-induced, panic-stricken nation to stratospheric approval ratings. Bush had all the political capital he needed to drive his political agenda and sail smoothly to a second term. Except his agenda consisted of a single item: Iraq....."

SNIP..." While originally planning a healthcare-based campaign, the Democratic party's feeble respond to Bush's war lust gave Dean an issue that resonated with the party faithful, and a new movement - fuelled by the blogs - was born...."

SNIP..." Dean ultimately faltered in the Iowa cornfields, but not before the good doctor had fused a new backbone into the Democratic party. Opposing the president - once viewed as political suicide - was suddenly en vogue. The strategy of "Republican lite", wielded by Democrats to disastrous consequences in the 2002 midterm election, was finally dead.

The odds were still long. Bush had amassed a $180m war chest during the primary. No Democrat could be expected to keep pace with that kind of money, it seemed. Gore had raised just $50m in 2000 (before federal funds kicked in). But Republicans underestimated the fundraising machine pioneered by the Dean campaign...."

[hedda_foil]

1. Thank you Markos!

And ....

[mandyky]

2. This is why I will always support Howard Dean!

He saved us from the pink tutu mentality!

[Cha]

3. This is great! I'm so glad that so many People

see this for the way I felt it happened.

Thank you Dr Govenor Dean for helping us to Get Our Country Back! :bounce:

[KoKo]

4. Thanks...Markos....it's good to know that some folks remember when the

"turning point" came.. It was Dean (and Kucinich) who will always be remembered for being brave enough to speak THE FIRST TRUTH!

:toast: to them both.... I loved them both...though know that the camps were divided between them..they both did us proud and told the truth about Chimp in their differing ways.

True Hero's and American Patriots....:toast: again!