Should Howard Dean be put on the $20 bill?

[LoZoccolo]

See also: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2949418&mesg_id=2949418

[Warpy]

1. The men on our money earned the position

Dean hasn't yet. Nor has any other pol in my lifetime.

[depakid]

4. Jackson sure earned it alright...

His tireless efforts (sometimes called "the war") against the Bank of the United States did immense harm to the American economy- resulting in the panic of 1837.

He also committed one of the greatest atrocities and betrayals in USA history- the Cherokee genocide of the trail of tears.

That this man, of all people, is on the $20 bill remains an indictment of American's ignorance of their own history and apathy toward the destruction of a once great civilization- all for the greed of gold.

Call me oversensitive- but I often cringe when I pull that bill out of my wallet and see his face on it... I'd almost rather see Reagan.

[AliciaKeyedUp]

9. Battle of New Orleans?

Or maybe you forgot that.

Jackson was, after all, president. When Howard Dean accomplishes something like that, get back to us.

[eSTIV]

2. what about HOWARD STERN ?

nm

[loyalsister]

3. No way

We just had to rename an recently built basketball arena.
The Ken Lay chair that we have is another embarrassment. The university of Missouri would have to return a huge endowment to get rid of his name.
The moral of the story: NEVER commemorate or dedicate until after they're dead and no longer potentially felonous or corruptable in ways that make you regret it.

[DemBones DemBones]

5. After they're long dead -- in fact, maybe never. After all,

schools named for George Washington have had their names changed because he owned slaves.

[eridani]

6. You can't be on money until you are no longer with us

No living person has ever been on a coin or a bill. Why all this stuff about Kerry and Dean when they both have a way to go before their careers are even finished?

[Poppyseedman]

7. No, put FDR or JFK on a 20$ bill first

Howard a great guy, but lets see if he can run the DNC first before we throw ourselves at his feet and kiss his ring.

[Guaranteed]

8. Possibly later on, maybe.

Dean's got a bright future ahead of him. :)