I love Howard Dean, he gave me hope during 2003 and he didn't take any crap.

[AlCzervik]

say what you want about him but he was a scrapper and he gave as good as he got and he got a lot of shit from every direction.

[XemaSab]

1. He's my baby-daddy

;)

[AlCzervik]

2. lucky! I wanna hug him!

[GreenTea]

3. I love Howard Dean!!

[AlCzervik]

4. Hells Yeah.

:toast:

[bhikkhu]

5. He's got a pile of credit with me for that.

Gore too, but Dean was so outspoken and simply right when few dared...

[AlCzervik]

6. Damn skippy.

:hi:

[EFerrari]

7. I love Howard Dean, too. I wasn't a Deaniac and I didn't know

what to think about him. But over time, my respect for him has only grown and grown.

I can't think of a Democrat I've ever trusted more. And I don't normally fall in love with politicians.

It was a big surprise to fall in trust with Dean.

I believe he will settle this civil war and I believe the Democratic Party will be so much the better for his innate wisdom.

Dr. Dean, tell us where and when. We'll get it done.

[AlCzervik]

9. Sing it!

:loveya:

[EFerrari]

11. When you think about it, how lucky have we been?

He didn't need to do ANY of this. He doesn't have the kind of ego that propels him to run for president.

What he has is all the skill of an executive.

What he has is all the empathy and all the intelligence and all the practicality that anyone would wish for in a president.

And -- wait, there's more -- he doesn't need it. He's fine with doing the really hard work of nailing this party back together.

That's amazing. THAT is remarkable.

That someone like Obama gets the nomination may be remarkable. That Hillary Clinton keeps battling may be remarkable.

That Howard Dean keeps working quietly and behind the scenes to knit this party back up from the shreds it's been in for these many years, that is undoubtedly remarkable. That's amazing. We will all be in his debt for many years. For at least a generation.

Go, Howard, and thank you! We are grateful to you. And we will always be in your debt.

[AlCzervik]

12. well said and i agree with all of it.

[madfloridian]

17. That is a very nice post.

He just tried to change the party another way than being president.

[EFerrari]

19. (Don't tell anyone. Howard is being our shadow president

and he's doing a damn good job. :) )

[Lugnut]

21. I'm still a Deaniac.

I was when he was campaigning and I am now.

[EFerrari]

8. kick for a good man

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

10. Gov. Dean was a bracing blast of fresh air in a time when truth was mocked as being unpatriotic.

Now the supposedly progressive MSM types are jumping on the "call it like you see it" train, but Gov. Dean took the hits and faced the consequences when there was nothing to win and everything to lose.

He is tenacious and formidable. He's an Internist, solving problems to fix patients, and all of us are suffering a malady that he is trying to cure.

What's not to like? :loveya:

[AlCzervik]

14. Sweet.

:toast:

[Broken_Hero]

13. No doubt, he was my candidate

in 04, keep up the good work Howard...:D

[AlCzervik]

15. Me too, it broke my heart when he got out. Dean was really the first candidate

i ever really connected with, i was excited about the possibility of him being the president and man those were some dark days when it was over.

[lojasmo]

16. Dean democrat checking in.

Gobama.

[madfloridian]

18. Ybor City Stogie remembers Dean's speech from 2003...

He is an old softie where Dean is concerned.

http://www.yborcitystogie.com/dean_statement

[AlCzervik]

20. Nice and thanks for linking. I'm sure you'v seen this before but this is where i

fell in love with The Rude Pundit.

Howard Dean will fuck your shit up

[ellisonz]

22. 4 More Years! 4 More Years!