Gov Dean: 'Bush Thought He Could Be President For 1/2 Of America-Treated Rest Of Us With Contempt'

[kpete]

Democrats Face a Tough Job, Leader Says

By JEFF ZELENY
Published: December 3, 2006

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 — The Democratic National Committee chairman, Howard Dean, warned party leaders on Saturday not to revel too long in the victories from last month’s midterm elections or treat their Congressional majorities as a permanent directive from voters.

“The other party made mistakes in the past claiming that elections are mandates,” Mr. Dean said. “Elections are not mandates. The voters of this country loaned the Democrats the power of the country for two years. Now it’s our job to earn it back again.”

In a speech to the party’s executive committee here, Mr. Dean said that “governing is more difficult than campaigning,” and declared that Democrats must not squander opportunities to keep building the party. The modest gains winning over evangelical voters, he said, should be strengthened by asserting that “moral values are an important part of foreign policy.”

“If George Bush made any single huge mistake,” Mr. Dean said, “it’s that he thought he could be president by being president for half of America and by treating the rest of us with contempt.”

more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/washington/03dems.html

[IndyOp]

1. Good statement from Dean, but not quite right...

Bush is President for less than 25% of the America and treats 75% with contempt. The top 5% wealth-wise + 20% of the nation that is evangelical = 25%.

:(

[pansypoo53219]

12. he didn't

treat evangelics that well either.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

18. Yes, but at least he pretended to pander to them.

[Eric J in MN]

33. He made a special trip to Washington to sign the Terri Schiavo bill. NT

NT

[Cha]

23. Yeah, Dean was being

kind.

[jgraz]

2. Damn I love Howard Dean

Can we just let him run everything?

[valerief]

9. I second that motion! nt

[calimary]

14. Thirded.

I will ALWAYS love Howard Dean!

:loveya:

[ninkasi]

10. While I read the OP

I was thinking, "Damn, I LOVE Dean"....I guess we're kindred spirits? We're lucky to have him. He's absolutely wonderful.

[Fridays Child]

3. That's what I love about the good doctor.

He does not mince words.

[PassingFair]

4. The saddest thing is that it took SO LONG

for SO MANY of that 50 percent to EVEN KNOW
with what contempt he was treating us.

They bloody well are getting a whiff of it
here in Michigan now.

TOO LATE!

[jesus_of_suburbia]

5. Sounds like a politician to me

And that's not a bad thing.

Pander to the hateful. Just make sure when you are in office you vote for the downtrodden.


Just like Bush pandered to all of us but made policies for the top 1% of wealth.

[pacalo]

6. I love that man! We think it & he says it for us.

[niceypoo]

7. One third of america would be more fitting...

[Ravy]

17. You are right. But one third of America could control either political party.

That is a lesson I wish the Green party would learn.

[peace frog]

8. Howard is my hero

“Elections are not mandates. The voters of this country loaned the Democrats the power of the country for two years. Now it’s our job to earn it back again.”

Keep it real, Howard. :thumbsup:

[williesgirl]

11. He's great! recommended

[CatWoman]

13. PREACH IT, BROTHER`

I LOVE THIS MAN!!!

[Danger Mouse]

15. Right on.

Bush couldn't give too shits for the dems. I loved watching him eat his humble pie after election day. It was all bullshit, of course, but he can't just ignore us anymore.
Dean rocks.

[Felinity]

16. Bears repeating K&R

“If George Bush made any single huge mistake,” Mr. Dean said, “it’s that he thought he could be president by being president for half of America and by treating the rest of us with contempt.”


Should have been said years ago. "Two terms mandate B*" my ass. Having the keys to the kingdom is not the same as being King, except for B*.

[janetle]

19. Bush hates my family and me

Howard Dean is right. It is a disgusting feeling to love my country the way I do but to realize that the president hates me, my husband and my kids. My husband is a scientist, I was a trial lawyer until I had children, and my kids both speak French and all four of us vote for Democrats.

Although I disagreed with Reagan's policies, I always felt like he accepted us as citizens of our own country. But Bush and Rove would be happy if we just disappeared.

[Cha]

24. It's actually flattering to know

"bush hates me". Look at what he likes..YECHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[StatGirl]

25. Not even that . . .

To people like Bush, his family, and his social "peers", the other 95% of us are the servant class. They don't care about us enough to hate us.

[Straight Shooter]

20. *sigh*

:loveya:

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:D

[KAT119]

21. Howard Power-love him!!

[LittleClarkie]

22. Despite lip service to the contrary at his innaugaral

Indeed, I still wonder if he pulled resources out of military bases in blue states to punish us

[WinkyDink]

28. Bush is all about revenge. Believe it. New Orleans, anyone?

[yurbud]

26. yet another reminder why both GOP AND DLC were terrified of Dean--a guy who can speak clearly and

honestly.

[seaj11]

27. Bush is indeed contemptuous

I was just saying earlier to my boyfriend how sad it makes me that conservatives (in general, not just Bush) have so effectively made us liberals feel like crap and afraid to even speak. That's what I've always loved about Dean — he won't take that crap!

[illinoisprogressive]

29. Dean is the Best

He is the visionary and the the guy who knows and figures things out the pack never does. His 50 state was the saving of the party for 06.
He should have been president in 08 but, I'll take him for head of the party.

[Ned_Devine]

30. It's Gov., or Dr. when referencing Dean...

It really bothers me when people write about him as "Mr."

[Kolesar]

31. I think the public is expecting some action on climate protection...eom

[LaloBorges]

32. Dean is the best candidate for 2008

Yes, I know, he made a commitment to not run if he became the head of the Democratic Party and that is sad as he is the most qualified of all the prospects in the Dem party.

Dean/Obama, or Dean/Edwards

That would be the ticket, I think my pick is Dean/Edwards.

[LittleClarkie]

34. I don't find it sad.

I like what he's doing for the party.