Energize me: when Rahm leaves, appoint Howard Dean to the job.

[MinneapolisMatt]

Don't get me wrong, I'm voting straight Dem, and I always vote. It's my duty. It also took us decades to get where we are, so logically it's going to take more than a half-term to get us out of it.

However, Howard Dean is a huge talent that is being squandered by the White House.

It'll probably never happen, but having Dean in the White House would sure make me a happy camper - you know, the whole "Team of Rivals" thing.

:)

PS: I think the 10.2.10 Rally + the Colbert/Stuart rallies are really going to fire us up, too. I may not be happy with everything, but after surviving the 8 years of HELL with Bush, there's no way I'm ever going to go back to that without a fight.

[Vincardog]

1. I am going to vote, and keep on fighting to make the elected "leaders" accountable to the people.

[democrank]

2. Now that`s change I can believe in.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. I'd rather see Howard Dean in a more productive role

than presidential guard dog. His considerable talents would be squandered horribly...not that I give this 'fantasy pick' even a 1-in-a-million chance anyway.

[kirby]

4. Stop yer whining n/t

[SpiralHawk]

5. I am liking that idea...

Go Deaniacs...

[atreides1]

6. Great Idea

But it won't happen. Dean isn't afraid of confrontation, and if there's one thing that this White House doesn't do well, it's confrontation.

[vssmith]

8. Why, then, did they have Rahm in that position?

[1776Forever]

7. Oh Baby! Wow would that help! n/t

[Tesha]

9. Won't happen. Dean represents the wrong side of Democratic Party.

The side that actually wants to *TAKE ON* the Republicans
and *KICK* their asses rather than kissing their asses.

Tesha

[Golden Raisin]

10. Don't hold your breath.

I suspect Dr. Dean is persona non grata in this White House.

[gratuitous]

11. Why hire Howard Dean?

When Dick Morris is available?

[Recursion]

12. I don't know that Dean is really the WHCoS type.

I'd sure love to see him at HHS, though.

[JustAnotherGen]

13. I don't know that

HE would actually take the job - but I gotta, gotta, rec this.

Dean is more of Grayson, Weiner, Wasserman-Schult type.

[uncommon]

14. That would be a great move.

Hence it will never happen.

But one can hope.

[AlinPA]

15. If that were to happen, we would win the mid-terms in a landslide, as well as 2012.

It would fire up Democrats everywhere except for the Lieberman supporters and the Blue Dog "Democrats".

[Arkana]

16. Should Obama perhaps ask Howard Dean if he wants the job first?

Maybe check to see if he has the necessary abilities to work with Congress and direct a staff of like 1500 employees?

[Pisces]

17. Why, so we can start hating another dem hero on this board???