Joe “The Plagiarist” Biden is absolutely right in saying this rhetoric is utterly unhelpful, John Edwards is right in saying Howard Dean doesn’t speak for him. But sadly where these two men showed signs of having a spine the party has gone and turned to Mush.
Harry Reid said the following "... but what we're going to talk about is not statements that Ken Mehlman or Howard Dean made." Ok lets back up for a moment. This is wrong. Ken Mehlman has been going out talking about what republicans stand for, why the democrat’s positions are wrong and recruiting party candidates. If Howard Dean was doing this, no one would really take an issue with him. But Howard Dean is suffering from Chronic Oral Diarrhea. By placing that in their he tries to take the clearly irresponsible rhetoric, and say it isn’t important.
"This is a diversion from the issues that really matter: Social Security, and adequate job opportunity, strong public schools, a strong defense," Dean said…. Ok Howard lets get to that. Bush has made a proposal, the Republicans in the senate are debating it so where is the Democratic Plan for social Security? You talk about a strong national defense but many leading democrats, including you, advocate an end to our current policies. How do those two things mesh. When their may have, by some of the alchemy of figures the Labor department uses been about 2 million jobs created in the bush administration .. then how is their a job opportunity problem? You see these statements Howard means you have not articulated this Vision of Important Issues.
When the republicans complain about judicial nominees its called a distraction, when we complain about the Bolton nomination it is called a distraction. Whenever anyone questions leading democrats acting badly, not just Dean, it is called a distraction from the “Real Issues” and you know what I say… PLEASE talk about real issues. We want a debate of real issues in this country so the people can have an –actual- honest choice in whom they select to run their country
Well, I think, as all of you know, that there isn't a single person, whether it's any of us in this room or Gov. Dean or (Republican National Committee Chairman Ken) Mehlman that haven't misspoken," the Senate leader said. Reid also has been criticized for making strong comments, including calling President Bush a "loser" and a "liar." Reid apologized for the former.
Asked whether he agreed that he had misspoken, Dean hit the ball right back into the Republican court.
"You know, think a lot of this is exactly what the Republicans want, and that's a diversion. The truth is that we need to focus on exactly the issues that Harry Reid just talked about, and we're going to," he said
Ya know something, I REMEMBER when the House and Senate democratic leaders, and the republican leaders when they were in the minority used to champion PLANS. You don’t hear about a plan for any of these things out of the democrats. We hear folks taking about how the president is a “liar” a “Loser” how republicans have a “dark vision”
Dean said Thursday that he is only going to talk about the Democratic agenda and would not let Republicans or the media steer him off course
hey.. That’s a thought Howard Dean should do his JOB. Democrats like Obama, Edwards, and Biden had some real spine. They realize that just as they whipped up on Tom Delay and it has shown signs of tarnishing the republican campaign machine, tarnish from Howard Dean could ruin the 06 elections. And they stood up for what’s good in the Democratic party. But Dean is great for the base right?
Dean faces other problems besides criticism of his rhetoric. DNC fundraising in the first four months of 2005 lagged behind the Republican National Committee by a margin of $24 million. The Republicans raised $42.6 million to the Democrats’ $18.6 million.
Dean is taking away from the message, he isn't making the party competative and these aren't occassional gaffe's but almost weekly occurances now. It is damaged thinking to defend this
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