God Howard Dean... He poses a serious political question: Did the early media coverage make him popular or did his popularity gain him early media coverage? I believe the former. TV Stations and newspapers started crowning him king and boom he's "the frontrunner." He seems so wishy-washy to me, and for all he's attacked Bush on Iraq, he seems to have the least idea of how to get out. Kucinich has a pack-up and hit the road plan while people like Clark and Lieberman have actual strategies for getting out and stuff. (By the way, if you want a slightly more leftist moderate than our current commander in chief, Lieberman is that guy. He's like a Democratic John McCain.) On the domestic front, anybody read about Gephardt's 'Teacher Corps' proposal? That is some legislation I would be down with. Big time.

Dean smiles well though. And dammit, if a good smile isn't what I want in a president, then I don't know what is. Also, I imagine Bill Bradley's support is gonna bring the voters to the polls in droves. Seriously, the best things Dean has going for him are his smiles and the fact that he seems monolithic so some people (not all, just simply 'enough') are declaring his ascension inevitable...

By the way, just as an FYI to unwary Americans, any Englander not named "Tony Blair" loathes George W. Bush. Why is a fire hot? Why is a lake wet? Why is my left ear so sore? There's no good explanation for any of these things; they just are.

I could come up with a good answer to any one of those (except your left ear), but I\'m just being a smart ass.

I totaly agree with most of it.

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damn dude, ya took all my best stuff ....couldna spake it better if i was on fire....!!!!

ban HL??? say it aint so cass....!!! you may now marry my oldest daughter...!!!

....there ya go Supercrazy...

Doc Brass...

seriously tho....the guy is a facade of a polititian....doesnt know his ass from a bucket, and still, people flock to him like lemmings...i stand here utterly amazed...

Dictionary.com says it applies to anyone "devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause."

Dean has become the frontrunner because of a very large base of activists volunteering for him and donating their money. His use of the Internet as a campaign tool played a huge role in this. He had the momentum that has taken him to where he is now long before the media began calling him the frontrunner.

Dean's plan for Iraqi reconstruction is on his site. I believe most of his attacks on Bush have been regarding getting us into the situation in the first place though, not on his handling of the reconstruction.

To Kucinich's credit, he also has a fairly detailed "actual strategy" for how to handle the situation. Whether you agree with it or not is another issue (I don't, for one).

I will agree with this, he has shown that he has some deep pockets. The thing is, NO ONE can outdo Bush on the money issue. If he tries to buy himself the Democratic nod, he will surely fail in November. I think Democrats would want a candidate that can stand up to Bush, even on a smaller budget, and I don't believe Dean is where they'll find it.