And CONGRATULATIONS TO CHAIRMAN DEAN.

It makes me sad he can't run for President in '08, but I don't suppose he would have gotten the nom, and this is about as much power as he can get otherwise. I still think he might have had a shot in '04. He was weaker on foreign policy than Kerry, but Kerry still got savaged there, and the fact that Dean's Iraq stance was very clear would have helped immensely. Plus, his take no guff attitude would have played a lot better, and taken a much bigger chunk out of Bush's hide. Hmm. But we'll never know.

Anyway, he's just great. National health care! Balanced budgets! No wars of choice! Gays? Sure! Guns? State's Rights issue! Man, I love that guy. I wish him all the best, and hope to whatever secular people hope to when they hope really hard that he turns my stupid party around.

Goldwater Goldwater Goldwater.