It’s Time to Show Howard Dean who's the real Democrat [View All]

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It’s Time to Show Howard Dean
who's the Real Democrat

e-mail message from Steve Murphy, Gephardt Campaign Manager


I don't know about you, but I've had enough. Howard Dean still insists that he's the candidate from "the Democratic wing of the Democratic party."

Well, where was Howard Dean when we needed him?

In 1993, Dick Gephardt led the fight to pass the Clinton Economic Plan that led to a balanced budget and the greatest economic boom this country has ever seen.

That measure passed the Congress without a single Republican vote because we asked the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes.

It took guts for Dick Gephardt to lead that fight, and it took guts to pass the Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban in the same Congress. Democrats paid the political price for both, but Dick Gephardt did what he knows is right.

And where was Howard Dean?

Howard Dean said it was a "good thing" Democrats lost control of the Congress. He said, "the new direction is not a bad direction." Howard Dean even said Democrats "deserved the losses they suffered - they veered too far to the left."

TOO FAR TO THE LEFT? And now he tells us he's the only real Democrat?

Here's the truth about Howard Dean: instead of standing up for the Clinton Economic Plan, Howard Dean said we should cut Social Security and Medicare to balance the budget in 1995 - after Democrats had lost control of the Congress.

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