Reply #11: Here's One Guy That Agrees With You !!! [View All]

[WillyT]

Plus me, of course.

DEMOCRATS OWE HOWARD DEAN A LARGE DEBT
by Mark Shields

JANUARY 24-25, 2004

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His opponents for the Democratic nomination are indebted to Howard Dean for making them better and sharper candidates. Doctor Dean nearly performed a vertebrae transplant on his rivals, with challenges like, "Most importantly, I want my party to stand up for what we believe in again," and, "The deal I'm going to make you is this: If you make me the Democratic nominee, I'll make you proud to be Democrats again," and, "If you're going to defend the president's tax cuts and if you're going to defend the president's war, I frankly don't think we can beat George Bush by being Bush Lite."

For millions of Democrats dispirited by their party's fear in the 2002 campaign at being branded by Bush as "soft on terrorism," Howard Dean gave them hope that they were not alone.

It was Dean, according to my notes, who condemned "companies (that) are leaving the country to avoid paying taxes or to avoid paying people livable wages. And corporations are doing this with the support of the government and a political process in Washington they rent -- if not own." Sound familiar?

And after terminal constituency-coddling from countless Democratic candidates, it was refreshing, at last, to hear a leader challenge people to make an "America where it's not enough for me to want health care for my family but the obligation of every one of us as American citizens to ensure that each one of us has health care for our families." It's not just "Are YOU better off than you were four years ago," but instead, "Are WE better off -- are the strong more just and the weak more secure -- than we were four years ago?"

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Link: http://www.creators.com/opinion_show.cfm?next=2&ColumnsName=msh

I LOVE Mark Shields, LOL!!!

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