Dean: A great Moderate leader.

[ThorsteinVeblen]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/05/dean.lkl/index.html

"I am in the center," he said. "I balanced budgets. The president hasn't done so. I believe that states have the right to make their own gun laws, after enforcing the federal laws vigorously. There's nothing that's not centrist about me."

Well, if liberal is balancing budgets, pleas do call me a liberal. ... If you want jobs and investment in the country, you're going to have to have a Democrat because the Republicans simply can't handle money."


"But what our party really has to have is some backbone."

What the American people are going to see, should I get the nomination, is a Democrat who is not afraid to be a Democrat again," the 59-year-old internist said.

"In Washington, the game for too long among the Democrats was 'Let's try to be a little bit like (President Bush),' and that's not going to get us elected," he said. "The only way to beat George Bush is to stand up to him."

[Cha]

1. This is Great, Thorstein! But the article has it Wrong!

Or I should say cnn.com has it Wrong!

I'll be "59" ..Dean is 4 years younger @ 54! He's just a Baby! And a Beautiful one at that!

:kick:

[ThorsteinVeblen]

2. He makes so much sense.

The only times in the last 6 years I have actually been proud to be a Democratic is when Dean speaks.

[markus]

3. You must read (and repeat) this line

"If you want jobs and investment in the country, you're going to have to have a Democrat because the Republicans simply can't handle money."

Emphasis added.

This is better than Borrow and Spend Republicans, or Cheap Labor Conservatives.

This is a great line.

[ThorsteinVeblen]

4. I am curious what self describied "moderates" like jiacinto

think about this article and about Deans' canidacy in general.

[JohnKleeb]

5. I think jiacinto is supporting Dean actually

[depakid]

6. For all our disagreements, jaicito's no fool

usually, that is. B-)

[ThorsteinVeblen]

7. I respect him too.

[JohnKleeb]

8. I can respect him too

Usually too, I dont like seeing the church bashed either, he can attack the GOP as good as any DUer,

[calimary]

10. I saw that, too. GREAT, GREAT, GREAT Line!

And delivered with one of his smiles afterwards. A GREAT quote. I'm gonna copy it and spread it around.

[leftyandproud]

9. 'great' and 'moderate' don't belong in the same sentence.

we need a true progressive to bring greatness back to america

[John_H]

11. By "true" you mean?

???