October 31, 2000
(from the Editorials section)
The race for governor this year offers Vermonters stark choices. Howard Dean's record of accomplishment, his policies, and the respectful, forthright manner with which he answers to his constituents have earned him a fifth elected term.
Amid the controversy of the current election season, some voters might overlook all that Dean has accomplished since he became governor in 1991. On fiscal management, health care, education, welfare reform, and the environment, Dean has followed a course fusing hard-headed pragmatism with a concern for the well-being of all Vermonters.
He remains committed to the goals he has pursued his entire term in office. These include ensuring that all Vermonters have access to health care and ensuring that good schools are available to all Vermont children. His experience and grasp of the issues make him the candidate best-suited to achieving continued progress in these and other areas.
When the Supreme Court handed the issue of civil unions to the Legislature and the governor last December, Dean did not equivocate or shirk what he saw as his duty. The court had found that same-sex couples had a right to marriage or something like marriage.
Dean felt pressure from both sides - pressure for a law offering a full-fledged right to marry and pressure opposed to anything resembling marriage. He decided to support a bill providing for civil unions, maintaining marriage as the bond between a man and a woman, but extending the benefits and responsibilities of marriage to gay and lesbian couples.More:
http://www.rutlandherald.com/election2000/deanfg.htmlMore proof IMHO that Dean is running as "Dean"...
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