08th Dec 2003
Howard Dean for Bush 2004
Am I alone among liberals thinking that Howard Dean is a bad joke? As my mom said, I’d vote for a bologna sandwich against Bush, but if it came down to Dean versus a bologna sandwich, I may have to think about it, particularly if it were right before lunch time.
First of all, in the words of Rocky Horror Picture Show fans, where’s your fucking neck? Has anyone else noticed the guy goes straight from ears to shirt collar?
Okay, that’s not a real reason not to elect the guy president, but honestly, my dislike of him was immediate and visceral the first time I saw him, in the first debate. Perhaps more germane, of all the self-satisfied smirks in the political world today, Dean’s is second only to Dubya’s.
I don’t claim to be any great political thinker, and I’m going to have to pay closer attention to atticulate exactly what it is I don’t like about the guy. But then, I have a blog, so I get put my opinions out there. More than anything, I just don’t think Dean is the guy who can win against Bush.
On pure policy message, my favorite Democrat is actually Carol Moseley Braun, though I realize hers isn’t really a serious campaign. In terms of electability, I like Clark. When he announced, I really thought he was going to sweep the field. I don’t understand what happened.
And now Gore comes out to endorse Dean. I’ll be more than happy to eat these words in the future, but I’m really afraid this is the beginning of the end for the chances that we’ll see the end of a Bush presidency next year.
UPDATE 12/9/03:
Letterman summed it up tonight: The guy who didn’t beat Bush endorsed the guy who won’t beat Bush.
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