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May 4, 2005

Dennis Kucinich -vs- Howard Dean

Howard Dean, continuing his promised tour of "Red States," gave a speech in Minnesota. As part of the speech, Dean said, "The president has created an enormous security problem for the United States where none existed before. But I hope the president is incredibly successful with his policy now that he's there."

This prompted Dennis Kucinich to write an open letter to Howard Dean. In it, he asks, "Did these words really come from the same man who claimed to represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party, and who had recently campaigned on the antiwar theme? What's changed?"

"Perhaps you now believe that an electoral victory for Democrats in 2006 and beyond requires sweeping this war under the rug. If so, you are only the latest in a long line of recent Democratic leaders who chose a strategy of letting "no light show" between Democrats and the President on the war. Emphasize the economy, instead, they advised, in 2002 and again in 2004."

Fun, fun, FUN! There's nothing like watching the Democrats fight amongst themselves. They've gotten so used to being in the majority, with the ability to guide the debate, that they just can't handle things as the minority party. The focused front they've kept up against the Republicans is showing more signs of fracturing. Having these two has-beens going at it in public wouldn't be half as much fun if Dean hadn't elevated himself to the status of "Former Has-Been" as Chairman of the DNC.

This isn't the end, either. More fractures are showing all the time. I'm looking forward to the 2006 election cycle.

Posted by Lockjaw at May 4, 2005 10:39 AM

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