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MY TAKE ON HOWARD DEAN

Howard Dean became chairman because of the support from state campaign leaders not Washington Insiders. Let’s not forget that the Democrat Washington establishment demolished him in Iowa. I mean they laid into the guy. He led for months in every poll until it all started to change for him in the 11th hour. Iowa is a small state and all the power brokers had to do was put their weight behind another candidate. Dean’s visceral reaction that night made him a national joke, but it happened because he was so taken by surprise at the result.

I think Dean’s behavior now is an intentional thumb in the eye of the establishment Democrats as much as anything else. His rants make it hard for Washington Democrats to do anything but react to him. Washington Democrats have to decide with each remark whether pleasing grass roots Democrats is worth alienating the center. And the press is right there to get their comments on record. I can assure you this isn’t the distraction inside the beltway types want to be charging forward with. Not only may they misstep in their denunciation or support, it’s also getting very hard for any of them to make headlines for their other accomplishments. I think Dick Durbin’s remarks were aimed at one-upping Howard in order to get the attention back.

Dean took the Iowa ranting reputation he earned and turned it into a celebrity vehicle. Important Democrats laughed at him when he screamed the names of states. I don't think they're laughing anymore. They've been had.

Dean knows he won’t be President or considered for an administrative job. When Dean is through with this chairmanship he’ll become a talk show host or political pundit or some such and make a good deal of money. He's getting the kind of following that Air America can only dream about. This guy isn’t dumb. He’s serving up the best revenge for his ambush as a nice cold dish of controversy. His enemies get their just desserts and his celebrity shines brightly among the far left. And there's money over there on the far left. How else does Michael Moore write a #1 NYT Bestseller?