Nerd .... I wish that you could step outside yourself and see how this is coming off. You, and many of the Deaniacs, are proving the point that I made in the other thread. I had hoped the Dean movement would be different than its predecessor "new people in the process" movements. But it appears that is not going to be the case. It is why experience politico's rarely give you much shrift other than what it takes to beat you. Your man is on run, due largely to his own shortcomings, and a screwed up campaign plan. Also because the American electorate knows that he is not the right man to beat Bush. Those of us who have been in the trenches for many campaigns know that most folks who are 'iacs (fill in the candidates name)will disappear if their guy doesn't win. They don't have a clear vision based on principle, rather they have a frustration with how it is and just know they want it to change. Do you get the distinction? This is not a slam on you and the others, just an analysis. I accept your sincere desire for change, but it is based on frustration instead of analysis and common sense. If this were not the case you would be attacking GWB instead of Kerry, the process, etc. This phenomenon in the last election was one of the factors that saddled us with GWB. Remember Nader?

I hope I am wrong about this, but that is the way it looks to this old political hack. There is only one thing that is important this year and that is beating Bush. We can disagree about who that is, but if we truly care about effectuating change, we will keep our eye on the prize and quit cannibalizing ourselves.

Mick