The Dems choose Dean
I’ve been waiting for quite some time to hear confirmation of what I’ve been expecting for nearly as long, that the Democrats would choose Howard Dean as the chairman of their national committee. I see that news has now arrived:
Dean Accepts DNC Helm With Low-Key Speech
Capping an improbable political comeback, Howard Dean was unanimously elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, accepting the job with a low-key speech that depicted the struggling party as the nation’s voice of fiscal responsibility and social progress.
Good for them. It’s about time the Democrats did something right.
There seems to be some concern that Dean might not be the right man for the job, but I think that notion is misguided. Rather than asking if Dean is fit to lead the Dems, I can’t help but wonder if the Democratic party is fit to follow Dean. If he can prod the Democrats into finding their collective backbone again, the entire nation will be in his debt.
