I’m getting fed up with the catfight that’s been going on between Dean and the other Democratic presidential candidates. It’s symptomatic of the current sorry state of the entire Democratic Party. All of the candidates are screaming about electability (mostly in criticism of Dean), but they’re all doing a pretty good job of ensuring Bush’s re-election with their present behavior. I’ve previously stated that I support Dean, but lately I’ve become wary of his tendency to run at the mouth and his quick temper. He also needs to find other ways to distinguish himself from the other candidates besides his opposition to the war. The war and its consequences will shape our foreign policy for years and Dean still wants to play Monday-morning quarterback. I opposed the war too, but we can’t bloody well walk away now. I think Dean understands that, but he isn’t articulating his vision for how he would handle the process of returning sovereignty to Iraq. He needs to demonstrate to the vast political center of America that he’s not a loony isolationist like Kucinich. Frankly, I’m starting to wish Gore had decided to run.
I want to take a moment to say “Guten Tag!” to all my uncles, aunts, and cousins in Germany who have been reading this blog. I could try writing some entries n German, but the results would make you cringe.
