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Politics : HOWARD DEAN -THE NEXT PRESIDENT? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (365)	11/11/2003 12:50:26 PM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Respond to of 3079

Howard Dean Serious Threat --NEWSMAX! Heh heh heh Christopher Ruddy Monday, Nov. 10, 2003 From the right wing News - Smacks…no less......... HAR! newsmax.com Howard Dean is not to be dismissed. He is a serious candidate who will most certainly give George Bush a run for his money next year. Just as we have been saying, eh? The former Vermont governor is the all-but-certain Democratic nominee – unless Hillary enters the race at the last minute. This past week, Dean had some good news and some bad news. The good news came from two of the nation’s largest unions. The Service Employees International Union, the largest AFL-CIO affiliate, with 1.6 million members, endorsed Dean. He also won the support of AFSCME – the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. These unions will give Dean what he has lacked for final victory – ground troops in key primary states like Iowa, New Hampshire and elsewhere to get out the vote. The bad news is that the U.S. economy is rebounding, sharply. If that trend continues, Bush has a lock to win in November 2004, even if the “slog” in Iraq continues. But for now, momentum is on Howard Dean’s side. The growing support for Dean is no surprise to NewsMax readers. Earlier this year, when Dean was nothing but a blip on the radar screen, we reported that Dean was the clear favorite of the press to become president. With positive media spin and, as Dick Morris says, the most successful Internet campaign effort ever, Dean has broken through to emerge as the clear front-runner among the eight dwarves and the general. Washington Republicans, including President Bush’s adviser Karl Rove, are said to be pleased by Dean’s success. They believe that Dean offers shades of Michael Dukakis and George McGovern. But Dean is neither. For one thing, the diminutive candidate makes a powerful impression on TV. Unlike Dukakis, who was cold and uninspiring, Dean is personable and persuasive. He impresses even me. And unlike McGovern, Dean is no dove. As Dean likes to say, he supported the first Gulf War and President Bush’s military effort in Afghanistan, but he has strongly opposed the recent Iraq war. Since that war has not gone so well, Dean benefits. He looks better than many Democrats, for example John Kerry, who voted for the war but has since become critical. Dean looks like a leader. He is also an outsider. As the Schwarzenegger win proves, Americans want outsiders in Washington. Dean is also not a liberal Democrat in the traditional sense. Chuck Noe’s investigative report for NewsMax Magazine, “Dean Unlocked,” gives the best insight into the real Howard Dean. Many know, for instance, that Dean has won applause from the NRA. But he also took on environmentalists and the ACLU in Vermont and was also a fiscal conservative. For the first time, NewsMax talked with the folks who know Dean best, the people of Vermont. What we learned is surprising and worrisome for Republican prospects next year, especially if the economy is not back on track by that time.

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (365)	11/11/2003 5:17:36 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3079

Tight race in Iowa. Today's NYTimes says Gephardt has pulled ahead. :(

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (365)	11/11/2003 5:37:44 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3079

Governor Dean Condemns Administration for Failing To Honor Former Prisoners of War DES MOINES--Democratic presidential candidate Governor Howard Dean, M.D., today reacted to the Administration's effort to block American troops who were tortured in Iraqi prisons during the Persian Gulf war from collecting any of the hundreds of millions of dollars in frozen Iraqi assets they won last summer in a federal court ruling against the government of Saddam Hussein: "On the eve of Veteran's Day, we have learned that President Bush is blocking troops tortured in the first Gulf War from recovering due compensation for their horrible suffering. As we prepare to commemorate the heroism of the patriotic Americans who have served and sacrificed for our country, I am stunned by the hypocrisy of the Bush Administration and their betrayal of our troops," Governor Dean said. "Instead of blocking the compensation rightfully owed to these war heroes, the President should freeze the profits of Halliburton and his other cronies who are benefiting most from the $87 billion to rebuild Iraq. I call on Congress to ask: if the recent $87 billion allocation does not provide for our veterans who fought in Iraq--where is this money going?" he added. According to today's New York Times, administration lawyers have argued that Iraqi assets frozen in bank accounts in the United States are needed for Iraqi reconstruction. They also argue that a judgment won by the former American prisoners should be overturned.