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

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (1151)	12/27/2003 11:51:06 AM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3079

You support the killing of our American boys and the slaughter of innocent Iraqi people women and children on Bush's LIES. Plain and simple. And BTW, I very much doubt you are a "Christian" based on your writings here.

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (1151)	12/27/2003 4:57:46 PM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3079

ann- well... now we're back to the realm of opinions and speculation -- we differ in that arena and i won't waste my time trying to change yours when i can have infinitely more success nurturing and supporting more fertile ground. one thing for people to consider when predicting the outcome of the next election is... that this movement behind dean is something different than we've ever seen before in american politics. this process is NOT about howard dean, the man and his opinions, it's about a new kind of interactive democracy in which people at the bottom are included, listened to, trusted and encouraged to contribute to building a better, more compassionate, country and world. dean understands that. he's offering every citizen an ownership role in america. it's similar to the business model of southwest airlines, in which the employees are shareholders... ownership responsibilities and decision making powers are pushed downward and outward. it works. it's how he got the nickname "people powered" howard. a vote for dean is like a vote for myself... a vote for a share of self-governance... and a share of the responsibility for action that comes with it. a small group of people at the head of an administration can't inspire the work needed to make this country great and contribute to a better world unless they sacrifice some of their own power and ego and push the responsibility for growth down to the people themselves. i don't know if you believe in the concept of synergy - but i'm sure you at least understand the power of collective action that comes with shared responsibility. personally, i don't get any sense that the current administration trusts me with that power... quite the contrary. if you want to have success campaigning against dean, instead of attacking the man, you'll need to continue to convince the majority of voters that we and our fellow citizens aren't capable or smart enough to have an active role in self-governance. fear and distrust of human nature are your only allies in that kind of anti-democratic endeavor. -elpolvo