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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

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The choice of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as chairman earlier this year was the result of Democrats' failure to find an acceptable candidate who could stop him. After months of relative silence, Dean allowed his first television interview on May 22 with NBC's Tim Russert, and then this month gave speeches in Washington and San Francisco that drew heavy press coverage. As many suspected, Dean's sudden emergence in the last two weeks has been embarrassing for his party. Some have acted to distance themselves from Dean, thanks to his outrageous comments, yet some party leaders are circling the wagons around him. During his period of hiding, Dean received only occasional press for his appearances in small venues-mostly colleges in small towns-where he made outlandish remarks. He declared, in various forums, that Republicans are "evil," "corrupt" and "brain-dead," as well as "liars," all the while receiving minimal press coverage. Dean, who was known among his 2004 presidential campaign staff as an undisciplined hot-head (this later contributed to his downfall), has now taken the same hyperbolic and angry rhetoric squarely into the public eye. Several Democratic members of Congress, but not all, distanced themselves from Dean's remarks. Surprisingly, the Democrats' top Senate leaders, Harry Reid (Nev.) and Dick Durbin (Ill.), responded by defending Dean. Durbin attacked the press for actually paying attention to what the DNC chairman says in public. He even told reporters that they "ought to be ashamed" of themselves. Reid, who came under fire himself when he called Bush a "liar" and a "loser," asserted that Dean had "misspoken," even though the chairman has vigorously defended all of his comments and apologized for none. Read the rest of Bob Novak's weekly analysis here: members.humaneventsonline.com If you are not a HUMAN EVENTS subscriber and would like to read the rest of this article and get a FREE COPY of the new HUMAN EVENTS Special Report "The Real Michael Moore: The Untold Story," click here: members.humaneventsonline.com JOHN GIZZI'S POLITICS 2005: Ackerman Out, Campbell In -- If Dino Rossi's race for governor of Washington was one of the longest-running campaigns for any office, Dick Ackerman's bid to succeed Rep. Christopher Cox (R.-Calif.) was surely one of the shortest. Two weeks ago, right after President Bush announced he was naming nine-termer Cox as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, California Senate GOP Leader Ackerman signaled he would try to succeed fellow conservative Cox in the special election that will follow Cox's anticipated confirmation and resignation from Congress. Within days, Ackerman had lined up a score of endorsements from Republican office holders in the Orange County-based 48th District and pledges of $100,000. Last week, Ackerman floored supporters by announcing that he would not run for Congress when Cox leaves, that he prefers working with Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Sacramento to serving in Washington. Privately, sources close to the legislator told me Ackerman was nervous that he could not raise the money to compete in a primary that may cost a winning candidate millions. As one party activist who requested anonymity told me, "Dick could not match the endorsements he was getting with money and, with [former state Sen.] John Lewis and [present state Sen.] John Campbell able to underwrite campaigns personally, he decided it wasn't worth it." As it turned out, Lewis announced he won't run, but Campbell-a strong conservative who had been planning to succeed Ackerman as minority leader-will make the race. Conservatives who feared that some of their best-known leaders would cut each other up and permit liberal former Assemblywoman Marilyn Brewer to win a crowded primary are now breathing a bit easier. Read more political news from Gizzi: members.humaneventsonline.com