[Speed Gibson,
Saturday June 4, 2005 at 10:58am]
Howard Dean's America
"Vat ist dis man doink here?" would shout Major Hochstetter of the Gestapo on Hogan's Heroes when Col. Hogan always seemed to be around when things weren't going so well at Stalag 13. Some of the Democrats must be wondering the same thing. How could someone so short of public speaking skills (Arggggghhh!) possibly be elected head of the Democratic National Committee?
I have to believe that this mistake will be corrected soon, as his supposed ability to raise money has yet to produce same. Quite the opposite, in fact. Contributions are way down, and that cannot be tolerated going into 2006.
I don't think the Democrats can wait that long. Consider this statement making the talk show and blog rounds:
A lot of us must be making a dishonest living, then. This would be an easy slur to toss at Senator John Kerry, former Vice President Al Gore, or Senator John Edwards. But I wouldn't. It's too personal and a pointless judgement, even if objective standards could be found.
If Mr. Dean is truly bothered about people not making an honest living, he might start with the people running these voting precincts with the eight hour lines. Funny, but these places are almost all run by his own party's minions. And when investigated, we find not a shortage of equipment or supplies, but a people problem. His people.
If you're getting paid to raise money, and do so in part by making false statements, now that's making a dishonest living.
UPDATE (per Josh at Remain Calm): It would appear that so far, Dean is beating his predecessors for fund raising at this point in the election cycle. But Bob Novak, Business Week and others point out that the GOP is currently doing twice the business. At the individual contributor level, supposedly Dean's strength, the ratio is even more lop-sided.
I have to believe that this mistake will be corrected soon, as his supposed ability to raise money has yet to produce same. Quite the opposite, in fact. Contributions are way down, and that cannot be tolerated going into 2006.
I don't think the Democrats can wait that long. Consider this statement making the talk show and blog rounds:
You think people can work all day and then pick up their kids at child care or wherever and get home and still manage to sandwich in an eight-hour vote? Well Republicans, I guess can do that. Because a lot of them have never made an honest living in their lives.
A lot of us must be making a dishonest living, then. This would be an easy slur to toss at Senator John Kerry, former Vice President Al Gore, or Senator John Edwards. But I wouldn't. It's too personal and a pointless judgement, even if objective standards could be found.
If Mr. Dean is truly bothered about people not making an honest living, he might start with the people running these voting precincts with the eight hour lines. Funny, but these places are almost all run by his own party's minions. And when investigated, we find not a shortage of equipment or supplies, but a people problem. His people.
If you're getting paid to raise money, and do so in part by making false statements, now that's making a dishonest living.
UPDATE (per Josh at Remain Calm): It would appear that so far, Dean is beating his predecessors for fund raising at this point in the election cycle. But Bob Novak, Business Week and others point out that the GOP is currently doing twice the business. At the individual contributor level, supposedly Dean's strength, the ratio is even more lop-sided.
Hey, don't let facts get in your way, OK?
It's obvious you aren't a Democrat in the first place, but feel free to bang on the other side.
You don't look particularly bright, though, when you make such basic errors, eh?