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Home Front: Politix
Laugh o' the day
2005-02-21
Why triple-talented Dean spells trouble for Republicans

NOW that Howard Dean has ascended to the chairmanship of the Democrat National Committee, Republicans are high-fiving one another with such mad glee that you'd think Democrats had just nominated Dennis Kucinich to run in 2008. The GOP needs to sit back down, recork the champagne and get back to work. Whether they know it or not, Republicans need to understand that Dean spells trouble for the Republican Party. Big trouble...
...and they won't like him when he's angry. He turns big and green and YAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!
Posted by:Anonymoose

#5  Anybody with two brain cells functioning at the same time can tell the Democrats that Howlin-Howie is a problem for the Dummycritters, not the Repuglycons. The most important problem the Dummys have is their lack of coherent thought processes - I.E., honest, workable, intelligent ideas to present to the electorate. They're somehow stuck on a '60's (8-track)tape, set on "repeat". It worked for awhile, then got a bit scratchy and tinny. Until they can a) find a real message, and b) present it coherently, they're in a left-hand spiral with the elevators up and locked.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-02-21 5:37:37 PM  

#4  Don't worry, we'll put up a really big bat!
Posted by: Little Joe T   2005-02-21 3:57:15 PM  

#3  First, he's a fund-raiser par excellence.

The Dems didn't have a problem with raising money, even JFrickin' Kerry raised plenty of money. The problem was how they spent it.

Second, and more important, Dean knows not only how to raise money but what to do with it once he gets it.

Dean pissed away virtually every centavo he raised on stupid ads in non-competitive states, on paying campaign workers who were ineffective knuckleheads, and on a campaign manager who got a cut of every TV ad placement. Great idea, make this guy head of the DNC.

Third, he is charismatic. ... Dean's appeal doesn't lie primarily in the fact that he's a great speaker (although he is) but in the fact that he's a great listener.

Dean has the combined ego of a politican and a doctor (and I know the latter very well). There were PLENTY of people who tried to tell him his campaign was in serious trouble, and he listened to none of them.

Reed Davis is a big reason why the Repubs aren't competitive in Seattle and Washington. Next time we want political advice, Reed, we'll ask someone who actually has won an election.
Posted by: Steve White   2005-02-21 2:35:48 PM  

#2  Lol! None of the points has to do with character, integrity, vision, values, problem-solving, or leading the country. Just political operative / talking head crappola for election season. He's become quite the celebrity, all right. I even think he ranks up there with people like Tara Reid and Paris Hilton.

Yeah, you're right Reed - he's a real peach.
Posted by: .com   2005-02-21 10:37:46 AM  

#1  Check's in the mail, Reed.
Thanks a lot.
Posted by: Karl Rove   2005-02-21 10:27:14 AM  

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