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Monday, December 29th, 2003Liberal judges prove that Democrats have created a judicial system that morally bankrupt.
Just Do As He Says… Don’t Do As He Does
Sunday, December 28th, 2003Howard Hypocrite Dean just keeps digging himself deeper
…and deeper…
…and deeper into inevitable self-destruction.
Recently, he called on George W. Bush to release his gubernatorial records, promising to release his own once Bush unseal his. Dean, a man not of his word, still refused to unseal his records.
Hypocrite.
Once again, Dean’s hypocrisy is exploding in his face…
Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean has demanded release of secret deliberations of Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force. But as Vermont governor, Dean had an energy task force that met in secret and angered state lawmakers.
Oooooh… Is this a Dean-Double-Standard?
In 1999, Dean offered the same argument the Bush administration uses today for keeping deliberations of a policy task force secret.
“The governor needs to receive advice from time to time in closed session. As every person in government knows, sometimes you get more open discussion when it’s not public,” Dean was quoted as saying.
Oh, I see, for the governor of Vermont (who happens to have been Howard Dean in this instance) it is okay… but it’s not okay if you’re Dick Cheney (who happens to be George W. Bush’s Vice President in this instance)
Howard Dean is a pathetic little man. Read the whole article. Just read how Howard Dean bumble out excuse after excuse…
“We had a much more open process than Cheney’s process. We named the people we sought advice from in our final report.”
“Some advice does have to be given in private, but I don’t mind letting people know who gave that advice,”
While Dean finds every ridiculous thing under the sun to make a difference between his secret meetings and Cheney secret meetings – there isn’t much to differentiate the two… in fact, the article mentions various parallels between Dean’s secret meetings and Cheney’s:
Dean and Cheney both:
…declined to open their deliberations, even under pressure from legislators.
…received input from the energy industry in private meetings.
…released the names of task force members publicly.
While Dean’s group volunteered the names of those it consulted with in its final report, Cheney refused to formally give out a list, but his aides have divulged the names of many of those who were consulted.
Sorry Howard Dean, you are a hypocrite, and we can see right through you.
I hope Howard Dean wins the nomination…he’ll be fun to destroy in the general election.
Howard Dean’s Faith: The Bike Path Into The South
Saturday, December 27th, 2003Some Deanites praise Howard Dean for being a “straight talker” – a man who believes what he says, says what he means, and tells it like it is.
Of course, nothing could be further from the truth, and Dean’s recent exploitation of Jesus Christ, a pathetic attempt to repair the damage done towards voters in the South is proof of that.
He has said almost nothing about his personal faith or how the role of religion or faith affects his perspectives of national issues. But that’s about to change.
Dean, a member of the congregationist church whose wife and children are Jewish, now says he will talk more about Jesus Christ when he campaigns, but only in the south.
Only in the South… Gee, I wonder why.
Interestingly enough, Dick Gephardt’s campaign manager, Steve Murphy, gets this recent Dean 180 down right. “Howard Dean can never get it straight,” he said, “I mean, first, he said that, you know, that southerners shouldn’t vote on guns, God and gays, and now he says he’s going to use religion more … You never know what Howard Dean is going to say. If you don’t like it, just wait a little while, he’ll change it.”
What’s happening here is Dean is already trying to run in the general election. The article pointed this out:
Religious faith has become one of the strongest indicators available of partisan political attitudes. According to a poll released last month from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, 63 percent of voters who regularly attend religious services support Republicans, while 62 percent of voters who very rarely or never attend religious services support Democrats.
Former chairman of the Republican National Committee Mark Braden said, “It’s not unusual for politicians to look at religious belief as a way to reach out to the electorate. But frankly, it only works if you’re sincere, so the question of whether it will work for him or not is whether he is sincere.”
Howard Dean, sincere? Those words just don’t go together.
A bike path… Wow. That’s heavy stuff.
Democratic strategist and Fox News analyst Mary Ann Marsh said, “If this is just a southern strategy … it’s a risky one. If it looks like it’s contrived and calculating, it could backfire … He has to be convincing. It has to look real and genuine and that remains to be seen.”
A lot of things remain to be seen in Dean’s campaign - namely honesty.
Howard Dean Flip-Flops The Wrong Way on Health Care
Saturday, December 27th, 2003Howard Dean flip flops on medical liability reform… the wrong way.
Howard Dean and Wesley Clark - The Liar Revealed
Wednesday, December 24th, 2003Did Howard Dean make Wesley Clark an offer to be his running mate this past fall?
According to Clark, Dean offered him the opportunity to join his campaign and be his running mate, essentially to prevent Clark from becoming a contender in the race if he were to become a candidate.
Now in the race, Wesley Clark and Howard Dean have very different versions of what happened during their meetings before Clark had even announced his candidacy.
Dean’s camp has been arguing Clark’s assertion since Clark first stated it. The campaign insists the offer was never made.
Though Dean would not say on Monday that Clark was lying, he emphatically denied that he ever offered anybody the vice presidency, and he continued that it was too “presumptuous” even to start considering a running mate before the first primary has passed.
There may be two sides to every story, but the truth of the matter is, in this case, one side is lying. One of these candidates has put his integrity and perception of honesty on the line.
And we all know which one is the liar.
Back on September 12, the Washington Times ran a story called ‘Clark Nearing Decision on Bid for Presidency’ in which the meetings between Dean and Clark were mentioned. While allegations of a VP offer made to Clark were denied, several vague responses were made by those close to Dean.
Former DNC Chairman Steven Grossman, one of Dean’s closest political advisors:
“They discussed the possibility of Wes Clark supporting Howard and playing a leadership role in the campaign. I don’t believe the conversation went beyond that.”
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“should Wes Clark decide not to run, I suspect there will be a number of conversations about his role in the Dean campaign. The two guys are compatible on a number of matters. There is good chemistry between them.”
A Democratic strategist said at the time:
“The last thing Howard Dean needs right now is another rival who thinks as he does about the war, especially when so many undecided Democrats are still looking for a fresh face.”
There’s no denying that Howard Dean has much to gain from Wesley Clark joining his ticket. Howard Dean, a draft-dodging anti-war far-left liberal may very well have benefitted from another anti-war candidate who happens to be a retired Army General.
But Dean spokesman Eric Schmeltzer said Mr. Dean “has not tried to dissuade Wesley Clark from entering the race in any way.”
“The governor told him that if he’s planning to get in, the sooner the better to build an organization,” he said.
A day earlier, USA Today ran a story which quote very different attitudes about the Dean-Clark meetings.
Joe Trippi, Dean’s campaign manager said:
“They’ve gotten together several times… They talk about a lot of issues. Every time the governor talks to him he asks for Clark’s support.
Now, this brings up an interesting question… What made Clark such an attractive addition to the Dean campaign? According to the article, “Dean’s advisers, recognizing that the former Vermont governor’s lack of foreign policy experience could be a liability, have long been intrigued by the idea of drawing the retired general into Dean’s inner circle.”
For Howard Dean, having a retired general who opposes the war in Iraq on his ticket would seemingly help legitimize his views on foreign policy when his own experience with foreign policy is zero. Clark’s candidacy however, may very well have been perceived to be a big blow to Dean’s campaign.
Howard Dean had everything to gain from Clark joining his campaign rather than starting his own bid for the White House.
So, with this in mind, one has to ask, why did Wesley Clark reveal this now? Is it a coincidence that Clark came forward about this VP offer around the same time Dean is receiving criticism regarding his foreign policy inexperience?
As we get closer to the primaries, more moderate Democrats and independents will begin paying closer attention to the race. This means Howard Dean is now at his most vulnerable state.
With the economy improving, Dean’s positions against George W. Bush’s economic policies (which contributed to the economy turning around) will hurt him.
Libya’s promise to end it’s WMD program has proven that the Bush Doctrine works, and once again has destroyed Dean’s credibility on foreign policy.
Howard Dean admitted this past weekend during a town hall meeting that in choosing a running mate, who would have “expertise” on defense and foreign policy matters.
“I need to plug that hole in my resume,” Dean said.
Dean’s foreign policy positions have lost credibility. His non-existent foreign policy experience has no credibility. Back in September, Wesley Clark seemed like the perfect person to “plug that hole” in his lacking resume.
Revealing this VP offer now gives Clark the chance to further exploit Howard Dean’s major weakness in the primaries. And Howard Dean knows this can hurt him.
With two sides to every story, one side must be lying.
As we all know, Howard Dean is lying.
Originally Posted on Blogs For Bush
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