Actually, I should follow this up. I don't know much about him because, for sanity's sake, I'm purposefully avoiding the mess of DNC candidates until some primaries thin the herd. I'm a registered Democrat, so I certainly have a definite interest in who'll ultimately be challenging Buffalo Karl and Howdy W. Doody in 2004, but there's still 14 months to go.
- Jim Jim Campbell wrote: >I just don't know that much about him. Not that there's a dearth of >information about him online - his campaign's use of the internet so far >has been brilliant, and will likely be emulated at least in part by >candidates for the forseeable future, especially if he lands the nomination. > >- Jim > >Kevin Schmidt wrote: > > > >>I like Dean's gun policies, but high taxes and high spending, like in Vermont is not >>middle of the road. His ideas on taxes and spending are way to the left. I have >>met him twice and each time he left the impression with me that he is soft on >>defense, which just doesn't bode well with me. >> >> >> >> >> >>>I think Dean's liberal mantle is mostly propped up by Vermont's "civil >>> >>>union" provision for homosexual couples. Dean's fairly >>>middle-of-the-road in regards to some things, namely gun ownership and >>> >>>his fiscal policies. He seems like a nice guy and a reasonable >>>candidate, but he imploded on "Meet The Press" a couple of months ago. >>> >>> >>>- Jim >>> >>>Kevin Schmidt wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Mike, >>>> >>>>He's very liberal, which is why he has been able to pull out the >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>fringe groups. He even said himself, "A centrist in Vermont, is a >>>liberal everywhere else." He touts a balanced budget, but when you >>>have taxes as high as they are in Vermont, it's not hard. He's also >>>weak on defense in my opinion. His problem is going to be when it >>>comes to states outside of Iowa and New Hampshire, when those "fringe" >>>groups that he has built his base on aren't there in the same numbers. >>>I think you will see Dean fade late, especially if Wesley Clark jumps >>>in. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Of course you can see me with Governor Dean at http://www.ninedwarfs. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I'm looking at some of the mail in my outlook and there's some >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>interesting >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>things here. A CF programmer looking to make a Dean fan site, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>Klingons for Dean, >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>Sims for Dean, etc. I don't know who this guy is, yet I see grass >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>roots groups >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>jumping up for him. Groups that are not the norm, fringe even >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>(People dressed up >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>as Klingons can be classified as such). >>>>>Now if I wanted to become president, I'd manipulate my ratings in >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>the exact same >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>way this guy seems to be doing. Get all the small groups together as >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>well as the >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>big ones. Perfect building for a presidential bid. >>>>>So is it all true? Does he really have support from Klingons, geeks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>and all the >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>'others'? Who is he? What does he actually stand for? I already know >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>Bush and >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>don't like him much and I despise Lieberman, so who's left? >>>>>Yeah, its early for politics, but.... >>>>> >>>>>Michael Dinowitz >>>>>Finding technical solutions to the problems you didn't know you had >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>yet >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
