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I suggested Dean in a very brief diary (4.00 / 1)

that I wrote a few months ago.

He is absolutely not beholden to neoliberal cabal that runs the DLC, and by extension, shapes the agenda for the party as a whole.  Indeed, given his treatment after the election, he has every incentive to reassert his priorities.  

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by: wobbly @ Mon Jan 25, 2010 at 22:11:20 PM CST

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Dean (0.00 / 0)

is fully behind the Afghanistan escalation.

Nuff said.  

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by: david mizner @ Mon Jan 25, 2010 at 22:39:57 PM CST

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True (4.00 / 3)

but he has a fundamentally different approach to party-building, argued for real health care reform, and has evolved considerably in terms of economic policy.

I'm not dismissing your concerns, but, given what I mention above, all other things being equal, Dean's thinking represents change I can tolerate. Given what we've seen from the Democrats over the past 30 years, that's not insignificant.    

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by: wobbly @ Mon Jan 25, 2010 at 22:47:29 PM CST

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