RESURRECTION / David Podvin

[Caro]

MakeThemAccountable.com

RESURRECTION

By David Podvin

Most highly placed Democratic officeholders are willing to appear in public with the execrable George W. Bush but not with the honorable Howard Dean. Party regulars are appalled that Chairman Dean has begun redefining American politics in stark terms that the Homer Simpsons of this nation can easily understand. From Dean’s perspective, the conservatives who subvert democracy are “bad guys” guilty of perpetrating “evil” and therefore must be “defeated”. The concept of confronting Republicans has long been anathema to corporatist Democrats, so the chairman is under siege by the morally compromised Democratic establishment that would rather have the party abandon principle and lose than behave ethically and win...

Dean plays to win. The chairman is seeking to provide voters with a clearer contrast between Democrats and Republicans, advocating a populist approach that marginalizes conservatives as economic adversaries of the common citizen. He demands that the Democrats become more aggressive in challenging right wing demagoguery on social issues while refusing to concede the high ground on patriotism and religious faith. Dean is seeking to morph the Democratic team from passive victim into dominant aggressor, and the establishments of both parties hate him for it...

Dean cannot resurrect the party without the help of a president who shares his determination to transform the Washington Democrats into advocates for the average citizen. With Dean heading the DNC and a liberal reformer in the Oval Office, the Democratic Party would reassume its traditional role as champion of the underdog. Dean’s presence as chairman makes the next presidential nomination especially relevant for people who are disgusted with seeing Democrats defer to Republicans...

Click below to read more. Podvin reveals his surprise recommendation for who should be the 2008 Democratic presidential nominee.
http://makethemaccountable.com/podvin/more/050609_Resurrection.htm

[ewagner]

1. Hmmm....I am surprised

there's a certain logic to it though......

oh...welcome to DU :hi:

[snowbear]

2. Gore is not my top choice for '08...

But kudos to Podvin on standing up for who "he" thinks can do it.. :shrug:

:)

[Rick Myers]

3. That actually makes sense to me.

Welcome :hi:

[yebrent]

4. Outstanding article!

I like Gore. I just saw him speak at the World Environment Day conference in SF last weekend. He spoke very intelligently about the threat of global warming and got in a lot of crowd pleasing jabs at BushCo.

What other prominant Dems are on the side of Dean and Gore? I wish Clark would jump into their camp. A Gore/Clark ticket would probably be the most ideal imo. As long as the new Al Gore showed up and not the 2000, "what color should I wear?" Al Gore.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. There's one indication that he might be right.

You hear next to nothing about Gore in the news. If they are so studiously ignoring him, I have to wonder why.

[KoKo]

6. I wish every DU'er who wonders why some of us support Dean would

read this. It would explain what we see and maybe help reach some understanding even if you don't agree with Podvin. He lays out the issue of why we must support Dean so well...because for so many of us he's our last hope for success in '06 and without '06 there won't be a chance for '08.

[yebrent]

7. Central and South America should open our eyes...

...as to the viability of a populist message. I don't understand why so many Democrats shy away from it. Oh yea, now I remember. Corporate $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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[stickdog]

8. Spot on. (nt)