In denouncing health care bill, crafty Dean lays foundation to challenge Obama in 2012

[victoryparty]

Sure, the 2012 campaign is a long way off, but what Dr. Howard Dean did today shows great foresight: By calling the health care bill in the Senate by its true name, he has positioned himself as the logical Democratic alternative to Obama in 2012 should the need arise. At this rate, it just might. More at:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4821953-deans-attack-on-insurance-company-bailout-puts-him-in-position-to-challenge-obama-in-2012

[Cha]

1. Wanna bet? Dean is a team player

..I know bc I supported him for Prez in 2004.

[polichick]

3. Yeah, but his "team" is the people, not the party. nt

[treestar]

23. And when he got into the WH, he'd face the same problems

And the screaming of betrayal would start by August of 2013.

[niceypoo]

24. But he would approach them differently

Doubtful he would ride the delusion of bipartisanship

[polichick]

2. That's right, and we've already been talking about it here. I'll bet the...

...administration wishes they'd found a spot for the good Dr. now.

[AllentownJake]

4. What gave you that idea

:evilgrin:

[MannyGoldstein]

5. Maybe He Was Simply Calling It By It's Right Name?

Although I hope he runs.

[mcablue]

6. Dean has not said he wants to run for President

This is pure speculation. Like those who swore Gore would run in 2008.

[Pushed To The Left]

7. I doubt Dr. Dean would do that n/t

[David Zephyr]

8. Nonsense.

Here comes the spin to discredit Dean more.

[HuckleB]

9. Hogwash.

[Kahuna]

10. Nonsense. nt

[Clio the Leo]

11. You're BEGGING me to play that screaming Youtube clip aren't you?

Fortunately, times are not quite that bad.

[timeforpeace]

12. Oh please. This is obviously intended to discredit him. Dirty tricks time again.

[victoryparty]

13. Shrewd move

Politics is like four-dimensional chess; you have to factor in time-space. Or space-time, for that matter.

I am just saying that Dean's harsh words for this ridiculous health care bill put him in a position to challenge Obama from the left if it seems like that is what the country needs at the time. RFK challenged LBJ in '68 and likely would have been elected president if not for that horrible night in L.A. Ted Kennedy challenged Carter in 1980, ran an awful campaign and still won something like 1,100 delegates to Carter's 2,100. Pat Buchanan challenged the first George Bush in 1992 and almost won the NH primary. All I am saying is that at this point is that Dean is the most likely Democrat to take on that role if the need arises. Unless Obama starts getting back to the values that got him elected, the need is likely to arise.

[angee_is_mad]

14. and he will get the African Americans, the youth, moderates

to support him in running against Obama in a primary? Alrighty then:spank:

[DavidDvorkin]

15. Any sensible Democrat will wait till 2016

For that matter, so will any sensible Republican.

[mitchtv]

16. If Obama keeps up being a spineless sell out

He will be primaried.

[angee_is_mad]

17. Keep wishing and

dreaming.

[ind_thinker2]

18. Yes he should be if he continues to rule with no GUTS

[suzie]

19. Because the really important thing is to make sure that no Democrat gets elected in 2012,

or any time thereafter?

[argonaut]

20. The overwhelming scale of his defeat in every state would be hilarious. n/t

[Vidar]

21. I certainly hope he does.

[Moochy]

22. Poppycock

and furthermore Balderdash!

[Orsino]

25. By that standard of logic, half the posters here are also running.

This blog post is made-up, says nothing, and weasels out of its thesis with "only time will tell."