It appears, as of today, that Howard Dean - a man who lost every single presidential primary he entered - will be selected by the Democrat Party to be the new chairman of the Democrat National Committee (DNC). Typical of Dean and the majority of the Democrat Party who will support his appointment are his remarks last week, "I hate all Republicans and everything they stand for", Dean said. I guess that means he hates most Americans who have demonstrated at local, state, and national elections that they are either Republicans or support some Republican ideas. That's an awful lot of people to hate.
Next comes Jon Haber. Never heard of him? He was a "senior advisor" to the failed Dean presidential campaign, communications director for Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, and worked on the national advance staff for Senator Edward Kennedy's 1980 presidential bid. He also worked for Walter Mondale in 1984 and Bill Clinton in 1992 and was chief of staff to California Senator Dianne Feinstein. He was chosen this week by The Association of Trial Lawyers of America as its new chief executive to lead their fight against President Bush.
Immediately after Kerry's loss, Democrats were saying they needed to change their message but not their beliefs. "We need to say to Americans the same things Republicans are saying to them. That doesn't mean we change our beliefs or goals - only what we say." Implied in all of this, of course, is that the Democrat party alone knows what is good for everyone. Just tell them anything and, if they buy it, we can get in power and do what we think is best.
So . . . let's recap. Hillary Clinton is the majority choice of the Democrat Party for President, Howard Dean will be running the Democrat Party, and Jon Haber (the ultimate Democrat Washington insider) will be fighting the President over limiting medical malpractice lawsuits for The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. These are the people to whom the Democrat party is entrusting its future.
Is it any wonder that Republicans are already rubbing their hands in anticipation? Don't expect prominent Republicans to criticize any of these choices - they don't want to do anything that will change the present course of the Democrat party.