More on Howard Dean. His candidacy appears to be picking up steam. He's polling above Kerry now. The Nation has an article about his appeal and his campaign: Right now, Dean is the only viable candidate who speaks to the anger, fear and loathing a large number of ordinary citizens feel about the direction Bush has taken the country, while the mainstream media blandly kowtow and the Democratic Party twiddles its thumbs. I gave him a hundred bucks for the “million against Bush” drive. Interesting. Haven't been this excited about a Democratic candidate since 1992. He's not as liberal as I am, but he's willing to stake out more liberal opinions than the mass of timid Democrats. And I appreciate the non-nonsense approach. I hate mealy-mouthed politicians. We'll see… [Ceejbot]