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  •  Oh yeah (none / 0)

    Howard Dean is a realy "tool."

    Probably not the smartest thing to say on this blog...

    by ARingMD2B on Sun Feb 13, 2005 at 07:29:11 PM PDT

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    •  I think you're misinterpreting the comment (none / 1)

      Dean, himself, said that policy will come from the legislators, not the DNC.

      I think that was the point of the "tool" statement.

      by Bob Johnson on Sun Feb 13, 2005 at 07:32:46 PM PDT

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      •  Uh, (none / 0)

        Whatever. I don't think I'm going to argue with you about the orginal poster's intended meaning of "tool" was...

        by ARingMD2B on Sun Feb 13, 2005 at 07:36:03 PM PDT

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      •  Damn straight Bob (none / 1)

        "My views are well known, but most of the policy pronouncements will be coming from the leaders in Congress and not from me."

        Dean has plenty of other chores to keep him busy.

        President Bush just won his second term. Republicans are firmly in control of the House and the Senate. And the GOP is gaining strength in conservative states in the South and West.

        The former Vermont governor promised to learn how Democrats can communicate positions more effectively.

         Dean says that no one is "pro-abortion," but "we are the party in favor of allowing women to make up their own minds about their health care."

        And Democrats are not for "gay marriage," but "we are the party that has always believed in equal rights under the law for all people," he says.

        Dean is determined to seize the moral high ground from Republicans, arguing Democratic positions on helping the poor and protecting children are consistent with religious values.

        Internet, n., A series of tubes invented by Al Gore; not a truck. "I mailed an Internet to my friend."

        by Viktor on Sun Feb 13, 2005 at 07:36:19 PM PDT

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    •  Don't think our friend meant (none / 0)

      tool in the perjorative way that word is often used around here, but rather in the less charged, essential meaning of the word. Maybe "instrument" is a better term now ?

      I think this is a perfect demonstration of how language shifts out from under us sometimes, though.

      Let's get some Democracy for America

      by murphy on Sun Feb 13, 2005 at 07:34:02 PM PDT

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