I've frantically searched for real, meaningful options to present to those remaining thirty or so "core" supporters of Howard Dean at our next Meetup. Some who already have left simply will go to Kerry or ABB. Others are so devestated that they may retreat (as I did many years ago) to Anything But Politics. One stop I made was to the pretty slick blog site sponsored by the DNC, DSCC, called "Grassroots" (WTF?). Appended to this recruitment site is the name of Paul Wellstone. When was the last time any of you heard the DNC-DLC or Senate Leadership summon the name of Paul Wellstone against the scrub team, the war, the patriot act, no billionaire left behind, etc.? It seems to me that Dean has earned some of Wellstone's mantle and that a DEAN'S LIST building on DFA and the history of Emily's List just might be the armature around which we might wrap some of our considerable passion, money, time, action--AND allow Dean to recover, recoup and still stay deeply and honorably involved. What do you guys think?