A few thoughts on The Dean Tapes
I was expecting a bombshell. Instead- I almost think some of these HELPED Dean, at least in the primaries. Some of his comments:
"Bush is a moderate": That is how Bush ran, and Dean can point to this and say 1) I'm a fair man and I gave him a chance; and 2) he betrayed all of us because he ran on being a moderate and he's governing as a radical.
"People who use the word quota for Affirmative Action are a bunch of racists": Right on. If blacks had any doubts about Dean being a true believer in civil rights, this should take care of it.
To someone quoting erroneus statistics about welfare moms: "That's a load of crap!": All I can say is I want him on my side negotiating a treaty or talking with heads of state.
In other words- I was prepared to be thinking "Oh shit- I better start boning up on Clark" and that Dean must have said something like "I kind of wish I were a Canadian" or "Marx had the right idea".
I'm still with Dean.