Clinton Donors Press Dean at Fifth Avenue Bundler Summit

I'm boiling mad, and I don't get that way easily. I'm very much a person who dislikes conflict, and I will take a conciliatory tone to try to build bridges.

But I believe that Gov. Dean is being railroaded by big donors in the Democratic party, because they have the money and therefore they believe they have all the power and the right to ignore reality and dictate terms.

There's this:

Nemazee, a Clinton national finance chair, pointedly asked Dean why he and the DNC were not doing more to seat the Florida and Michigan delegates. Dean energetically defended himself, saying it was up to the states and the candidates to reach a solution, and that DNC involvement could be perceived as unfairly assisting one campaign or the other. As he spoke, some Clinton supporters protested, while the Obama supporters mostly sat quietly, according to the attendees.

rant continues below the fold.

and there's this:

Dean then responded, heatedly, that in his experience, those who sought the intervention of party leadership were motivated by their own particular agendas. And that was not the sort of leadership he intended to provide.

(editor: bold mine)

I don't think they're going to turn him around, because Gov. Dean is a man of principle. But, even though I don't really have it (I'm starting a business on a picture of an old shoestring:-) I'm sending $25.01 to the DNC. My little mite isn't as big as these big donors, but if enough of us make the point that Gov. Dean's lead on this (seating Fl and MI and the superdelegates deciding within the process) is fair and right, we'll send a message that needs sending: we do indeed have the power.

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btw, I did search for this and didn't see it - if it's already up, I'll be fine with taking it down. Conflict averse, dontcha know;-)