So, Dick Cheney (you know, the one with the horns and tail?) offered some free advice to the Democratic Party not too long ago, letting us know that we'd make a mistake in making Howard Dean the head of the DNC. So, what did Howard say to that? This is what he told Chris Matthews:
You know, I generally try to avoid getting into telling who the Republicans should run their party. And if the vice president wants to give us advice, we're very happy to put it where we take most advice from this administration.
This administration has failed America. They can't manage the budget. They can't manage the defense. If you can't manage the budget and you can't manage defense, then you probably shouldn't be president. And these guys have not been able to do the job that's required of them to be president of the United States and to be in the administration of the United States.
They control the House, the Senate, the courts, the presidency. The result is, we have the biggest deficits in the history of America; the highest number of people with no health insurance since health insurance came in; a war that doesn't appear to have an end; a constant threat from terrorists; a homeland that is not as secure. We have a big problem on our hands, and I think Dick Cheney has a lot more to worry about than me.
Lots more good stuff here... I can't stand Matthews and you couldn't pay me to watch Hardball, but he got a few zingers at the administration in here himself, and he gave Gov. Dean every opportunity to frame this debate on his own terms. And Howard didn't miss a trick.
G-d bless Howard Dean
Posted by: ol cranky | 30 June 2005 at 08:22 PM