Well, the weasels are out again. Gov. Dean has shown that he has something to say, and so the mainstream and even so-called liberal press is out to sabotage him. The stirling example of this is Salon.com, where today the ONLY candidate discussed for the past two days has been Dean, and only in the context of how his “liberal” positions are not likely to win an election against the likes of Bush.

Frankly, I think Dean could easily win against Bush by simply speaking the truth about what’s really going down in this country, and mobilising people to vote (on the one hand), while demonstrating to the independents that his position is vastly more in line with their actual interests. If the economy continues to tank, it should be fairly easy for Dean or any Democrat to win.

The Democrats that I think are least likely to win are the ones anointed by the DLC: Edwards, Lieberman, Gephardt. Edwards needs a personality transplant, Lieberman’s a fool, and Gephardt is too compromised from his wishy washing in Congress. Of the remaining, Kerry’s not so bad, but could be better, and Dean has his value. I think if Dean was willing to be #2 on a ticket with the likes of Kerry, or even (eeewwwww!) Edwards, I think he could really bring the race into focus for some people and we can actually vote Bush out. With Dean as #2, it’s like Bush41’s choice of SpudBoy for VP, only from a reverse angle: the right wing will tend to leave a democratic president alone if his running mate is even father to the left. That I should even be concerned fills me with despair for this country.

It’s not like the USA had a great start: some landowners didn’t want to share the spoils with King George. Slavery, a lack of franchise for women, the open slaughter of Indians, etc. A real horror story. But the ideals they cooked up back then are high, and it’s to those ideals that this country should endeavour, and not shirk from for the sake of some idiotic notion of security. The USA needs to abandon its empire, and resolve to live as what it is: 6% of the world’s population, no more, no less.