No Wimp Zone

Chairman Howard Dean during the DNC Executive Committee Meeting in Washington on Saturday, June 11, 2005.

From Reuters:

Democratic National Committee leaders embraced feisty party boss Howard Dean on Saturday and urged him to keep fighting despite a flap over his blunt comments on Republicans.

After a meeting of the DNC's 40-member executive committee at a downtown hotel, members said Dean was doing exactly what they elected him to do -- build the party in all states and aggressively challenge Republicans.

"I hope Governor Dean will remember that he didn't get elected to be a wimp," said DNC member Gilda Cobb-Hunter, a South Carolina state representative. "We have been waiting a long time for someone to stand up for Democrats."

...Karen Marchioro, a DNC member from Washington state, said she was stunned to see so many congressional Democrats back away from Dean.

"We always defend them, why won't they defend us? And they want us to support them for president?" she asked. "I have no desire to lose, I just think this is the way you win -- you let people know where you stand and you fight."

Cobb-Hunter said Dean "should consider the source -- congressional Democrats. What's their track record? He's doing what a lot of us wanted him to do and expected him to do."

The flap over Dean's comments was not mentioned directly during a two-hour executive committee working session, which included polling reports and Dean's report on his effort to move resources and organizers into all 50 states.

Several DNC members said Dean had done what he promised -- shift the party's focus to local races rather than concentrate solely on the White House, and pump money into "red" states dominated in recent years by Republicans.

Western Democrats said they were thrilled Dean attended a regional meeting in Helena, Montana, last weekend. "How many Democratic chairmen have gone out to Montana?" asked Steven Alari of California.

"When we elected Dean we knew we were getting a leader who would be good at organizing the base and getting the message out to the American people, and that's what he's doing," Alari said. "He's our guy."

This vote of confidence for Dr. Dean by the party bosses reveals the extent to which the Democrats have gone completely over the edge.

The DNC leadership embraces Dean's madness. He speaks for them. They like his aggressive, attack dog methods.

How can they be so clueless as to believe that Dean's insanity is a message that the American people will embrace?

The DNC's 40-member executive committee meeting clarifies a few things:

1) The kook left fringe has hijacked the DNC, and therefore, the Democratic Party.

2) The DNC executive committee is shockingly out of touch with mainstream America.

3) Dr. Dean's position as chairman of the DNC is secure.

4) The future looks bright for the Republicans.