Howard Dean and Meetup

For those of who who don't know, Howard Dean is one of the Democratic presidential hopefuls, and IMO, he blows away the competition.

Dean's campaign is totally grassroots, using this website, to allow people to organize on their own, in their own town. It rules. I hope you check out the site, and sign up for a meeting near you!! What have you got to lose? I personally find it exhilarating to go to the local meetings, meet other people from your town, and to feed off other people's excitement. Also, I really, really don't want George Bush to buy his way back into the White House so he can pass more tax cuts for the rich at the expense of beneficial social programs. Why should money (or more specifically, who has or does not have money) decide the future of the USA?

Please, please, take a few minutes to see where Dean stands on key issues, and click here.

In case you need a recap or are too lazy/busy to click on the link and do some reading (and that's okay, too, =)), Dr. Dean (he's a medical doctor), was Governor of Vermont for 11 years, during which period Vermont has seen some great gains. Dean's fiscally responsible leadership allowed him to implement some great social programs in the small, rural state. In terms of health care, he believes in universal and affordable coverage, and he has a detailed national plan for it. 96% percent of all Vermont children now have health coverage, as well as 92% of all adults in the state.

In terms of education, he believes that state and local school boards should have more control over their classrooms than the Federal government. As governor, he fully funded too many education programs to list, but my favorites are the Interactive Learning Network (wiring rural schools w/ high speed broadband and videoconferencing), and the other programs to increase technology education in Vermont schools. I also dig the teacher mentoring and financial assistance programs for future teachers.

Dean believes in the sovereignty of state's rights on issues such as gun control.

He believes in a woman's right to choose.

He was, from the beginning, loudly opposed to the Bush Administration's slimy justification for War in Iraq.

Here's a GREAT website that tracks quotes from Bush and his people regarding Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction, and it lists them in a timeline order.


Howard Dean has been the strongest voice, among the Democratic candidates, to criticize the Bush Administration's bald-faced lies to the American people. The others are TOO SCARED for their political futures. Personally, I don't want to settle for a Democratic candidate who is too scared to stand up for the truth and do the right thing. I want a guy like Dean! I want to be able to feel good about casting my vote!


-tn

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