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Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"If he had been asked to go to that event, he would have been there."
-- Jim Dean, when asked by Politico if his brother, DNC Chairman Howard Dean, was snubbed by President-elect Obama.
Party Poopers: Dean, Pelosi, Reid, and Conyers Turn on Obama?
Politics Daily —
... Former DNC chief Howard Dean and Obama seem to have their own feud going. Obama named Tim Kaine as the new guy while Dean was vacationing in Polynesia, which was read as a snub by Dean loyalists. Worse, Obama picked Dean's longtime rival, Rahm Emmanuel as his Chief of Staff, and gave the Heath and Human Services post to Tom Daschle instead of Dr. Dean (maybe he could get Surgeon General should Conyers sink Gupta). ...
Howard Dean Snubbed by Obama
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
No cabinet position for Howard Dean. And the DNC Chair was conspicuously absent from Obama's press conference with Dean's regressive successor Tim Kaine. Everyone's speculating about what Howard Dean did to deserve being such an outsider and 'persona non grata' in the Obama regime. Any ideas? Maybe it's just that Howard Dean is a flaming bleeding heart liberal. I sure don't see many of those in the company of Obama. From Politico: The conspicuous absence of Howard Dean from Thursday’s press conference ...
POLITICO: Obama Snubs Howard Dean….
Instapundit —
POLITICO: Obama Snubs Howard Dean.
Why doesn't Obama like Howard Dean?
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE —
... According to Politico, "Dean was 7,023 miles and seven time zones away, closer to French Polynesia than Washington, doing party grunt work in American Samoa." ...
Where's Howard Dean?
Swampland —
... It's a curious oversight on the part of Obamaland, and maybe more than that. Jonathan Martin notes the absence of the outgoing DNC Chairman at yesterday's news conference announcing Tim Kaine as Dean's replacement: ...
Howard Dean is in the bead shop*.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... worst, most corrupt representatives - it was still a shellacking, and it was coupled with our losing the White House. And probably the largest chunk of that credit on the Congressional level goes to former DNC chairman Howard Dean, who pushed a 50-state strategy in the face of widespread skepticism - including, famously, that of former DCCC chairman Rahm Emanuel.
So where is Dean, now that his party is victorious and his method vindicated? You may not believe me, even after I tell you:
The conspicuous absence of Howard Dean ...
Howard Dean is at the bead shop*.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... worst, most corrupt representatives - it was still a shellacking, and it was coupled with our losing the White House. And probably the largest chunk of that credit on the Congressional level goes to former DNC chairman Howard Dean, who pushed a 50-state strategy in the face of widespread skepticism - including, famously, that of former DCCC chairman Rahm Emanuel.
So where is Dean, now that his party is victorious and his method vindicated? You may not believe me, even after I tell you:
The conspicuous absence of Howard Dean ...
Howard's End
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
Quote of the Day | The RCP Blog Home Page January 9th, 2009 Howard's End Posted by Tom Bevan | Email This | Permalink | Email Author Former DNC Chair Howard Dean got dissed yesterday by Obama, but he gets some love today from, of all places, the Boston Herald . Sphere It! | [image]
Prophecy of the Day
N/A —
Somebody will tell Howard Dean the prophet is without honor in his own land.
1/9: Selling The Stimulus
Blogometer —
... reported that his incoming admin. "is prepared to abandon George Bush 's doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation": DEAN: Where's The Respect? Several liberals are upset that Obama reportedly snubbed outgoing DNC Chair Howard Dean by not inviting him to yesterday's press conference announcing VA Gov. Tim Kaine 's appointment as the next DNC Chair: ...
Sure, I still hope for the best from the Obama administration, but the hiring of Cass Sunstein and the banishment of Howard Dean are bad signs
DownWithTyranny! —
... "), and Politico's Jonathan Martin wrote a long piece yesterday ("Lei-off: Obama snubs Dean"). There's some question as to whether this is actually a snub, and what role if any is being played by incoming White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, a bitter enemy of Dean, probably because Dean knows him for the sleazy, unprincipled opportunist he is. Have we already forgotten that Master Rahm fought the 50-state strategy with every fiber of his putrid being? ...
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [60] -- Democratic Assertiveness Training
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Committee Chairman Howard Dean's term started this time, four years ago. Right after George W. Bush got re-elected. And he leaves after showing Democrats how to raise money on the internet, how to run an effective "get out the vote" ground game, and how to spend money on a 50-state strategy instead of just targeting one or two swing state races. And when you look at the results of the 2006 and 2008 elections, you can see how all three of those things paid off. Now, some are saying Obama snubbed Dean by not inviting him to the official announcement of Dean's successor, and ...
Blaise Nutter: We'll Miss The Vermont Rebel Yell
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... There's a story on Politico, discussing outgoing DNC chair Howard Dean's absence from Tim Kaine's press conference. The speculation is that Obama and Rahm Emanuel are basically giving Dean the back of their hand and walking away, which is a pity, because Dean is at least partly responsible for the big Democratic turnaround over the last four years. ...
Breaking: Daschle drops out
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... said, if you’ve lost the Praetorian Guard, you have no friends left. Belated exit question: Would he have fought on if not for Killefer’s withdrawal? He has a lot of old friends in the Senate who might have been willing to look the other way. Update: Commenters are murmuring about Howard Dean for HHS. Er, don’t he and The One have issues ?
