Good take on Webb as well. He gets uniformly positive reactions from the crowd, but even after seeing him myself and reading a number of diaries, I still don't have a good sense of his background or qualifications for the position of DNC Chair.
Kerry ... like many of the Democratic Party faithful realize we need more of a Modernizer like Simon Rosenberg than a devisive Spokesman like Howard Dean. What do others on Kos think?
Tim Russert Interview Excerpt With John Kerry From Sunday 1/30/05 NBC MEET THE PRESS Concerning DNC Chairman
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6886726/
MR. RUSSERT: During the campaign you said that Howard Dean did not have the credibility or judgment to be president. Do you believe he has the credibility or judgment to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee?
SEN. KERRY: Sure, absolutely.
MR. RUSSERT: Do you support him?
Here is the relevant portion of the transcript in full:
SEN. KERRY: I think Howard Dean proved during this campaign that he was really a loyal and go-to person. He campaigned his heart out for me. He wanted us to win. And I'm very grateful to him for that--as did every other member who's running, incidentally--every other person running for the chairmanship. They worked hard. They're capable people and I think any one of them would be able to lead our party and be helpful.
And, you know, we're not looking for a spokesperson in the chairmanship. I think if you talk to any of my colleagues or any people in the House or Senate or others, what we're looking for is somebody who's going to help the party modernize and do the things we need to do in order to be able to technically, organizationally, structurally be able to catch up to the Republicans. We're behind.
And I think that--you know, if you figure--I mean, Karl Rove really had six years to prepare for Election Day. We in many ways had only a few months, notwithstanding the outstanding work that Terry McAuliffe did, but Terry McAuliffe was struggling uphill. We didn't have a president, we didn't have a House, we didn't have a Senate. He did an amazing job of raising money, getting voter lists, putting the committee in the best position possible. But he'd be the first to tell you, we still have a distance to travel in order to catch up. And I think whoever is chosen as our new chairman, we're going to have a united Democratic Party that is working overtime to put those pieces in place.
MR. RUSSERT: Some Democrats and many Republicans believe that Howard Dean is too liberal to be chairman of the Democratic Party. Do you agree?
SEN. KERRY: No, I don't agree with that. I think, in fact, if you look at Howard's record as a governor, he was a strong balance-the-budget governor. He was conservative on a lot of issues. And I think that's part of what happens in campaigns. You get these stamps and broad brushes that aren't exactly accurate.
I don't know why people try to make their case by using selective quotes. You're always going to get busted by someone who finds the information you omitted.
In other news that is well, not...
Dizzy Dad supports Simon Rosenberg. I won't hold that agains Mr. Rosenberg, but Dizzy needs to stop spinnin' or he's going to lose his lunch.
Orange Cream Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies 1/2 cup shortening 3 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon grated orange rind 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Beat at low speed until smooth and creamy. 3. Add vanilla and orange rind and beat well. 4. Combine flour and salt and add to cream mixture; beat well. 5. Stir in chocolate chips. 6. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls on to cookies sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until edges just begin to brown. 7. Cool on wire racks. 36 cookies
1/2 cup shortening 3 ounces cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon grated orange rind 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Beat at low speed until smooth and creamy. 3. Add vanilla and orange rind and beat well. 4. Combine flour and salt and add to cream mixture; beat well. 5. Stir in chocolate chips. 6. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls on to cookies sheets. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until edges just begin to brown. 7. Cool on wire racks.
36 cookies
