Many influential Democrats are quite annoyed with Howard Dean’s approach, or rather lack of, to the hullabaloo Clinton and Obama are imprinting on the presidential race. As Chairman of DNC, party members feel he should step in and redress this nefarious campaign that can only result in an embarrassing and potentially tragic tug of war comes November. Howard Dean’s legacy of expanding the party operations in all 50 states risks to be supplanted by this messy presidential race. Mr. Dean responded that there is only so much one can do to attenuate a fight with two such strong and vocal personalities. Yet, in spite of various criticisms and denials from both campaigns, Mr. Dean said that he is “making calls all the time to people. [and he has] spoken to a great number of leaders who are not aligned. The operative thing here is let the voters get to have their say before the Washington politicians have their say.? However, Dean has stepped forward with his statement requesting Clinton to give up the race and for superdelegates to elect their nominee by July 1.

By Carl Hulse(NYTime Washington) and Jeff Zeleny (NYTimes N.Carolina)
Abstract by Johana Nadler

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Howard Dean’s Statement about John McCain - 2004

“The real issue is this,” Dean said in March 2004, when endorsing formal rival Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., “Who would you rather have in charge of the defense of the United States of America, a group of people who never served a day overseas in their life, or a guy who served his country honorably and has three Purple Hearts and a Silver Star on the battlefields of Vietnam?”

Howard Dean’s Statement about John McCain - 2008

“John McCain is out of touch with the issues facing Americans each day. Instead of offering solutions to the high cost of health care, help for the middle class or ideas to create jobs, McCain offers 100 years in Iraq and more of the same Bush budgets that have heaped debt onto our children and damaged our economy. Instead of ending the influence of lobbyists in Washington, he’s hired them to run his campaign. The closer voters look at the real McCain record, the more they will realize he cannot be trusted to deliver the change America wants.”

Editors Comment:

John McCain has been awarded the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, two Bronze Star Medals, a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross.