I was just considering what will happen if Howard Dean just happens to pilfer the election in November 2004.
First, President Dean will immediately start evacuating all military personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan. President Dean will instantly offer his heart-felt apology to Sadam and Osama, if they are still alive. Howard Dean will be honored by the entire Muslim world as their new idol. He will go down in the history of the world as the greatest simpleton since Bill Clinton.
Second, President Dean will set forth a plan for a total elimination of the United States military. He knows that all other nations will follow this worldwide disarmament initiative and, for the first time in the history of the world, will live in total peace and harmony without having to worry about some rogue nation's aggression.
Third, President Dean will immediately insist that the congress raise the taxes back to the point where they are generating a substantial surplus. When the economy starts to falter there will be a massive outcry for major government unemployment benefits programs. This will require even more tax increases. If all goes as planned, the federal tax rate should level off at 90%.
Fourth, President Dean will demand that Senator Kennedy and Clinton be allowed to write a new social medicine and security program for the nation. They will spend several months studying the national programs of France and Switzerland and make sure that these programs are properly adapted for the United States. Just think, anything over two hours' work in a day will not be allowed.
Fifth, President Dean will immediately promise to subordinate the United States to the United Nations so that, never again, will this great, deliberative world body, ever make a stand on anything. Therefore, proving once and for all that you can talk all problems to death if you can talk long enough.
I am sure that you will want to join me in November showing Howard Dean how much we appreciate his efforts on our behalf. Remember, the Democrat Party belongs to those who support it. Make sure that you vote early and repeatedly in each election.