[bcopay]

This is great for Hillary, a 2004 Democratic meltdown sets the stage for her waltz/coronation to the nomination in 2008. (provided Edwards,Graham etc is the VP nom)

The Clinton/DNC machine should be encouraging Howard to do this..

[Patrick1]

I posted a "vanity" article about this last week. I'm glad others are seeing this as a possibility. Dean will say he is supporting the nominee as long as he is running. Similar to John Anderson in 1980 who did the same thing. Talk about an ego, that clown really had one.

When Dean bombs out in Wisconsin I think he will then seriously consider running for the Greens. It is a long shot for him to get in the debates because of the percentage he would have to get in the polls, but we can always hope.

I think Dean and Jihad Jim McDermott would be a good ticket, though President Bartlet from West Wing seems more likely.

[Stultis]

The Clinton/DNC machine should be encouraging Howard to do this..

Well, they have been, haven't they? Although "encouraging" may not be the best word to describe prodding-by-means-of-knives-in-the-back.

Still, I agree with another poster who questioned whether the Greens would accept Dean. Anybody remember the Greenie with the big-ass anti-Dean placard who showed up at Howies announcement? (It was hilarious. The Dean people kept trying to cover up the sign with their own, but the Greenie's sign was too big, so the Deaniacs had to paste or staple a bunch of theirs together. That didn't work either 'cause the Greenie also had a looooooong stick and just kept his sign higher. The Dean people eventually brought out a ladder. LOL!)