It’s Time to Step Up to the Plate

I think poor Howard Dean is getting more than he bargained for.

Still, the big shots call the shots at the Party level.

I think Howard finds himself in a position of having to get a gang of prima donnas to work together for the good of the party and they all want to do their own thing.

At this point, he must be wondering what he ever gave up his practice.

That’s my perception.

Howard tries to keep a smiley face on the work before him but it can’t be easy or satisfying to have put up with this crowd.

One thing is sure: Howard is right; this can’t go on into the Convention.

Yet, he faces a man who has the lead in the primary to date who’s lead is likely to hold up and a woman who doesn’t want to give up.

In fairness, he says that the contest should go on, although one tends to believe that he supports the woman over the man by his public utterances.

Of course, this is not fair coming from the one who should be urging objectivity and fairness.

In his TV interview, he did say that Michigan and Florida will be seated at the Convention.

But both situations are different, he noted, with Michigan only having Clinton listed as candidate.

Ed Rendell thinks that a primary of one should be considered as legitimate, he said as much on public TV.

Others think that that sounds like Fascism.

Whatever the argument, Clinton wants to take this to the Convention if its not settled by the end of the Primaries.

If this happens, one can almost lay odds on the fact that the Convention will not only stir debate but it will lead to disharmony and the image of disunity for a party that very much wants to get its act together.

Many polls are already showing McCain and the two democratic candidates within the range of error.

Many think that this less due to McCain than the democrat’s willingness to shoot each other in the foot.

If the mood persists, expect to see a shift in the numbers for McCain and an election where nothing is certain.

Les Aaron