Dean at the helm. So far so good . . .

Howard Dean is promising Democrats he will rebuild the state parties, take the offensive against Republicans and do a better job of explaining the party's positions on the issues.

Dean told Democratic committee members Friday that it's important to learn to be more comfortable discussing the party's core values.

"The way I hope to deal with that problem, is not to abandon our core principles, but talk about them in a different way," he said.

Democrats are not pro-abortion, but "we are the party in favor of allowing women to make up their own minds about their health care," Dean, a physician, said.

Democrats are not for gay marriage, but "we are the party that has always believed in equal rights under the law for all people," he said.

"We are the party of moral values," Dean said. "There is nothing moral about cutting 300 million dollars that is used to feed starving children."

(2-12-05 AP.)
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As I was posting this I heard NBC report that the White House is referring to Howard Dean as "The gift that keeps on giving."

And former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said that the election of Dean to the DNC chairmanship represents a "death wish" by Democrats.

Sounds like good fighting words to me. Show 'em Doc.