William Saletan goes ga-ga for John Kerry (which would hold more water with me if he hadn’t slavered over Gore back in the day), while Dean snipes at Graham, calling him a “lower-tier candidate.” True enough, but Dean has to be careful – he’s already garnered something of a reputation as Mean Dr. Dean, and coming out for the death penalty won’t help. Rounding out the top tier (I can say it, even if Dean can’t), John Edwards calls for middle-class tax cuts, to be paid for by raising taxes on the wealthy. A smart move, in keeping with the populist track Edwards has staked out, even if I think a payroll tax cut makes much more sense.
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Just got back from Bonnaroo, and I found it interesting that Dr. Dean was the ONLY candidate to have set up a tent there. And in fact, there were 2 tents set up for folks to learn more about Dean. Glad to see he is going after the dirty neo-hippie vote 😉