First Door on the Left

Rob Humenik (Get Donkey!) wrote the following in his blog:

The other night at the house party someone (okay this someone) was asking me what it was I liked about Dean. I wanted to deliver a reasoned account of how Dean’s proposals will function for the betterment of the nation, but when it came right down to it, I had to admit the truth — that a lot of my reasons are emotional. Sure, I agree with a majority of Dean’s positions on the issues, but when you boil it down, I just like the guy.

It got me to thinking. You know, a lot of the reasons I like Governor Dean are emotional also. He’s smart and he seems to enjoy what he’s doing. He enjoys people and likes being around them. He listens and he reacts. If you haven’t had the chance to see Howard Dean in action yet, get on over to c-span.org and watch some of the videos, or click on “Howard Dean TV” under Dean Links in the left column (takes a while to load the first time). He just makes me feel good! (Not like I want to throw a shoe through the television screen, which is how I feel every time George W. Bush appears there.)

It’s not all emotion, though. Like Rob, I agree with his positions and I like his ideas. Well, all except one — he thinks the implementation of civil unions should be left up to the individual states; I think it should be federal law. But it’s like he always says, “You may not like where I stand on some of the issues, but you will always know exactly where I stand.”

I believe in Governor Dean, and I believe he is going to be an outstanding President of the United States. He has earned my trust and I plan on backing him all the way.