I've never read a full stump speech of Dean's before - thanks for reproducing it. He's right about Iraq, and he's right about Dubya's mendacity. However he is, quite plainly and honestly, a socialist who wants to raise my income and FICA taxes by (doing the calculations quickly) at least a five-figure sum.

I hope he is the nominee; I think it would be a much more interesting campaign that way. But I don't think the Democratic Party bosses will let it happen.