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SIGHOFRELIEF

They gave up on the idea of delaying Kerry's acceptance. And not a moment too soon. Whew. I figured they had just cut their own jugular. Where is that? I know you don't want to do it. It is a good symbol though. The Demos have this death wish thing that keeps cropping up at the most inopportune times. When will they learn? They should fire whoever is responsible.

And then here comes the second part. Not only was it a really really bad idea; it was supposed to be a secret. Then AP found them out. Then they had to scramble. Secrets do not work. Look at fearless leader. Look at our own history. Secrets brought our Bill down. Yeh, I know. It was that awful prurient Starr; but Bill made it easier for him.

And while I am at it; here is a third thing. This money situation makes politicians crazy. McGovern said so yesterday. There have to be some principles in the Demo Party. It is time while we are cleaning junior's clock that we do some cleanup in our own house. Terry McCauliffe's checkbook politics have to go. I have been just deluged with pleas for money which is sure to go to Committee overhead. Bloated and fat. No dice. And so on.

I know. Shutup. We have an election to win and THEN we will clean up our own house. Uh-huh. Isn't it traditional to name a new DNC chair with each new nomination? Let's get someone who can sweep up a bit. It will be tough throwing stones at the bushers if our own house is in disorder. Blah blah. Boy this kind of thing really gets to me. That is why I wanted Dean. But then money made him crazy too. OK. OK. Stifle.

BELLOW

They say Gore THUNDERED AND BELLOWED when he delivered his speech today at NYU. I wrote about it below--earlier today. Click here to read it: MoveOn PAC--GORE NYU SPEECH.

NEW YORK - Al Gore (news - web sites) delivered a blistering denunciation Wednesday of the Bush administration's "twisted values and atrocious policies" in Iraq (news - web sites) and demanded the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and CIA director George Tenet. Raising his voice to a yell in a speech at New York University, Gore said: "How dare they subject us to such dishonor and disgrace! How dare they drag the good name of the United States of America through the mud of Saddam Hussein's torture prison!" The Democratic former vice president said the situation in Iraq is spinning out of control. "I am calling today for Republicans as well as Democrats to join me in asking for the immediate resignations of those immediately below George Bush and Dick Cheney, who are most responsible for creating the catastrophe we are facing in Iraq," Gore said, drawing strong applause from the partisan crowd. "Donald Rumsfeld ought to resign immediately!" Gore bellowed. "Our nation is at risk every single day Rumsfeld remains as secretary of defense. We need someone with good judgment and common sense." Rice "ought to resign immediately. She has badly mishandled the coordination of national security policy. This is a disaster for our country," he said. "It came from twisted values and atrocious policies at the highest levels of our government," he said.

I like this. I like that Kerry is keeping his cool. We need more shouting but not from him. Not yet. If they can keep Al hot and get Bill out on the hustings doing his patented hoot and call speeches, we will be well on our way to a great convention and nomination--including the acceptance!!!