in the wake of the iowa and new hamphire primaries, my faith in the dean campaign was starting to wane. i've been pretty darn diligent about reading about each candidate... and am firlmly planted in the dean camp. all of the others agitate me on one issue or another - and to be honest - i don't like kerry's rhetoric or the way he carries himself.

but all i kept hearing was that people whose primary objective was trying to elect a democratic nominee to beat bush - were straying from dean. not to mention, dean's trouble with financing the campaign and the dismissal of his campaign manager have been a very hot topic in the last few days. troublesome to say the least.

last night i came across an exciting blog from a fellow in vermont who intercepted dean on his campaign trail and it renewed my faith. i ask that you democrats take a gander at his thoughts. they are only the thoughts of one individual - but they said quite a bit to me:

Having now sat through three years of the Bush restoration, including the ignoble meltdown of the Democratic party in 2002, I have to say that a talent for practical politics and a certain level of shrewdness are starting to look mighty attractive to me. The Howard Dean I saw in Plymouth is principled, consistent, but also smart enough to wage the kind of presidential campaign that could unseat Bush... He was a good governor for Vermont, and I wouldn't mind another four years of his leadership.

and besides - kerry looks like he eats babies.