Move Along! Nothing To See Here

In another fit of "everything is going just peachy and we intend to keep fighting" Howard Dean has expressed his confidence in his campaign staff by canning his national chairman.

Doesn't strike me as a real confidence inspiring move. Actually seems to smack of a bit of desperation on Dean's part. If things really are still viable, why make the change?

Watching the death throes of the Dean campaign is becoming really painful. Ever since the meltdown after Iowa, Dean has been an also-ran. He is not really contributing to the debate. He is not really driving any positions. He's just simply there, standing around looking all wooden and Al Gore-like.

I think it's time for Dean to bow out gracefully. He has already helped the Republican cause as much as he possibly can by defining the issues of the Democratic primaries and debates in terms that heavily favor George W. Bush.

Dean is not going to win Wisconsin. He is not going to win California. He will not win Florida. At this point, he may not even win Vermont. It's time for Howard Dean to face the truth: this is not the year of anger.

It's time for Howard Dean to bow out gracefully instead of continuing this charade.