Dean worship borders on absurdity, even just plain old stupidity. Here is what Chris Bowers of MyDD, a prominent lefty blog and Deaniac, says:

I just talked to Simon Rosenberg, who is definitely an impressive candidate. I cannot imagine that anyone among the announced the potential candidates besides Rosenberg and Dean is fully aware enough of the problems we face as a party to engage in the required reforms, changes and entrepreneurial enterprises necessary to reverse our fortunes

Wow! The whole world with the exception of Dean, Rosenberg and Bowers, is too stupid to figure out how Democrats can make electoral gains.

I don't think Dean will win DNC chair, but as usual, the Deaniacs are the loudest and create an image of surging momentum. I have no dog in this race, all I know is that I'd like to see Kerry back in 2008. If Dean is the DNC chair, that will create a problem for Kerryites. (I lean towards Martin Frost of TX and Roemer, I was firmly in Vilsak's corner until he dropped out.)

With all due respect to Howard Dean, i find him hypocritical. The man governed as a centrist, received a consistent A rating from the NRA and was not particularly known for "reform." Come the primaries, Dean knew he had no shot going up against the big guns from Washington. He did the clever thing and moved left loudly, as the major candidates unveiled their natural centrist leanings. He then has the gall to call the centrists "Republican-lite," insulting 65-75% of the party and this is the man who wants to represent that same party?

The other thing is that Dean and his people are still bitter about Iowa and very high on their agenda is to destroy the NH and IA primary and caucuses respectively. Why, because Dean got pummeled in both places and they think that if California was an early primariy Dean would have won. But here's were it gets hypocritical. Dean succeded and could only succeed because of the painstaking smallish and grassrootsy style of the IA caucus and NH primaries. It was through one on one contact that he gained traction. Of course, now that he is famous and he doesn't need them, ditch 'em.

What these people don't realize is that if you go to a big state first primary, the donors and interest groups win, grassroots lose, because it would be ALL about maximum exposure through TV and radio. Small dark horse candidates cannot compete with the big guns if we went with California primaries to start off. Also, NH and IA take their roles seriously as it is a point of pride for them. if you went to a large state primary to kick off, the circle of people making decisions would be far smaller and the results are not guaranteed to be better.

I say, the system ain't broke . . .