"I say things that I probably ought not to say, but I lead with my heart, and that's what I was doing right there, leading with my heart." -- Howard Dean explaining his Incredible Hulk moment in Iowa
Howard Dean in many ways is channeling the Democratic soul. In its essence it is the party of heart over mind. It's intentions are always claimed as good, even when the results are disastrous. Sure, they destroyed the black family with inept social engineering, razed inner city neighborhoods and built unlivable human ant farms and created an incompetent public school monopoly. . . But their hearts were in the right place.
Democratic politics are the triumph of sentiment over reason, and Dean is their avatar.
He also seems to embody Churchill's oft-quoted aphorism that "If a boy isn't a Socialist at 18, there's something wrong with his heart. If a man is still a Socialist at 25, there's something wrong with his head."
Dean's development seemingly arrested at 18, by his own words. You can see it also in his half-apologies for his immature behavior -- "Gosh, I was just funnin' ya."
"Well, you've got to have a little fun in this business." -- his way of explaining the The Incredible Hulk manifestation.
He's used this when called on intemperate statements about Clinton and the DLC, President Bush, and others. Zygote Designs has updated the famous anti-Goldwater "Daisy" commercial for Dean. With the mushroom cloud blooming in the background, the voiceover says, "Can the country really afford someone so mental in the White House?"
It's a legitimate point. Do we want someone this immature near the shiny, bright red, candy-like Button?
Posted by Discoshaman at janvier 24, 2004 12:04 AM | TrackBack