This is how we start taking the country back, from the ground up

[DFW]

44. I envy your Thai experience

I was only there once, and only for three days, did the usual tourist passing through routine.

I'm of two minds on your view about the media ignoring so much of Howard's work outside of US politics. It does leave him some freedom he might not otherwise have had in these domains. On the other hand, his "causes" might have gotten some more support if they had been made more prominent. Plus, it would help negate some of the nastier comments like "Howard Dean has become a corporate sellout." Besides the fact that I automatically ignore any post dissing any Democrat containing "corporate" or "corporatist," Howard took his position as a bargain of convenience--he got some steady income, and his "firm" got to use his name. Seeing as how he has not suffered any restrictions on his activity by his "employer," I'd say he did not get the short end of the stick in that bargain.