Reply #51: A couple of points:

[janx]

1. This is a political campaign. Dean is a candidate in it. That he points out inconsistencies, as he sees them, in his political opponents is hardly something to complain about.
2. He does this with good reason, even if he doesn't win the nomination. He is trying to get across the point that the party needs some integrity and BACKBONE. This cannot help but be very good for the party in the long run. And it's already working. Some of the candidates are stronger in their statements now, especially about the trumped-up intelligence re the Iraq War, than they had been in the past. By challenging them, Dean gave them a little more courage.