Reply #12: Good point, but in writing him off, they have stopped looking

[LittleClarkie]

and in writing him off, they are not likely to listen to someone who has not written him off, and indeed finds him to be rather spiffy.

I guess part of my point is that I'm trying to be more open minded about others like Clark and Dean, because I feel they are trying to do good things. At the very least, we need to be more unified within the party, and part of that unity will come from listening to each other.

Clark and Kerry have been partners on behalf of the troops and their rights, and Clark is one of the loyalist men I've ever seen. He stood up for Dean and refused to back away from Michael Moore when it appeared to be politically expedient. Dean is working on building the party, and needs all the help he can get. And I suspect the Deaniacs are correct when they say that, far from being a loose cannon, he knows exactly what he's saying most of the time, and what reaction he will get.

Just trying not to be so damn partisan about these people, you know?