Dean Thinks NC is Democrat Country
Proving yet again that he’s mentally unstable (or perhaps he’s in total denial), Howard Dean spent time in North Carolina bashing President Bush. The DNC must not have notified elected Democrats of his visit because only a few showed up for his rallies. Here’s a glimpse into Scott Sexton’s column:
Wearing a white Bush-Cheney ‘04 T-shirt, Jeff Hubbard was distinctly in the minority Tuesday night when Howard Dean popped into a pizza restaurant to roast President Bush before the State of the Union speech. Hubbard, 24, was surrounded by scores of true believers, the few remaining North Carolina Democrats who still think that Dean, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, can help the party. And Hubbard couldn’t have been happier. “I love Howard Dean. I had to see him,” he said. “You have to like the man. He’s done more for the Republican Party than anybody since Eisenhower.”
I like Mr. Hubbard’s mindset. He’s got it right. The more Dean, Boxer or Kennedy are the face of the Democratic Party, the more I like it.
But a funny thing happened on the way to Dean’s Bush bash. Apparently, the state’s top elected Democrats would rather be caught cross-dressing in church than be seen with Howard Dean. Then again, maybe they had some darned good excuses. Gov. Mike Easley likes to golf and spend time at the coast, so maybe he wasn’t even in town. Jim Black, the embattled speaker of the House, might have been meeting with his lawyers. Avoiding jail has to be a higher priority than publicly meeting with your party’s leader.
Mr. Sexton’s right on the money with this paragraph. It seems to me that North Carolina is a red state and getting redder. That’s my type of state.
Cross-post at LetFreedomRing