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Howard Dean, Shadow of His Former Self

Posted Feb 18, 08 9:20 PM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – The Howard Dean who once shocked Washington is now a model of docility, “unwilling or afraid to confront the establishment that was once so afraid of him," the New Republic’s Eve Fairbanks argues. The Democratic National Committee chair is also the wrong man for a bitter primary season, refusing to intervene when the party needs a strong hand.

The ex-presidential candidate who once raged on TV now watches while Florida and Michigan delegations get trampled, causing untold headaches for the left. He’s a "chronically misunderstood man" who prefers peace to conflict, Fairbanks writes. The Democrats would fair better if he ditched the silent act and revived his famous, campaign-ending scream.

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, center, presides over the trooping of the colors during the Democratic National Committee Fall Meeting in Vienna, Va., Friday, Nov. 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles...   (Associated Press)
Former Democratic presidential hopeful and Democratic National Committee Chairman, Howard Dean, mimics his 2004 Iowa Caucus address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's 49th annual 100 Club dinner...   (Associated Press)
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean pledges allegiance to the flag at the start of the Democratic National Committee Fall Meeting in Vienna, Va., Friday, Nov. 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles...   (Associated Press)
Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean speaks at a rally at the Pepsi Center, site of the 2008 Democratic convention, in downtown Denver, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007. (AP Photo/The Rocky Mountain...   (Associated Press)
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