Cenk can be informative and fun to watch - although I don't think I'm the target audience for his humor:-).

But I'm definitely the target when it comes to giving Howard Dean a chance to give us some background on what really matters: and just to be his straightforward, honest, compassionate self.

Ladies and gents, one of the smartest guys in any room:




Yeah, of course, competence should be rewarded. But what Howard did was way beyond just competence. He tore up the Democratic Party's worst roots and saved the best of what was left. He rebuilt the guts of the organization and changed-managed it into renewed relevance. And, he trusted the American people and respected us enough to ask for our vote, no matter where we live. He founded Democracy for America, which is run by his equally kickass brother Jim Dean, and trains regular people to be extraordinarily effective change agents in their communities. And, while he has a very healthy ego, he also had a larger priority: saving the life and true values of country he loves. So, when people push and hem and haw about how much credit he ought to be getting now from our President-elect (I'm one of them), what's clearly most important to Howard is that we have the right leader to build on the many great foundations that moved this country forward, including his practical, powerful vision of the 50-State Strategy.