The CNBC Spotlight on Dean and interview was very good, IMHO!

[KoKo]

The show on CNBC's Business Center started off with a (I thought) favorable segway from John Harwood of the Wall Street Journal. Then Ron Insana and Sue Herrera asked Dean what he would do about the economy. He replied that he would roll back the Bush tax cuts and portion out the income into Insuring that all but the "upper incomes" would only have to pay $3,000 a year for Health Insurance to be covered, then he would put about 1/3 into making Social Security Solvent once again, and the rest into Education which would include a 3 year program to rebuild schools which would include a liberal capital gains write off for the rebuild.

He would not immediately try to balance the budget.....given that things are in such dire straights but would implement a program where we would have a structure to begin to reduce our debt.

They tried to get him to admit he would "raise taxes" but he stuck firm to saying a "roll back" of "Bush tax increases for the wealthy, which they wouldn't use to put back into the economy."

He looked good, strong and in command.

The John Harwood segway actually mentioned he had "worked on Wall Street, was a fiscal conservative, and differed with Bush on how the Economy must be dealt with in the future.

What's really significant about this report is that the "CNBC SPIN" showed Dean as a "Wall Street Man" with lots of Fiscal Experience who knows how businesses run and he is honest in saying that he differs strongly with the Bush policies.

So, that's a new face of Howard Dean from the Media Financial Whores.

Howard Dean.......a Wall Street type who knows business and has ideas which will counter Bush's

Thought you total Dean supporters would like to hear that.

BTW: I just got my "thank you" from Dean for my contribution including my "Pledge Card" for helping him out the next three months if I can do it. He also inluded an "index type card, glossy, which lists his accomplishments and what he wants to do...which is a nice thing to have. He also says he is a big believer in recycling and is very frugal. (Sort of a funny statement for a candidate to make, but I liked it.)

I'm not a DU Deanie, but he looks better and better to me. The CNBC Report is significant though. The spin in his favor whas interesting.......

[KoKo]

1. No Dean supporters here tonight? Odd.......it was a good segment!

:kick:

[w13rd0]

2. Yes, it was a good segment...

...but most of the Dean supporters are presently at the Meetups :)

I'd be there myself but for an emergency workload...

[asjr]

3. Dean

Will it be replayed? I was out at that time and missed it.

[KoKo]

5. I don't think CNBC replays...the segment was short...and I tried to cover

the highpoints. Sorry.......

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Although I was aware of his Wall Street experiences.....

I hadn't really thought of the effect that it would have on the CNBC types. Hmmmm. Food for thought. Thanks for the post.

[KoKo]

6. The CNBC types would really take another look...or maybe they ARE

looking and that's why the segment seemed to be "favorable spin." It looked like that to me anyway.

[KoKo]

7. A kick for the returning "Meet Up" Folks!

:kick: