From the ground up: Some Words from Howard Dean

[RogueTrooper]

I have copied this straight from BlogForAmerica ( their server is getting hit at the moment )

Governor Howard Dean sent this message to Democracy for America supporters today.

Montana, one of the reddest states, has a new Democratic governor.

First-time candidates for state legislatures from Hawaii to Connecticut beat incumbent Republicans.

And a record number of us voted to change course—more Americans voted against George Bush than any sitting president in history.

Today is not an ending.

Regardless of the outcome yesterday, we have begun to revive our democracy. While we did not get the result we wanted in the presidential race, we laid the groundwork for a new generation of Democratic leaders.

Democracy for America trained thousands of organizers and brought new leadership into the political process. And down the ballot, in state after state, we elected Dean Dozen candidates who will be the rising stars of the Democratic Party in years ahead.

Tens of millions of us are disappointed today because we put so much of ourselves into this election. We donated money, we talked to friends, we knocked on doors. We invested ourselves in the political process.

That process does not end today. These are not short-term investments. We will only create lasting change if that sense of obligation and responsibility becomes a permanent part of our lives.

Martin Luther King, Jr. said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

We will not be silent.

Thank you for everything you did for our cause in this election. But we are not stopping here.

Governor Howard Dean, M.D.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Thanks, Howard! *and RogueTrooper*

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[cali]

2. Inspiring words

I've read this several times. It gets better with each reading. It offers hope while recognizing painful loss.

[SammyWinstonJack]

3. Thank you for posting this

It helped! :-)

[InvisibleTouch]

4. Yes, it's going to take time.

It's going to take years to get our country back. But you know what they say ... the best time to plant an oak tree is 30 years ago. The second-best time is right now.

Howard Dean is always inspirational. I'd like to see him heading up this effort.

[DixieDem]

5. Thank you for posting this... and Thank you Howard Dean!!!

[Love Bug]

6. "These are not short term investments"

How true, how true. The repukes have been planning this for 30 years. We are just getting started. Hopefully it won't take us another 26 years to turn the tide...

[xxqqqzme]

7. Love the Good Doctor!

We're there - DFA MeetUps 2night!

[devinsgram]

8. They really need to get more Democratic governers

especially Ohio and Florida.

[RogueTrooper]

9. Kick for the Doctor

Everybody should take a teaspoonfull of his medicine. It event tastes nice. ;)

[Cozmosis]

10. Howard is awesome.