"Democratic insiders are in a state about Howard Dean. Their collective professional judgment is that the race for the Democratic presidential nomination is his to lose. Their collective emotional judgment is that sending him up against George W. Bush would be a disaster. So stands the moment's conventional wisdom. "
I'm still stoked that I called this Dean thing way way back. I wish I had blogged it just so I could show off. You'll just have to take my word: I knew Dean would be the guy to beat.