Dr. Dean: New Republican Leader?

"Hee-Yah!!!!"

Do the Republicans finally have a straight-talking, maverick, leader who will cut through the political game played in DC? Only if former Governor Howard Dean plans on switching teams! In an interview on Good Morning America with George Stephanopolus (btw, I miss Diane Sawyer!) Howard Dean made some fabulous arguments against the current Senate's health care reform bill. Here were the highlights:

• The Washington game has become "passing any bill is a victory"
• “Decisions are being made for the long term future of this country for short term political reasons”
• In response to the reforms the White House claims are in this bill, “creating new bureaucracies and not changing health care”
• "My job is not to convince Senators, my job is to say what I think is right!"

Amen! Now I am not so deluded to think that Howard Dean and I espouse the same beliefs regarding health care reform. I know he is a progressive. I know he wants a public option. HOWEVER, he calls BS when he see's it, and I respect that. The current law-makers are making promises to everyone and anyone just so they can have any kind of "health care reform" bill passed to use as a victory to exploit in their 2010 campaign promos. It is refreshing to see someone with completely different political ideology call itlike he sees it. Would he step out on his party like this if he was still in the Washington rat race, and not in the private sector? I doubt it, but it is still appreciated! Nice work, Dr. Dean!

Here is the link to watch the interview.