So, Arlo, how can you still be for Howard Dean? He can't win (true-ish), he's made too many mistakes (arguable), his personality is volatile (some would say "passionate"), he's made an ass of himself calling for the end to special interests and then hiring Roy Neal (it does look snarky), and his economic policies seem crazy (bullshit).

Here's why:

RUSSERT: You said the other day, talking about trade policy in Indiana, Iowa, that under your policy, there's some bad news, prices will go up at your local Wal-Mart. How popular is that going to be?

DEAN: Well, you know what they get in return? American jobs stop going overseas. Illegal immigration is reduced to a trickle, because people are going to make money in their own countries instead of having to come here to feed their families. And you get a much better world security, because you develop middle classes in developing countries. I think that's a pretty good tradeoff.

RUSSERT: People will pay higher prices at Wal-Mart for that?

DEAN: Yes. People will pay higher prices at Wal-Mart. Look, I'm just telling the truth here. I mean, I understand that everybody else promises you can have a tax cut, you can do this, you can do that. It's not true. It is not true. You cannot do everything.

I still say that John Kerry can't win, though we've established that my prediction skills suck ass. And we know that Howard Dean can't win. And though Bush's pproval rating has dropped below 50%, I don't think it's that important (neither does Pandagon).

So isn't it time we use this opportunity to send a message not only to Republicans but to Democrats that we're sick of being lied to? If you're going to lose anyway, put a Democrat on the stage with Bush who is going to tell the truth, be confrontational, and perhaps even make the president look like an ass? John Kerry can't do that, but Howard Dean can.

Of course, I'm an idealist with no firm grip on reality. Truth is, yesterday, I was glad to see New Englanders beat Southerners in one final contest. It may be the only time you see it this year.

The Dean interview linked above inspired be to tell the truth, and you may find this post depressing. It's only depressing if you give up hope, and I certainly haven't. Now that this is out of my system, positive, hopeful posts from now on. Which will probably be tomorrow night.

Say, did you see Janet Jackson's boob?