Trust and betrayal

During Howard Dean’s keynote speech on Thursday night at YearlyKos, I was on my feet a great deal. Gov. Dean received many standing ovations, and I enthusiastically joined in every one.

But in the last few minutes of his talk, I found myself sitting on my hands. Gov. Dean had shifted gears, and in so doing, had put on display the same lack of fortitude and integrity that has tarred most of the Democratic leadership over the past 10 months.

During the presidential candidates’ forum on Saturday, I was impressed with the forthrightness shown by Sen. Chris Dodd – so much so that I chose to attend his breakout session afterward. But during that breakout session, when a question was put to him by Mike Stark, Sen. Dodd, too, jumped right on board with the yellow-bellied spineless talking points espoused by so many Democrats on one of the most important questions of our time.

And last week, in an astonishing display of cowardice, my own senator, Dianne Feinstein, betrayed me and every other American.

Howard Dean was wrapping up a rousing speech in front of one of the friendliest crowds he could possibly have faced: the 1,500 registrants at YearlyKos 2007. He

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