A glimpse of the future... Despite my strong and vocal opposition to his candidacy, I've been careful over the past couple of days not to kick Gov. Dean and his supporters while they're down. They don't need it, and, honestly, they don't deserve it.

Nonetheless, I'm going to link to this devastating story by Mark Z. Barabak and Faye Fiore in today's LA Times; Democrats who care about defeating George Bush this fall need to read it carefully, and understand that it's just a preview of coming attractions if we insist on nominating the former governor of Vermont.