A Southern Liberal explains why he hates Howard Dean. Now, I seriously doubt if this guy is going to be voting for Bush anytime soon, but he nails 'ol Howie to the wall.

I've got a pretty fine grip on why he's such a pathetic excuse for a presidential candidate, and I'll get to that. But it bears mentioning that he is devoid of charm, humor, charisma or feeling. He's kind of like the busy doctor who's got a lot of other patients on his mind. Words spew out of his mouth, but bedside manner is not to be found.

Well, we already know how he treats retirees with questions, don't we? "Shut up and sit down, plebe!"

What really ticks me off--and now we're at the nub of my gripe--is that when he opens his occluded trap and starts talking about the South, his unearned entitlement just shows. This is a man who grew up on Park Avenue, went to boarding school, angered his family by eschewing a Wall Street career, became a doctor (which is admirable, I confess), and was elected a conservative governor of the most liberal state in the country where there are no African Americans or Hispanics, just old hippies harvesting syrup and weaving blankets. George Bush got out of Yale and became a redneck in the oil patch, which you have to say was a real-life experience. Howard Dean got out of Yale and set about building bike paths for the people. It was a hobby existence set in the middle of lovely hills.

When it comes to the real lives people lead in the South, I don't think Howard Dean feels, knows, understands or remotely approaches the truth about anything we do here. When asked whether he could appeal to Southerners, he said no problem--he was going to speak to the guys who have Confederate flags waving from the backs of pickup trucks. Come again?

I really do think that Dean will win the Democratic nomination. In fact, I hope he does. Because Bush could as well not even campaign, and against Dean he STILL could win.

Hat tip to Hobbs Online.