Someone's handiwork at the end of a log-footpath!

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Lovely

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOWARD DEAN!

79th Governor of Vermont


50th Chair of the DNC



1st Always





A clip from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Dean

An early front-runner for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, Dean denounced the 2003 invasion of Iraq and called on Democrats to oppose the Bush administration. Dean showed fundraising ability, and was a pioneer of political fundraising via the Internet; however, he lost the nomination to Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. Dean formed the organization Democracy for America and later was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee in February 2005.

As chairman of the party, Dean created and employed the 50 State Strategy that attempted to make Democrats competitive in normally conservative states often dismissed in the past as "solid red." The success of the strategy became apparent after the 2006 midterm elections, where Democrats took back the House and picked up seats in the Senate from normally Republican states such as Missouri and Montana. In the 2008 election, Barack Obama used The 50 state strategy as the backbone of his candidacy.

Dean was named chairman emeritus of the DNC upon his retirement.^[2] He was mentioned as a possible candidate for Secretary of Health and Human Services^[3] and Surgeon General under the Obama administration.^[4] He currently holds no elected office or official position in the Democratic party.

Want to take a walk?

Vermont one week ago...

...after a visit from the White Witch of Narnia! Then came the sun and warmer temps.

Ah, Romance...