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(1) It the FULL set of policies (the social liberalism, gun control, et al) PLUS the vaugeness of the tax policy, which makes me think this.

(2) Are you honestly saying that we should discount what Dean said to the Cato Inst?

(3) You know how the statute of limitations may have run on a contract, but if you make a promise to pay, that's a new contract with a new statute of limitations. Well, if Dean changed his policies dramatically in 2000, that's a new issue, with new relevance which we need to addres, and the statute hasn't run on that one, and, just like it'd be relevant to talk about an original contract even thought the SOL ran on it, it's relevant to talk about Deans Cato leanings pre 2000.

Anyway, what is the SOL on political philosophy? Is Christopher Hitchens's ne0-conservativism so far from the Marxism he used to hold dear 30 years ago, or is it a logical outgrowth? I don't know what the SOL is on political philosophy, but I think Deans entire public career (and his life story, for that matter) are TOTALLY relevant to whether he'd make a good president.

By the way, if history has told as anything it's that Edward's seat is NOT gone forever. Hasn't it switched back and forth every 6 years since time immemorial. Maybe Elizabeth Edwards will hold it some day?