Deaniacs finally have a victory party...

They were out in full force last night in D.C. in anticipation of the inevitable vote on Saturday that will put Howard Dean in as chairman of the DNC. The bottom line from Dean's speech was "We're not going to change!".

Byron York at NRO describes the scene:

Dean began to outline his plans for the party. And indeed, as his supporters wanted, the old Howard Dean began to emerge. If any Democrats hoped his DNC agenda might differ substantively from the Dean presidential campaign, and that it might include gestures of moderation, they were probably disappointed.

And then Howard's pledge to the throng of adoring Deaniacs:

After his speech, Dean stepped outside to give another talk to the overflow crowd that was waiting outside the Brewing Company. "I want you to turn around and look behind you," he told them, pointing to the brightly lit Capitol building. "After 2006, we're going to make major strides toward regaining control of that building, and in 2008 we're gonna have it. And in 2008, they'll be a Democrat walking up Pennsylvania Avenue to the other end."

By maintaining it's stalwart, kooky, leftward-tilt? Yeah, good plan. There is about to be a civil war for control of this party over the next four years, the moonbat Deaniacs and the "Republican-lite" Clintonites. You can't underestimate the control Dean's grass-root supporters will exert on the Democrats. Hillary will no doubt offer herself up as the Left Center alternative - the "Moderate" choice, which of course will be nothing but a facade. But it will be interesting to see which group prevails, Clinton's big-money donors or Dean's foot soldiers. Of course - unless they can get past their differences and enthusiastically work together to support one or the other - no matter who wins, it's likely the party will lose - again. Link

UPDATE:
Great observation in The American Spectator:

Officially, Howard Dean based his DNC candidacy on his strong campaigning and organizational skills. But he noted Wednesday that he didn't find Internet support. It found him. He's no brilliant organizer. He's a rhetorician. Dean won't be a fundraising suit. He won't be a moderate. Dean is reaching for power, warning congressional leadership and jazzing up the troops by noting "people in this town are afraid I'll be very unorthodox." He will be. And Jim Jeffords knows the score. He noted last night that after his conversion when Dean was running, he knew "the nation was back on course. That didn't happen this time ... It's going to happen next time." Next time? Has anyone told Hillary?

Link: The Scream Is Back

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