Howard Dean is the best thing going for Both parties.
With the Democrats, he is a galvanizer, and can raise HUGE amounts of cash. Unfortunately, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The very people he is courting are the Collectivist elements within the party. This only helps drive the average citizen into the Republican camp. And it help guarantee that the 'hapless' Republicans will not have to learn how to lead as they should.
With the Republicans, he is a galvanizer, and can cause any self-respecting Republican to contribute HUGE amounts of cash to act as a counter to the Dems. and it is a wonderful recruiting tool for gaining new members.
Perhaps they will learn how to lead, once they have gained "overwhelming" force. I'm not going to count on it.
Watching the Republicans operate is like watching a Laurel and Hardy film, or perhaps Charlie Chaplin. At least with them one can get a good laugh out of the meham.
I just wish that Chairman Melhamn would be just a lil bit more sharp tounged. I mean not pyshotic like Dean, but as he is now is sooooo boring!