Are you kidding me!?  I just received the following email from Howard Dean:

Howard Dean	12:40 PM (2 hours ago)
to me

Donna --

This week, Republicans are gathering in Tampa for their convention, posing for the cameras, falling over each other to prove who's the most severe conservative of them all. There's plenty of angry, misleading rhetoric, but not much in the way of real action or results.

Here's what Democrats are doing this week:

     -- Welcoming volunteers to hundreds of field offices in all 50 states
     -- Logging hundreds of thousands of volunteer-hours of one-on-one voter outreach, over the phone and at the door
     -- Organizing thousands of watch parties for our convention next week

That's just one week for our organization, and it's only going to get more intense from here. Because that's the only way we'll win.

Help make sure we have the resources to get it done by pitching in $5 before our critical fundraising deadline on Friday.

Republicans are in the middle of four days of Obama-bashing and truth-distorting attacks -- and they're hoping it will give them a badly needed bump in the polls. The reality is, we're probably going to see it come true over the next couple days. When the Republicans leave Tampa, it's pretty likely they'll be ahead in the horse race.

That's why Democrats aren't wasting any time.

Our organizers and volunteers are working nationwide and around the clock to get our message out. While Republicans are ramping up the attacks and extremism, we're doubling down on our grassroots strategy. For us, the convention is an opportunity to share our message face to face with as many Americans as possible, culminating in a week of grassroots action immediately after the President officially accepts the nomination.

We're building our organization for the only polls that matter: the ones on November 6th. Your support now, before our fundraising deadline on Friday, is critical to making that happen. Donate $5 or more today:

https://my.democrats.org/August-Deadline

Thanks,

Gov. Howard Dean

P.S. -- Every day, every vote, and every dollar is critical. Donate to support Democrats today.

I cannot believe this email was actually sent.  Is Governor Dean actually whining about the Republican Convention occurring?  Does this mean when the Democratic National Convention occurs in Charlotte, the Republicans can complain about how Democrats are wasting time by holding their convention, too?  Who is he kidding?

I am totally amazed this email was allowed to be sent with those two opening paragraphs.  If I am understanding his words correctly, he is saying Republicans are wasting time holding the convention and making speeches.  On the other hand, Democrats are busy working -- of course, their work is centered on the election and gaining voters. 

Isn't the Republican Convention also about getting votes?  What are we to think when the Democrats hold their convention?  Won't Democrats gather in Charlotte "for their convention, posing for the cameras, falling over each other to prove who's the most extreme liberal of them all?  Won't their convention also include plenty of angry rhetoric, but not much in the way of real action or results?

It seems to me this will be especially true for the Democratic Convention since they have had all the last four years to create real action and results for our nation's problems?  Mr. Dean has once again spoken wildly and nonsensically.  This email has to be one of the most idiotic messages I have received from members of the DNC.

It is one more example why I made the right decision when I chose to leave the Democratic Party and become a Republican this year.  I am beginning to wonder if there are any logical, sensible and intelligent thinkers among Democrats.  One thing is certain if there any Democrats who are logical, sensible and intelligent they certainly have not been among those who sent emails to me.  Still this email from Governor Dean has to the most ridiculous of all the ones I have received.