Globe columnist defends Dean; blames Dems

According to Boston Globe columnist Joan Vennochi, Chairman Dean isn't the problem.

If Democrats in Congress did their job, Dean would be the chorus. Now he's the whole act. Dean's fellow Democrats would rather boo him than themselves.

Vennochi provides examples of what she means. Here's one:

General Motors announces it will eliminate 25,000 jobs, and its CEO complains that health benefits reduce profits. Where are the Democrats brave enough to say the burden falls on GM to design fuel-efficient cars people want to buy rather than on workers who produce those cars?

Vennochi ignores the fact that auto unions have strongly resisted legislation that would encourage production of fuel-efficient cars. More fuel-efficient cars will be produced on more technology advanced production lines that will require fewer workers to produce the same number of cars as now. Union workers will lose jobs

The Dems might be willing to go after GM but they're not going to fight the unions.
Michigan's Democrat Senators Carl Levin and Deborah Stabenow could have told Vennochi that.

Vennochi ignores the real problem Dean has created for the Democrats: more and more people are realizing Dean does represent the party.