Who is Howard Dean?

I kept hearing about some guy who was giving Kerry a run for his money. I finally did a bit of googling and found out he's Howard Dean, the former govenor of Vermont. Since the "official" news outlets for politicians are not trustworthy, I like to start by reading the opposition's take. See the GOP's opinion, for instance. Given the kind of criticism he got from the GOP, I think I like the guy! ;-) The only part that gave me pause was about the tricks Dean used to balance the state budget, but almost all states are going bankrupt at the moment. That's why we need big tax cuts for the rich, right? Riiiiiight...

Anyhow, at least it appears that Dean's non-compromising style has pushed Kerry to reconstitute his backbone, at least a little. But really, Kerry's campaign logo should be a waffle.