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I wish the Newspaper of Record (not!) could come up with some other word for Dean's DGB factor—one that didn't denigrate Dean, marginalize his supporters, and trivialize his achievements.a

How about "truthful"?

Anyhow, Dean remarks:

"It certainly isn't helping me in the long run, because Bush will eventually use their criticisms in his ads. But in the short run, I think it makes them look smaller."

Right, and right.