Dean on Direction
The Democratic National Committee chairman, Howard Dean, said this [the evident ineptitude of the Administration to deal with the Katrina disaster] could be a transitional moment for his party. "The Democratic Party needs a new direction," he said. "And I think it's become clear what the direction is: restore a moral purpose to America. Rebuild America's psyche."
"This is deeply disturbing to a lot of Americans, because it's more than thousands of people who get killed; it's about the destruction of the American community," Mr. Dean said. "The idea that somehow government didn't care until it had to for political reasons. It's appalling."
[Adam Nagourney and Carl Hulse, "Democrats Step Up Criticism of White House", New York Times, 8 September 2005.]