Along with about 100 other Democrats in American Samoa, I had dinner with Governor Howard Dean tonight. Dr. Dean arrived in American Samoa Thursday night, attended the inauguration festivities for our Democratic Governor, toured the island, and had a chance to experience the unique culture of Samoa. At the dinner tonight, he was gracious, personable, and very willing to chat about local and national issues. He even took a turn on the dance floor after dinner.
After reading the many diaries and comments here speculating about his future, I had a chance to ask him what he has planned for the future. Gov. Dean said (and I am paraphrasing here) that he wanted to make some money giving speeches, to continue to work on health care and early childhood education issues, and that to continue to speak out, agitate and confront on issues he believes to be important to our future.
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