Joe knows Kos. He quotes extensively from Kos in this Salon opinion piece
http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2003/12/09/dean_gore/index.html
Those who complain that Gore's endorsement undermined the democratic process might glance at today's blog by my friend Kos. He's an open Dean supporter, so discount for his bias. But he correctly points out that the Dean campaign has opened the primary process to broader participation through innovation