Let me preface this by saying that I would gladly vote for Hillary in the general, I think that she would make a decent president. In fact, I think that she would make a better president than Obama, and I did in 2008. (I actually voted for Edwards in the primary, much to my chagrin)
However, I want the next president to be someone who makes Bob Rubin and his ilk unhappy enough that they bolt the party, and take their corruption, and their corrupting campaign contributions with them, and Hillary, a friend of the former Secretary of the Treasury, is not that person.
My dream candidate would be someone like Elizabeth Warren (not running) or Bernie Sanders (not a Democrat), and folks like Al Franken or Tammy Baldwin, or Sherrod Brown, or Jack Reed close behind.
On the Gubernatorial side, I like O'Malley as a candidate, I've met him, and he is a great candidate and campaigner, but he is a bit too conservative for me.
Jennifer Granholm is too Canadian Born, (eh?) though I would like the Constitution changed so that we can see her kicking Arnold Schwartzenegger's steroid filled ass in a presidential campaign.
In any case, I'm wondering: if you were sitting on a mattress at a party in Washington State or Colorado, sucking down some primo Ganja (note to self, make a Dick Cheney bong, just for the hell of it), who would you want to run?
(My thoughts on Dean after the break)
As to Dean, he is rather more conservative than his reputation, which derives in large part from his supporters in the 2004 primaries, though I will argue that his work as DNC chair, where he showed a willingness to devolve power back to state and local party apparatus with the amazing 2006 results, certainly shows his abilities as a strategist and an administrator. (BTW, fuck Rahm for trying to take the credit when he dropped millions on loser liberal hawks.)
As to drug induced discussions, we could also discuss figures in the media, Clooney, Damon, Afflek, Stewart, Colbert, Olbermann, etc. because, of course this is a simulated stoner conversation. (I cannot indulge, have to pee in a bottle too much)