Howard Quotes
In 1877 Gen. O. O. Howard and 600 men fought Chief Joseph and his Nez Perce warriors near Kamiah, Idaho. Outnumbered and outflanked, Chief Joseph headed his band toward the Canadian border, but before they reached it they were captured. Chief Joseph's surrender speech was recorded by General Howard's adjutant: Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain
His reference was to the Democratic Presidential Nomination Campaign of 2004 where Dean’s early campaigning changed the entire direction of the Democratic Party, but then began to do poorly in the primaries as a result of a series of mistakes.
Commenting on a former CIA agent's defection to Russia: