Howard Dean in San Francisco

I met my mom at the Palace hotel at 5:30pm. Luckily, she'd arrived at 5:00, a full hour early but just in time to secure the remaining two seats in the last row. Standing room only.

"This is my daughter," my mom pointed to me, "this is my mother," we waved to her East Bay friends and my San Francisco friends from accross the room.

The Governor was late, some got antsy. Others spontaneously broke into song: the Star Spangled Banner and "Shout for Dean - Cheney/Bush Disease" by the Auditorials.

Someone tossed a Bushocchio doll into the air and the crowd volleyed it back and forth in camraderie. "Paging Dr. Dean...paging Dr. Howard Dean.." someone said as the clock ticked on...where was he?

Finally he showed and all was forgiven -- the crowd gave him standing o after standing o. "With receptions like this, maybe it's not too late to get back in the race" he said laughing. It was the Governor at his best, lighting the room on fire with passion and joy.

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