Dr. Dean speaks

And he nails it:

The Democratic National Committee chairman, Howard Dean, said this could be a transitional moment for his party. "This is deeply disturbing to a lot of Americans, because it's more than thousands of people who get killed; it's about the destruction of the American community," he said. "The idea that somehow government didn't care until it had to for political reasons. It's appalling."

(With new link, thanks to Alice M.)