  WAS DEAN'S HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT GOOD? I haven't read Howard Dean's health care plan. Since it hasn't been released, I haven't read Kerry's either. But now that Dean's plan beat Kerry's to press and got relatively good . . . press, Kerry has called off his big health care plan announcement. Maybe somebody with Kerry didn't want to make it seem like he thinks his big competition is Dean. Maybe Kerry's people looked into their hearts and realized their plan ain't that great. Maybe Kerry's people were afraid of getting slapped silly by Dr. Dean if their plan didn't measure up. Maybe he was actually afraid to miss voting "no" on the tax cut. I don't know. But I do care.
The primary game is definitely interesting when there are so many candidates. The "health care plan" theme that emerged once Gephardt put out his plan seems to have shaped the debate. Now everyone has to put out a plan it in order to prove their seriousness. I can't wait to see the Sharpton health care plan. 
