I wouldn't put to much weight on the words of the Washington Times. Being a Republican mouthpiece, they would love nothing more then for Deanizens and Kerryites to go at each other tooth and nail.
I'm not interested in attacking Kerry. I think he was wrong to vote for the authorization resolution. But I think his criticism and subsequent defense of that criticism was right on the mark. I support Dean, but I do not hesitate to applaud his handling of this situation.
Let's just hope that he will continue to do so and other Democrats will follow Dean's example.
We don't want Dean to be the only fighter in the Democratic party.
I agree with CA - do we want to be taking our que from a paper owned by the Rev. Moon?
Actually what's interesting about this is not that it's in the Washington Times... that would be expected. Rather, the quote they're pulling from is from the NH newspaper, the Laconia Citizen.
Don't get me wrong... in the end, if the Democrats end up with Kerry, I'll be the first to fall in line. However, he's got to play fair and not keep shape-shifting on the issues. It's going to hurt (not help) his chances.
Kerry reminds me of Gore: gets terrible press because he flip-flops and looks like a political opportunist in the most transparent way. He may fall victim to the right-wing press in the primary, but that's much better than being vilified in the general election.
Dean's straight-talk will appeal to people of all political stripes, facilitating a clear public debate concerning the future of our country.
yes, let's do remember this is the moonie times. 
seriously though, i wonder how much support kerry could siphon? most of the dean supporters i speak with are solidly behind dean for more reasons than his war stance. they stick with him because he's consistently opposed the president's handling of the situation (kerry certainly hasn't been consistent, although i'm pleased to see him firing back at the GOP). he is also a multi-layered candidate, in that his platform is all-encompassing. health care, the tax burden, diplomacy, civil rights... the list goes on and on.
nothing against kerry, but he's not getting my support during the primaries.
Just remember Bush and his people will
have a field day with Kerry on Iraq.
Howard Dean has been more constent with It. And at least Lieberman has
never warned on his support for Bush
on Iraq. Kerry keeps trying to have It
both ways.
A word of caution: Kerry is indeed very similar to Gore in that he "looks like a political opportunist in the most transparent way." But remember -- Gore did win the nomination in 2000.
...and the election. 
I also agree with CA's sentiment - as has been said, while Dean's confidence in speaking out against the administration is one of the major reasons people have been drawn to him, it's hardly the only reason to back Dean. So why should we feel threatened when Kerry, too, finds that he has a backbone of sorts?
The Democratic party as a whole can only grow stronger if we praise each other in our successes. Kerry's willingness to fight back against Republican McCarthyism should be embraced by everyone. Wouldn't we want Kerry's supporters to do the same for Dean?