Those truly naive enough to think Howard Dean's ascendency to the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee shows a progressive agenda [2] [3]should look no further than the ex- Gov. of Vermont's terrible record in denying the indigenous rights [4] of fellow Vermonters the Abenaki people. That and his sub-courageous flip-flopping [5] for daring to suggest the US have a more "even-handed" approach to the Israel-Palestine question.