I had not had a chance to pick up Howard Dean's book, Winning Back America yet, but a really nice woman from Simon & Shususter wrote today offering to send me a copy if I would consider a review. So I'll try to read it in the next week and post my take here, and maybe there, on the blog site they have set up for the book.

That's my plug. Have a look if you're interested. Or you can find the book at Amazon here.

Ever since last fall, I've been toying with the idea of heading to Iowa or New Hampshire. I've really enjoyed the blogging for Dean, but nothing like actually plunging in physically. The Meetups were fine at first, but I got bored with them pretty fast. Iowa, I could reall dig my teeth into.

Especially Iowa right before the caucuses. I used to picture New Hampshire, but for months now, I've been predicting on this site that Iowa would be the real test, and how could I stay home when so much was at stake?

I was thinking about approaching my friend/boss to go, but he came to me first. So . . . 

A week from Friday, we're on a plane to Des Moines. At first it was going to be just the weekend, but they really wanted help with the last minute Get Out The Vote stuff on Monday, so we agreed to that, and then it just seemed stupid to get on a plane right before the event unfolded, so we decided to stay for the party. It better be a party. We'll do are best to help ensure a party.

We're booked till Tuesday morning. The plane tickets are purchased, so we're definitely going. (And my boss/friend actually decided to buy plane tix for the Out For Dean guys, so they'll be there as well.)

And yes, we did get roped into yet another homo group. Should make it all the more fun. We'll be part of The Rainbow Storm, though I prefer Dean's Big Gay Army, or perhaps homodeans (pronounced in four syllables: ho mo' de anz).

And . . .

And you're all invited to join us. Any gayboys or gaygirls or faghags or (dykestuds? there's no male equivalent is there?) wanna come? You can be gay, straight or questioning, but you're welcome to join our little group. You just need to get yourself to Iowa, and preferably with accomodations, but they can try to get you in with a family.

Or you can go with another group, or without a group, but it should be exciting, and you can still drop in and see us.

Go here to sign up to join the Iowa assault, whether or not you want to be part of our subgroup. Then, if you want to join our big gay army (for dean), use our GROUP ID NUMBER is 1121 and our GROUP NAME RAINBOW STORM.

I will, of course, provide a full report. Unless something goes horribly awry, I'll plan to post all weekend while I'm there, providing a play-by-play of the whole weekend, so you can live the campaign vicariously, if you choose to wimp out and remain in your comfy little houses.