I was so intrigued to hear that Howard Dean was a "national advocate against sparklers" that I did a little Googling and found Dean under fire from Vermont firefighters:
Facing criticism by the top firefighters union official in his home state, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean agreed yesterday to clear the air in a meeting with officials of the New Hampshire firefighters union.Hey Howie, is that a sparkler in your pocket or are you just glad to see us?
In a letter inviting Dean to the meeting, David Lang, president of the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire, wrote:
“While I appreciate your willingness to protect the public from the potential dangers of ‘sparklers,’ we are more interested in what you did as governor to secure adequate fire protection resources for your state, Pre and Post September 11.”
A Dean spokesman this week called the Presidential hopeful “a national advocate against sparklers” in response to criticism of Dean’s record by Steven Locke, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont.
