I did indeed call Howard Dean an a**hole not too long ago for which I have been rebuked by those who defend a more civil political discourse. That's OK - it turns out that there are at least two more polite gentlemen who took advantage of a much wider audience this morning to note their displeasure civilly.

Delaware Senator Joe Biden...

Asked about recent comments where Dean trashed Republicans as "evil" and said House Majority Leader Tom DeLay belongs in jail, Biden told ABC's "This Week": "He doesn't speak for me with that kind of rhetoric and I don't think he speaks for the majority of Democrats."

Former VP Candidate John Edwards...

Edwards also disagreed with Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean's controversial comment in a speech to liberal activists Thursday that many Republicans "have never made an honest living in their lives."

"The chairman of the DNC is not the spokesman for the party," Edwards said. "He's a voice. I don't agree with it."