Back in the days of his failed presidential campaign, Howard Dean harnessed the power of the web for communicating, organizing, and fundraising for his effort to become the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. That did not happen for Dr. Dean. But the network he created went on to become moveon.org and that group has indeed used the power of the web for communicating, organizing and fundraising. Not for Dr. Dean or the D.N.C. though.

But Dr. Dean did indeed get his wish: many more citizens using the internet to connect, communicate, engage in political action, get organized, and raise money for good causes. Best recent example: Just Say No Deal.

What makes Just Say No Deal special is that it is a true umbrella group. It tolerates diversity and champions pluralism while at the same time keeping to its core message. It is a resource created by and used by all sorts of people, including those who have relatively little or no experience using the web or using it for political action.

Just Say No Deal: just exactly what Dr. Dean wished for!