<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ah, the lovely advice one gets from one's "veteran" DP campaign managers:  "Here's your sword, Howard.  Take a little fall on it."  Howard does it:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>``I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble,'' but argued Thursday that voters will see through the flaws and rally to his troubled presidential candidacy. <P>``In other words, I lead with my heart and not my head. That's the only chance we have against George Bush,'' Dean said as he sought to recover from his third-place Iowa finish and the fallout over his scream-filled speech on caucus night that raised questions about his temperament.</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>