Saki wrote:

My take on him is that he feels he has a powerful role to play galvanizing disgruntled Americans who want fair representation in their government officials.
If that's the case, I'd say he is correct. Where would our cause be without Lou Dobbs? Heck, I tend to believe he does more for our cause in one week on his show than he (or anyone else for that matter) could do in a year sitting in the White House.