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Wesley Clark 'has made his choice'
2003-08-29
General Wesley Clark, a former US general who commanded Nato's war in Kosovo, is poised to announce whether he will run for the White House next month and enter the Democratic primaries, party officials said yesterday.
So he made his choice, but he ain't sayin', so we're all supposed to sit around and ask each other: "Big Boy: Will he stay or go?"... Uhhh... Make that, "Wesley: Will he defecate or decommode?"
Gen Clark has mounted a media blitz over the past few weeks, appearing on a string of television talk shows to discuss his critical views on US policy in Iraq. He has also won his wife's approval, which had been a major hurdle to entering the race, a Democratic official, who supports a Clark candidacy, said.
Well, if the little woman said he could, I guess it's okay. But be home by 11, young man!
"You're looking at someone who has already made his choice," the official said. The New York Times yesterday quoted an unnamed friend of the ex-soldier as saying: "He is going to do it. He's just going back and forth as to when."
How 'bout in 2024?
However, another official said Gen Clark was mulling over a final decision. He is said to be trying to assess his chances in the Democratic primary elections, particularly against Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, who has taken a similarly strong line in criticism of the administration's foreign policy and who has already raised a campaign fund of about $20m (£12.7m).
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#16  Charles, aren't you lucky, being able to pick and choose what country you live in. I guess you're also lucky enough to assume you will never fall on hard times and then get sick.

Some people have all the luck and all universal health care means is everyone has an equal chance to get better if they are unlucky enough to get sick. equality of opportunity - it's the American way isn't it?

why should only the lucky have a right to good health? why shouldn't one legitimate role of government be to secure the well-being and good health of ALL its citizens?

love billy
Posted by: Billy Bloggs   2003-8-30 8:20:43 PM  

#15  Slumming: Clarke and Dean? Hillary and Dean?
Wanna buy a bridge? Gimme a call.
Posted by: tu3031   2003-8-29 10:30:08 PM  

#14  Gore lost Tennessee, but won the popular vote. Idon't think Bush will be quite that lucky the second time, especially since Kathryn Harris isn't around anymore to fix the Florida election.

The funny thing is, Bush didn't even need to go to the Supreme court to fix things for him, and would have far smarter if he hadn't.

Without Fl vote, neither man would have won, and the election would have gone to congress, where each state gets one vote, irregardless of it's population. Bush would have won there easily, and 38% of the population wouldn't still be convinced that he stole the election. Including me.
Posted by: Slumming   2003-8-29 6:36:28 PM  

#13  Yes, I noticed that Clarke is from Arkansas. I also noticed that Gore lost Tennessee.
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2003-8-29 6:22:41 PM  

#12  Hillary and Dean. Dean and Hillary. Hillary and Clarke. Clarke and Hillary. Dean and Clarke. Clarke and Dean. So many choices. So much fun.

Best bet to win: Clarke and Dean. Hillary and Dean not bad either, but both are from the east. Better start packing my friend. Two intelligent well spoken men against a guy who can't say three words without the word "UH", and can't remember if Africa is a country or a continent.

Did anyone notice that Clarke is from Arkansas? There goes the solid Republican south.
Posted by: Slumming   2003-8-29 5:47:47 PM  

#11  Look, Hillary announced she's " Considering her options' with her husband and advisers.

Hillary will enter the race and choose Dean as her VP. Of course, Hillary will get about 90% of the womens vote, Dems will vote for her, and Reps who don't like Bush will vote for her.

I'm already considering moving to a different country if she wins. Hello universal healthcare ( Frances system ).
Posted by: Charles   2003-8-29 5:28:47 PM  

#10  Oh, I think some of you boys doth protest too much. I can hardly wait to see the first one-on-one debate between Clarke and his appointedness. After detailing Gen Clarks resume perhaps someone will ask Shrub's qualifications: ran two businesses into the ground and had to be bailed out by daddy's friends, and went AWOL from his safe reserve unit during Vietnam. Daddy intervened and kept him from being courtmarshalled. Only "president" ever arrested for possession. Oh, yeah. Can't wait.

Posted by: Slumming   2003-8-29 5:23:29 PM  

#9  Isn't this the same general who, when he had his official retirement ceremony, was basically stiffed by the rest of the command staff? And the people who were there were basically ordered to be there? I think the only way they could have dissed him more was to be standing facing the other way during the whole thing. If this guy is what the Democrats consider "strong on defense", Bush is going to cruise to an easy victory in 2004.
Posted by: Baba Yaga   2003-8-29 4:36:41 PM  

#8  If Clark runs there will be a lot of people who served with Clark who will want to vent about this fellow. Also some Kosovars etc. who may want to vent. Of course, most of the media will try to suppress this as long as possible but it will come out eventually. It is possible that Clark is such an ego he doesn't know this.
Posted by: mhw   2003-8-29 12:03:03 PM  

#7  I wonder if anyone in the Democratic party is looking over the list of candidates and shaking his/her head? Don't they realize how much this ever-growing list of losers is saying about their party? Have they fallen for their own propaganda to the point they cannot make rational decisions based on facts? The fact that the other candidates in the race make Howard Dean look good should be enough of an eye-opener!
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-8-29 11:35:50 AM  

#6  This is candidate #10 or 11 for the Dems? It's starting to look a lot like Christmas 1984...
Posted by: Brian   2003-8-29 11:22:16 AM  

#5  Great, just what we need, another John Kerry "To Run or Not To Run" routine, repeated a dozen times.

Wait 'til Hillary announces plans for '04 (that's where my money is); all others will fall off the map.
Posted by: Raj   2003-8-29 10:34:58 AM  

#4  1864
Abraham Lincoln, lawyer, captain during the Blackhawk War, representative for one term to Congress, failed in bid for Senator, popular vote 2,216,067, electorial 212
General George McClellan, professional soldier, twice commander of the Army of the Potomac, popular vote 1,808,725, electorial 21

NB - Abe was one of the most vilified presidents within the context of his time and we're not talking about the southern press either. Read the contemporary press of the period.
Posted by: Don   2003-8-29 9:54:09 AM  

#3  Man, I was going to go on vacation this weekend. I better spend my time glued to the tube.
Posted by: Tornado   2003-8-29 8:54:17 AM  

#2  The fact that he comes from Arkansas says everything to me. A couple of things about Clark, he was the commanding General for DELTA during Waco and there were some questionabl thigs there, and then his conduct during Bosnia was simply bizarre. Yeah, I really want this nutcracker running the country!?!
Posted by: Douglas De Bono   2003-8-29 8:08:42 AM  

#1  chirp...chirp...chirp...chirp
Posted by: tu3031   2003-8-29 12:17:25 AM  

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