General Clark is a brilliant strategist.
The final goal is to remove Bush/Cheney from the Oval office. Four more years of this administration will be very harmful to the US and to the world. There's no need for me to explain why, we all know the reasons.
Way back in the early summer, Wes Jr. posted to Kos's site. "His
father knew
he could beat Bush in the general election, but wasn't sure if he could win the Dem nomination.There are a few reasons why
the General will not "beat up" on his
fellow Dems, but the most important one is that
they are all on the same "team". Why do the GOP's work for them and try to destroy a fellow democrat who *may* go on to win the nomination, when
the end goal is to remove Bush from office.(Joe Lieberman does not understand this, but then Joe's only reason for running is for "ego")
Don't misunderstand, the
General is out to Win the nomination and
general election - as he has said before he has never lost anything that he has put his mind to win. His reasons for winning is NOT because of ego, but because
Clark took an oath many years ago - to defend this nation from all enemies, domestic or abroad (that would be George Bush). Bush is on a path to destroy all the goodwill and foreign policy that every President for the last 50 years have been building,....Bush/Cheney foreign polices are very dangerous for the US and the world as a whole, plus he's slowly destroying many domestic policies here at home.
Should the General fail to get the nomination,
at least he will have mortally wounded Bush in the area that only a 4 star General has the credentials to do.........leaving a weakened opponent for the Democratic nominee for the general election.If the General wins the nomination (which feel he will, with all his supporters' help) he has the potential to be one of the Best Presidents in our history. General Clark is the candidate running who's motivation is dedication to public service and betterment of America and her citizens. Many other top tier candidates have similar a noble goal but some will try and claw their way to the top and will denigrate other Dems in the process.
View General Clark's bid in the race as a godsend for the Democratic party. After all it isn't just everyday that an intelligent, articulate, handsome, 4-star general from the south (who has won a war and negotiated peace) aligns with the Democratic party and presents himself as a candidate for the party's nomination. The thought of the party missing this opportunity and, instead, nominating Governor Dean makes me heartsick. Howard Dean seems to be the candidate for the Republican pundits:
William Safire: "...frankly I'm all for Dean. I want to see him become the Democratic nominee because I think that would be a McGovern candidacy and I think that would lead to a huge Republican landslide..."
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.htmlDean will not win because he is strong only in States that any Democrat can win. He will not win any Southern States. He will loose battleground States. ADD IT UP.
You need a candidate with a wider appeal. It is selfish and fool hardy for Northern/Eastern Democrats to think that Dean can win.
I now live in California. I saw Southern Democrats switch to Reagan in Texas in the 80's. And now I have witnessed blue collar minority workers vote for Arnold, a Republican, in California. If Dean is the nominee even California is in question after the recent recall election. If the Republicans think that they can "steal" a state it will be here in California.
If the economy rebounds .... Bush will bury Dean.
You need a guy with a wider appeal. ADD IT UP.
It's not how many Unions you get behind you. It's how many States you win !!!!!!
Does Dean have any coattails in battleground states? ADD IT UP.
Wesley Clark is not just a four-star general (there are only 34 at any given time in an army of over 1.5 million) but he also was a professor of economics (and philosophy) at West Point in between his appointment at the Pentagon.
It's a not-oft mentioned fact that this brilliant man knows of what he speaks both domestically and in terms of foreign policy. This is the principled candidate who refuses to pander, refuses to criticize or complain about fellow Dems. the Bushies have taken his advice on how to properly change their helicopter safety routine because after the Chinook disaster as well as many angles of his foreign policy speech since he began running.
This is the right man at the right time at this point in history. This man can stand toe-to-toe to Bush on foreign and military policy and win in trumps. He can speak to Alan Greenspan without needing a briefing. Most of all, he gathers to his camp supporters from every political spectrum and every geographic region of this country, all of whom recognize something in this man that is shining and bright and trustworthy.
Tell me, Dean supporters, why does Jeb Bush and Tucker Carlson wear Dean buttons and praise Dean so much? Why did Karl Rove contribute to the Dean campaign and attend Dean rallies and cheer? Why did David Brooks of the NYT write about the sniggering members of the Republicans for Dean club? Why did Halliburton board member Robert Crandell contribute $2000 to the Dean campaign? Why does Kristol practically cream in his pants when he talks about Dean? Ask yourselves quietly and pragmatically. Why is there such unremitting criticism from the same far right media aimed at Wes Clark? How many Republicans will be voting for Dean in the general election (we know many of them will be voting for him in the open primaries)? How many military folks will be voting for Dean?
Next year, the issue will be substantively about Iraq and national security. Who do you think people will trust with their vote on these issues? Think about it--we have to beat Bush with the best man for this time. There can be no room for error, pride, or ego in this decision. That man is Wes Clark. Listen to the calm beauty of this brilliant man's mind. By the way, he's a Doors fan.
http://www.nhpr.org/view_summary/3/Dean supporters say he has appeal. But Dean only has appeal in hard core Democratic districts. Does he have cross over appeal in any Western States, any Southern States, any Mid-Western States? Does he have cross over appeal in any farm States? Does he have any cross over appeal in States that have a lot of veterans? cross over in South Carolina? Florida? NONE. Dean has the early shrill ..... that's about it. Dean doesn't even appeal to blue collar workers who are independents. He has appeal to traditional democratic party workers because he has been the only one with the time to get around. Appeal to all independents? Zero. Appeal to Nader supporters? Not once they find out what he really stands for. Appeal to previous Perot supporters? Zero.
Clark's appeal is broader than politics. He appeals to the sense of fair play that has been missing in politics for a long time.
and there is also his stance on the issues:
http://clark04.com/issues/But don't take it from me, here are other minds that conclude the same as I do. I've also included some good articles. If you email me, I have some additional excellent ones. And please don't forget to read his book. It says a lot about him.
http://www.politicalaims.com/archive/2003_11_02_archive.html#106789211346231495http://www.ospolitics.org/usa/archives/2003/11/26/how_i_beca.phphttp://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2003/11/wes_clark.htmlhttp://www.calpundit.com/http://www.bartcop.com/http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/http://www.thetoughdemocrat.com/http://demwatch.blogspot.com/http://www.buzzflash.com/interviews/03/10/int03221.htmlhttp://claymanforclark.blogspot.com/http://www.dailygusto.com/http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2003_09_28.html#002033http://mediawhoresonline.com/ (on vacation until '04)
http://channeledbymodem.com/movabletype/index.htmlhttp://thedolphin.typepad.com/dolphin/2003/11/are_dean_democr_1.htmlhttp://www.maximonline.com/grit/articles/article_5504.htmlhttp://www.markarkleiman.com/archives/wesley_clark_/2003/11/a_plan_for_victory_in_iraq.phphttp://tinyurl.com/v7mehttp://www.issues2000.org/2004/Wesley_Clark_Civil_Rights.htmhttp://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=8473