Wes Clark says "he (John Kerry) could have chosen an easy life"

[JI7]

click the link on bottom and read the whole thing. seems they were having a lot of fun.

<Kerry was greeted by retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a former rival who set the tone.

"Can you imagine having a president who actually answered the country's call and went to war when our country needed him as a young man?" asked Clark.

"John Kerry when he was a young man, he could have had an easy life, he could have worn cowboy boots," said Clark. "He didn't manage a professional sports team using some of his daddy's name. John Kerry took tough assignments."

In addition, Clark said, "He could have chosen an easy life; some people who went to Yale did," a reference to Bush also attended Yale.

Kerry also gave a nod to one of the state's native sons.

"Thank you for being part of a great Democratic Party in the state of Arkansas that gave this country leadership over eight years that put America to work, grew our nation, made us stronger and when Bill Clinton left office not one young American in uniform was dying in a war anywhere in this world," said Kerry.

In yet another home-state focus, Kerry was praising Clark at his opening rally when someone in the crowd shouted "Make him vice president."

"They told me down here in Arkansas you guys just lay it out, right there," Kerry chuckled.>


http://pennlive.com/newsflash/lateststories/index.ssf?/base/politics-3/1084410278306570.xml

[girl gone mad]

1. Nice photo.

There seems to be a genuine friendship there, or at least mutual respect.

[JI7]

2. they are longtime friends

not sure how many know it but they were friends long before the primary. clark's wife gert likes kerry also and only had good things to say about him during the primary. kerry is good friends with gephardt, edwards, and others in consideration for vp also and i'm wondering how much that will play into his final decision. he not only gets along with the guys but their wives also.

[bklyncowgirl]

3. Excellent--a good theme

[Leilani]

4. Sounds like a smart person in the audience!

Hope Kerry was listening closely.