The Perfect Running Mate for Kerry
Conventional wisdom holds the foreign policy plank of a ticket’s message should be carried by the Vice Presidential nominee, the domestic policy should be articulated by the top guy.
So while John Kerry is out there promising $1.7 trillion worth of new government funded social programs, who will do all the appeasing and second guessing on terrorism for the Democrat ticket?
We’ve figured it out. After weeks of speculation, we think we have pinpointed the perfect running mate for John Kerry …
Richard Clark himself.
Now, there still exists some question about Clarke’s political leanings, so let’s nail down his Democrat street cred right off the bat.
First, Clark admitted on Meet the Press to having voted for Al Gore. Perhaps because he felt his special brand of appeasement and buck-passing would thrive in a Gore administration, Clarke did not vote for George W. Bush, the man who would eventually become his boss and the subject of his best selling novel, er, current affairs book, in 2000.
Second Clarke, who claims to be a Republican, has only contributed financially to Democrat campaigns for public office.
Third, it now appears Mr. Clarke has lied under oath to either the House and Senate Joint Committee on Intelligence or the 9-11 Commission or both. Lying under oath has become a rite of passage for high level Democrat politicians in recent years.
Fourth, Richard Clarke can’t get his story straight, or to put it in the politicalspeak of the day, he’s trying to have it both ways. For example, in his new hatchet book against the President, disgruntled former employee Clarke, claims the Bush administration ignored Bill Clinton’s secret plans to stop al Qaeda. Yet, in August 2002 Clarke stated quite clearly, “there was no plan on al Qaeda that was passed from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration.” As presumptive nominee John Kerry has demonstrated, flip-floping is an important trait for any Democrat aspiring to national office.
Fifth and finally, Richard Clarke is soft on terror, according to former Clinton terrorism advisor Mansoor Ijaz. Indeed, Clarke personally stymied numerous attempts by some within the Clinton administration to capture top terror master Osama bin Laden. This would fit in nicely with the Kerry campaign's promise to slash intelligence and defense spending.
We're not saying Kerry should pick Clarke on our recommendation alone. Just think about it. |
