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To: michael97123 who wrote (112149)	8/20/2003 2:24:14 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

<<...Can you imagine the two of us voting for the same guy...>> I sure can. I think the majority of the country might rally behind General Wesley Clark. When I vote for President I look for the best talent out there and Clark is my top choice. I'm a registered Independent and have voted for candidates from various parties over the years. Bush has clearly lost my trust and would never get another vote from me. Lets see if a credible alternative runs against him. My hunch is that Wesley Clark will be 'officially running' within 3 weeks. Keep an open mind and he might surprise you. Here's the last article on Clark I'll post for now... Should the Democrats Draft a General? By Franklin Foer Editorial The Washington Post Saturday, July 12, 2003 washingtonpost.com <<...In fact, Clark's shot at beating Bush is exponentially better than those of any of the other contenders. Nobody could possibly take Clark, the former NATO supreme commander, for a McGovernite pacifist -- even when he makes his critique of Operation Iraqi Freedom. When the press refers to him, his first name will always be "General." Without being the least bit exploitative, his ads will feature him with stars across his shoulders. But Clark's virtues go beyond foreign policy concerns and his jacket full of medals. When he articulates mainstream Democratic issues, as he does on abortion, affirmative action and taxation, he manages to sound like a centrist maverick. In part, he benefits from a southern accent and a cool demeanor. But he also approaches politics as an outsider. This isn't to say that he is a policy ignoramus. On the contrary, he talks about domestic issues with a surprising proficiency. (He didn't finish first in his West Point class for nothing.) Clark's appeal is that he intelligently veers from traditional Democratic rhetoric to make the party's case. Take the gun issue. Instead of hemming and hawing about the Second Amendment, he says, "I have got 20-some-odd guns in the house. I like to hunt. I have grown up with guns all my life, but people who like assault weapons, they should join the United States Army -- we have them." In a flash, he could reverse the damage of 30 years of Republican culture warmongering. Or consider taxes, on which he uses a straightforward formulation, "The American people on the one hand don't like taxes. None of us do. But, on the other hand, we expect the government to do certain things for us." When these calm explanations come out of his mouth, they sound derived from common-sense consideration, not fidelity to a party line...>>