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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (4393)	8/28/2003 2:24:37 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

This poster from Princeton University captures how I feel right now... politicalaims.com WESLEY CLARK, HE'S OUR MAN. IF HE CAN'T DO IT... ...we're screwed. Not entirely, perhaps. And it should go without saying that I intend to campaign my little heart out for whoever wins the Democratic nomination. Even if it's Al Sharpton. But I stand by my belief that Wesley Clark would be the Democrat's strongest challenger to George W. Bush in the general election. washingtonmonthly.com It looks like I'm in good company -- Robert Kuttner echoes my argument in today's Boston Globe. Kuttner takes on the concerns of Dems who wonder if there's more to Clark than a soldier with foreign policy experience: "More interestingly, Clark is progressive on domestic issues by way of his military background. Though it is very much a hierarchy, the military is also the most egalitarian island in this unequal society. Top executives -- four-star generals -- make about nine times the pay of buck privates. In corporate life, the ratio of CEO to worker bee is more like 900 times. The military also has America's most comprehensive child care system. And, as Clark likes to point out, everyone has health care." boston.com I've heard from a number of people (almost all of them Dean supporters) who think that it's not too late for Clark to get in -- as Dean's running mate. I can't tell if that position is the result of a we-got-here-first pique or a sincere belief that Dean is a much stronger candidate. And while I do agree that they would make an outstanding ticket, I think Clark could win on his own, whereas Dean probably needs someone like Clark to cover his flank. This is just a political argument, people -- I like Governor Dean, and at this point he is the one to beat in the Democratic primaries. But looking ahead to November 2, 2004, I would sleep easier at night with General Clark at the top of the ballot. -- Amy Sullivan 3:14 PM