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To: American Spirit who wrote (27124)	9/7/2003 1:17:13 AM
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Democrats await Clark's decision ____________________________________ By Bill Straub Scripps Howard News Service Posted on Sat, Sep. 06, 2003 He hasn't raised so much as a penny on his own behalf. His views on many issues remain widely unknown. Nine others already have spent months campaigning for the position he may - or may not - want. Until a few days ago, it wasn't even clear he was a Democrat. Yet there is a buzz around retired four-star Army Gen. Wesley Clark, the former supreme commander at NATO credited with leading a successful military operation in Kosovo in 1999. He finds himself being touted as the great Democratic hope for unseating President Bush in November 2004. Clark, 58, has done nothing to silence that hum. The Arkansas native with the Rolls-Royce resume - which includes graduating first in his class at West Point and a master's degree from Oxford - said he intends to make a definitive statement about his intentions this month. With his wife, Gert, reportedly on board, it appears that the man who faced down Slobodan Milosevic is preparing to enter the political arena. "When voters learn more about Gen. Clark, they will come out to support him," said Michael Frisby, president of the Walker Marchant Group, a Washington-based public-relations firm, who is involved in the movement to draft Clark for the Democratic nomination. "He has the charisma, stature and substance to be a winning candidate and a great leader for the nation." Clark, Frisby said, "is the real thing. He is the kind of leader who can restore a sense of pride and confidence in the White House." For his part, Clark has been involved in a series of personal appearances over the past few weeks, outlining his thoughts and speaking on issues ranging from the war on terrorism to affirmative action - and thus fueling speculation that he is ready to enter the race. He is scheduled to speak at the Truman Day Dinner in Knoxville, Tenn., on Sept. 13 and at the University of Iowa - in the state that kicks off the national delegate-selection process - on Sept. 19. Clark is providing red meat to Democratic audiences. Despite his military background, he has emerged as a harsh critic of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, asserting that the president should have worked harder to get United Nations involvement from the outset. Like the already declared Democratic candidates, he has expressed concern about the continued loss of jobs across the nation. In a speech at the Oxonian Society in New York on Sept. 3, Clark said the key issue in the election will be whether warring Republicans and Democrats can "work through those disagreements to produce a higher-level product for the American people." "I fought for the right of people to disagree," he said. "I fought for the right of people to protest. I fought for the right of people to question the president - and not just to question, you know, what did he eat today and how far did he run." Clark's fighting background is what supporters say would make him the strongest of the Democratic contenders and the candidate most likely to depose Bush. fortwayne.com ______________________ Will Gen. Clark join the fray? Stay tuned knoxstudio.com