Author Topic: Wesley Clark is Karl Rove's worst nightmare (Read 409 times)

10Bears · « **on:** August 10, 2003, 06:03:26 AM »

Great article

Wesley Clark is Karl Rove's worst nightmare

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Throughout its history, in times of war and in times of peace alike, America has turned to generals and other military men to serve as their president. Some, like George Washington and Dwight D. Eisenhower, turned out to be excellent in the job. Others -- Ulysses S. Grant, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Johnson -- are considered by most historians to have been miserable failures. In and of itself, therefore, being a general certainly does not guarantee that one will make a good president.

On the other hand, having little or no military experience doesn't necessarily make someone

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On economic policy, Clark is a strong opponent of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy because they "weren't fair." More broadly, Clark appears philosophically to be strongly in tune with the "Teddy Roosevelt Progressive" tradition, championing the principle that "the more [money] you make, the more you give" in both absolute and relative terms. But before anyone concludes that Wesley Clark is a "tax and spend liberal," it is important to note that Clark is a fiscal moderate who questions whether running long-term deficits is "wise, long-run policy."

On the environment, Clark has opposed drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), and has even articulated the visionary concept that "100 years out, the only things we leave behind that will matter are the environment and constitutional legitimacy." Imagine George W. Bush saying something like that? How about any U.S. president? Well, Teddy Roosevelt, whose face happens to be on Mount Rushmore, not only made statements like that, he acted on them

Oh yeah go Wesley!

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2003, 06:08:41 AM »

Saw Clark speak at a function in London a while ago very impressive guy - USA could do a hell of a lot worse.

Toad · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2003, 08:35:26 AM »

He's be the best candidate the Dems have offered us since 1948.

AKWeav · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2003, 04:20:44 PM »

Lol, for a moment there I confused Westly with Ramzey. Quite a difference there.

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2003, 05:58:28 PM »

http://www.draftwesleyclark.com/Biography.htm

Thrawn · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2003, 11:05:58 PM »

Any truth to this?

"This is the same guy who ordered the British and French to attack 200 Russian troops to prevent them from taking an airport in Pristina during Kosovo. Yeah, that would have played well. Luckily, the British responded with common sense with a notgonnadoit... wouldn't be prudent at this juncture. Ok, they didn't exactly do a Bush Sr imitation. Gen Michael Jackson just said "I'm not going to start World War III for you." Smart guy, that Gen Jackson."

From agw.

Toad · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2003, 11:20:42 PM »

Clark's got baggage, they all do. They all always do. Still, he'd be my choice from the pack of Dems.

I want to see more about his positions yet, of course.

But don't underestimate Clark. He's very sharp.

Yeager · « **Reply #7 on:** August 11, 2003, 08:49:39 AM »

JUST SAY NO TO GENERALS

Eagler · « **Reply #8 on:** August 11, 2003, 08:56:10 AM »

so the last dumbacrat thought he was franklin and this one thinks he's teddy ... LOL