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Interesting that Clark skips debates and goes to New York for fundraisers. Sharpton can't call him out about any racial inequities if he's not there to debate. Very Hillary-like, that Clark.

It could be that WC plans to beat Dean in the NE, which is obviously the one place Dean is strong.

Kinsley used to be the strident liberal (partisan Democrat) on CNN's "Crossfire", leaving to try his hand at the first commercial online commentary magazine. He's always had a mighty high opinion of himself (if thinking that everyone else is lower than oneself is the same thing) and is in a swoon over Howard Dean:

Why do liberals swoon for a guy in uniform?
by Michael Kinsley
[T]he current liberal swooning over (retired) generals is truly something new. A widespread fantasy among liberals who loathe the Bush administration, for example, is that Colin Powell will resign as secretary of state and "say what he really thinks." This will bring down the whole house of cards, these liberals believe. What he really thinks, they think, is more or less what they really think... Then there is Gen. Wesley Clark. Much of his support comes from people who think they haven't swooned themselves but believe that others will do so. But most of these people are in a swoon whether they realize it or not... How pragmatic is it, though, to snub the one candidate who seems to be able to get people's juices flowing -- that would be Howard Dean -- in favor of one with nothing interesting to say, on the theory that this, plus the uniform stashed in the back of his closet, will make him appealing to people you disagree with? When the odds are against you, as they are for the Democrats in 2004, caution and calculation can be the opposite of pragmatism... The rules entitle the swooner to project his or her views onto the candidate, despite any lack of evidence or even evidence of the opposite. But the rules also insist that the candidate will never win.

Everyone needs to save a copy of the full article, because the ticket may end up with Gen Clark in one role or the other, and Kinsley will try to pull a 1984 harangue trick on us. :')

It could be that WC plans to beat Dean in the NE, which is obviously the one place Dean is strong.

Kinsley used to be the strident liberal (partisan Democrat) on CNN's "Crossfire", leaving to try his hand at the first commercial online commentary magazine. He's always had a mighty high opinion of himself (if thinking that everyone else is lower than oneself is the same thing) and is in a swoon over Howard Dean:

Why do liberals swoon for a guy in uniform?
by Michael Kinsley
[T]he current liberal swooning over (retired) generals is truly something new. A widespread fantasy among liberals who loathe the Bush administration, for example, is that Colin Powell will resign as secretary of state and "say what he really thinks." This will bring down the whole house of cards, these liberals believe. What he really thinks, they think, is more or less what they really think... Then there is Gen. Wesley Clark. Much of his support comes from people who think they haven't swooned themselves but believe that others will do so. But most of these people are in a swoon whether they realize it or not... How pragmatic is it, though, to snub the one candidate who seems to be able to get people's juices flowing -- that would be Howard Dean -- in favor of one with nothing interesting to say, on the theory that this, plus the uniform stashed in the back of his closet, will make him appealing to people you disagree with? When the odds are against you, as they are for the Democrats in 2004, caution and calculation can be the opposite of pragmatism... The rules entitle the swooner to project his or her views onto the candidate, despite any lack of evidence or even evidence of the opposite. But the rules also insist that the candidate will never win.

Everyone needs to save a copy of the full article, because the ticket may end up with Gen Clark in one role or the other, and Kinsley will try to pull a 1984 harangue trick on us. :')

It could be that WC plans to beat Dean in the NE, which is obviously the one place Dean is strong.

Kinsley used to be the strident liberal (partisan Democrat) on CNN's "Crossfire", leaving to try his hand at the first commercial online commentary magazine. He's always had a mighty high opinion of himself (if thinking that everyone else is lower than oneself is the same thing) and is in a swoon over Howard Dean:

Why do liberals swoon for a guy in uniform?
by Michael Kinsley
[T]he current liberal swooning over (retired) generals is truly something new. A widespread fantasy among liberals who loathe the Bush administration, for example, is that Colin Powell will resign as secretary of state and "say what he really thinks." This will bring down the whole house of cards, these liberals believe. What he really thinks, they think, is more or less what they really think... Then there is Gen. Wesley Clark. Much of his support comes from people who think they haven't swooned themselves but believe that others will do so. But most of these people are in a swoon whether they realize it or not... How pragmatic is it, though, to snub the one candidate who seems to be able to get people's juices flowing -- that would be Howard Dean -- in favor of one with nothing interesting to say, on the theory that this, plus the uniform stashed in the back of his closet, will make him appealing to people you disagree with? When the odds are against you, as they are for the Democrats in 2004, caution and calculation can be the opposite of pragmatism... The rules entitle the swooner to project his or her views onto the candidate, despite any lack of evidence or even evidence of the opposite. But the rules also insist that the candidate will never win.

Everyone needs to save a copy of the full article, because the ticket may end up with Gen Clark in one role or the other, and Kinsley will try to pull a 1984 harangue trick on us. :')