He made visits to New Hampshire, North Carolina and other key states in 2002 to endorse local Democratic candidates. He followed that up with meetings with top national and Iowa party leaders. During his NH visit, Clark sharply criticized the Bush Administration and laid out a clear vision of where he thinks American foreign policy should be headed. Clark also has been meeting with groups of top Democratic donors and insiders starting in Fall 2002. On top of his forays into early 2004 primary states, Clark is also doing military analysis for CNN and plans to start a non-profit educational organization focusing on foreign policy. Clark has yet to formally declare he is a Democrat -- but he has let people know he would run as a Democrat (if he runs).
The man is a dissembling dishonest, walking, talking conflict of interest.
Given Clark's activities in the early-primary states ALREADY, CNN had no business having him on as an "objective" military analyst, even if they didn't know about his contribution to Bowles. He's been acting as a visible, partisan Democrat for well over 18 months, and should be off the CNN airwaves immediately. Imagine the outcry if a guy like Schwartzkopf were out actively campaigning for the GOP and was offering analysis on Fox News.