Reply #50: For a true Progressive, you have to look at Wes Clark. [View All]

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Clark is sort of a reverse wolf-in-sheep's-clothing candidate. The General's uniform gives him cover in red states where the perception is that he's a moderate. In truth, his positions are more progressive than the other '04 candidates save Kucinich. This is a guy who committed the act of political bravery of appearing on the cover of the Advocate (gay rights magazine) and wrote a brief for affirmative action in the University of Michigan case. And this is the guy who was the lone voice for intervention in Rwanda. And this is the guy who, along with Madeleine Albright, persuaded Bill Clinton to do something about Slobodan Milosevic's ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.

2008 is all about flipping red states. Clark got shot up in Viet Nam and won hero medals, then spent another 30+ years building the all-volunteer army, and having responsibilities similar to mayors and governors. And won a war w/o the loss of a single american life. Try swift-boating this American hero. The only question is "How MANY red states will flip?" Clark has the profile of a lot of the recently successful Dem. Congressional candidates. Clark is a gun owner and hunter, but who has the retort for the NRA, "If you want to shoot off assault weapons, we have a place for you--it's called the Army. Feel free to sign up."