Reply #32: Kucinich respects those who served, like his father and two brothers, [View All]

[DemBones DemBones]

but Clark, having been a general, is unlikely to agree with Kucinich's views on cutting the Pentagon's budget. Kucinich himself did not serve in the military due to a heart murmur. He plans to increase military pay and veterans' benefits; it's the wasteful monies going to the defense contractors for things like the "missile defense shield" that he plans to cut.

On Edit: I grew up in a military family but I'm not sure I want Clark or any other career officer in the presidency or the vice presidency. I respect those who serve their country in the military but it is an entirely different type of service from public service and military command does not, in my view, prepare one well for the compromises and teamwork essential to civilian leadership. We already have a guy in the White House whose idea of bipartisanship is for both parties to do what he wants them to do.