Rank the Generals--MTP today--only one deserves a star [View All]

[Gloria]

Clark was the only one with real guts today on MTP--Here are the rankings/review


Clark was the only one of the generals to take it to Bushco's phoney foreign policy and the only one without the "happy scenario" for the next year or so....

Let's rank the generals:


Downing--admitted he was a a former member of the Buscho Admin., and kept trying to say he wasn't political in his comments (once in an obvious slam at Clark). But over and over, it was all sunshine for Downing and he was the most optimistic of all...Bigtime Bushco shill.

Meigs--favored going in, more balanced than Downing, but still less critical that McCaffrey or Clark. Happy face for a year or so out.

McCaffrey--favored going in, slammed Bushco pretty much across the board, publicly agreed with Clark on a couple of things, but in the end, he turned on the happy face for a year or so out, which was sort of a jolt!

Clark--Strongly stood by his WaPo oped from yesterday as quoted; Stuck his neck out to go after Bushco "diplomacy" (Downing countered him); explained clearly what diplomacy is supposed to be, ie,
getting the states around Iraq into discussion; explained all the tensions in the area; brought up the 2006 politics of withdrawal first; and then saw continued strife over the next year or so. Said the Admin. would fudge it all for 2006, declaring the mess a win, but pointed out that we had to look 5 or 10 years out before knowing what was left. Brought up Afghanistan, too. Also said that the military guys who didn't fight Rummy were COMPLICIT in the policy...said military guys who disagree strongly will retire or resign...implication was that that didin't happen.

Clearly positioned himself STRONGLY apart from the rest of them and obviously was the "black sheep".

WINNER hands down: CLARK for clarity, long range vision, and willingness to take on the politics of Bushco.


At the beginning of the show, Clark was introduced first, then later, Downig. I noticed later that under Clark, later in the show, the ID was "FOX News Analyst." While I wasn't overly pleased with some of his early bits on FAUX, and haven't been able to catch the most recent ones, I did relish the fact that here was the FOX analyst doing the real slamming against BUSHCO. I was SO HAPPY to see Clark NOT deliver a softened line to please anybody over at FAUX!!

He was BRILLIANT!