Presidential Pick for 2008

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Though he hasn't declared yet I'm going with Wesley Clark. Very Happy

Outstanding Military record. This impressed me because the next President will inherit 2 wars with 2 confrontations in sight.

Clark is a graduate of West Point, and was awarded a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University where he earned a Masters Degree in Economics. He holds several honorary Knighthoods, the USA's highest civilian level award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a National Audubon Society award for saving an endangered species of desert turtle. He is fluent in four languages: English, Spanish, German, and Russian.

Wesley Clark on the issues:

Wesley Clark on the Issues
The info is from the 2004 campaign but it is a general outline.

He is an ex Republican which to me means he can see issues from both sides.

He isn't a career politician.:thumbup:

Name recognition might be a problem.

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@tumbleweed cv,

I could live with Wesley Clark as a President

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@tumbleweed cv,

I prefer to wait until all the hats are in the ring , and see what the candidates shape up as . That is a year and a half away .

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@tumbleweed cv,

I am voting Brent in 08

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@NaterG,

NaterG;6845 wrote:

I am voting Brent in 08

That just might pose a problem with Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution which states you have to be 35 years old. Of course, you could always buy him some false I.D. :p

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@Mujahedin,

Mujahedin;6846 wrote:

That just might pose a problem with Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution which states you have to be 35 years old. Of course, you could always buy him some false I.D. :p

Well, according to you guys, the repugs have pretty much disregarded the constitution, so why would that stop us?

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@Curmudgeon,

Curmudgeon;6831 wrote:

I prefer to wait until all the hats are in the ring , and see what the candidates shape up as . That is a year and a half away .

From past experience (04 election run) Wesley Clark is alright imo. Not my favorite pick for a President but someone who certainly has a better background for the job than many politicians.

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@tumbleweed cv,

I think i'd go with Romney.

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@Drnaline,

Looks like Wesley is getting closer to running.:cool:

Clark wants to avoid late campaign start - Yahoo! News

"It's not a matter of fiddling with troop levels," Clark said. "It's a matter of politics inside Iraq and diplomacy in the region. ... You can lose what's going on militarily inside Iraq, but you can't win it militarily, either by putting more forces in or by pulling them out."

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@tumbleweed cv,

That sounds strange coming from a career military man.

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@Drnaline,

He has a good military record so I think he at least recognizes the problems. He did a good job in Bosnia.

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@tumbleweed cv,

Oh, the other undeclared war. Our guys bodies being drug through the streets is a good job to you? When are our troops getting pulled outa there?

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@Drnaline,

What are you referring to?

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@tumbleweed cv,

Black hawk down.

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@Drnaline,

I didn't know he was a commander there.

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@tumbleweed cv,

How could he do a good job in Bosnia if he didn't command there?

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@Drnaline,

He was part of the NATO command in Bosnia. I'm not aware of him commanding troops in another country. I'll have to check on it.:dunno:

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@tumbleweed cv,

I may be thinking something different entirely.

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@Drnaline,

You got me on that one. Very Happy

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