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tumbleweed · 11-15-2006, 06:54 PM

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

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.

Name recognition might be a problem.

Brent · 11-15-2006, 10:27 PM

I could live with Wesley Clark as a President

Curmudgeon · 11-16-2006, 04:35 AM

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 .

NaterG · 11-16-2006, 10:19 AM

I am voting Brent in 08

Mujahedin · 11-16-2006, 10:31 AM

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Originally stated by NaterG

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.

NaterG · 11-16-2006, 11:02 AM

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Originally stated by Mujahedin

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.

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

Brent · 11-16-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally stated by Curmudgeon

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.

Drnaline · 11-16-2006, 05:04 PM

I think i'd go with Romney.

tumbleweed · 11-28-2006, 03:23 PM

Looks like Wesley is getting closer to running.

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."

11-15-2006, 06:54 PM	#1
tumbleweed Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 1,017	Presidential Pick for 2008 Though he hasn't declared yet I'm going with Wesley Clark. 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. Name recognition might be a problem.

11-16-2006, 04:35 AM	#3
Curmudgeon Too old to be smart ? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,379	Re: Presidential Pick for 2008 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 . __________________ Papawswrench Randomview PapawsImages "When you argue with a fool, be sure he isn't similarly engaged."

11-16-2006, 05:04 PM	#8
Drnaline Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: La Villa real del la Santa Fe, NM Posts: 6,494	Re: Presidential Pick for 2008 I think i'd go with Romney. __________________ B Hussein Obama “Even if I want to take [your guns] away,” he said, “I don’t have the votes in Congress.” “[A] wise and frugal government... shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government.” —Thomas Jefferson "I'm here to support John McCain because country matters more than party." Joe Lieberman

11-28-2006, 03:23 PM	#9
tumbleweed Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 1,017	Re: Presidential Pick for 2008 Looks like Wesley is getting closer to running. 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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