The Doctor and The General: Why Dean/Clark Ticket Sizzles.

[David Zephyr]

The Doctor and the General:

Dr. Howard Dean - Not only a physician, but a popular governor with the bonafides of executive experience in running a state government dealing daily with the state's budgeting, taxes, roads and infrastructure, working people, seniors, children, disabled, housing, health, education, welfare, relations with neighbors and the federal government, environment, and quality of life. From New England.

General Wesley Clark: Rhodes scholar, top of his class at West Point, General in the U.S. Armed Forces, Supreme Commander of NATO. From the South.

There it is folks! Bush and Cheney cannot hold a candle to these two gentlemen, their education, their careers and/or their life experiences.

With the Physician/Governor and the U.S. General/Nato Commander Americans will have all aspects of domestic and international concerns addressed as perhaps never before in American history.

The Doctor and the General will be giants in comparison to the current crooks that oversee the Executive Branch.

The Doctor and the General.

Could it be a 50 state landslide?

[Carrion]

1. Works for me!!

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

8. Clark should pick an economic populist like Kucinich

The Democratic party should be strong on defense and strong on the economy.

[Nay]

12. Works for me, too.

I always thought a Dean/Clark ticket would be unbeatable.

[Frances]

2. I like this team

but I just watched Kerry's announcement online, and I thought it was good too. Even if Dean/Clark become our ticket, I have respect for all our candidates. I think we would all be smart to say good things about each and every Democratic candidate, no matter who we support. That is the best way to beat Bush.

[w13rd0]

4. I really like that Lieberman...

...is a good tipper.

There, done my duty ;)

[Pastiche423]

3. Does not work for me

It is very difficult for me to understand why any real LIBERAL would vote for a man that has given his life to the execution of innocent people.

WE DO NOT NEED MORE MILITARY LEADING OUR COUNTRY!

[ElementaryPenguin]

5. You're right! That Combo kicks major ass!! (especially Repuke ass)!

eom

[David Zephyr]

7. And Neither Is Beholden to Big Oil.

To big insurance, to big auto corporations, to big chemical conglomerates, to the gun lobby (Wesley Clark: "You want to shoot an AK-47, then join the Army!"), to religious fanatics and/or to the tobacco industry.

[nomaco-10]

6. I love it. It would bring the repuke party to their knees. eom

[sendero]

9. I'm hoping....

... I'm praying, Dean/Clark or even Clark/Dean would be a dream ticket IMHO.

Don't make us wait much longer!!!!!!

[chaumont58]

10. A benefit(IMHO) for the NATION is that....

a really bright, bright man(Wes Clark) get some hardcore exposure into the world of big time politics. I don't think a nation can have too many bright leaders. We, sure as shit, can look at the current situation of living with a 'leader' who is dumber than a bag of hammers. Wes Clark might make a great president right now, but I, for one, would rather he get some civilian executive experience. Think about it, eight years of Dean, followed by eight years of Clark. This nation(indeed the whole god damn world) could do worse.

[evworldeditor]

11. Actually, Wes Clark does have some executive experience

After retiring from the Army, Clark worked in investment banking, analyzing companies with innovative, promising technology. Now he is the Chairman of WaveCrest Laboratories outside of DC.

It's not like running a state or a large corporation, but in my readering of David Halberstam's War In A Time of Peace, he seems to be a top-notch Army commander and politician, especially in Europe while the head of NATO.

Halberstam makes the point that while the Army top brass respected Wes Clark, they never really trusted him because he was perceived to be too driven, to impersonal and too smart for his own good. He's a classic type "A" personality who has one single driving passion... to win!

You can listen to my interview with him late last April at the following URL:

http://evworld.com/databases/storybuilder.cfm?storyid=520

[ScottKoziara]

13. Gore/Clark sizzles

This is the strongest ticket the party can put out there. Al Gore is still the man and if he jumped in tomorrow and win the nomination without breaking a sweat.

[newyawker99]

14. Hi ScottKoziara!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Cheswick2.0]

15. Hi Scott

Welcome to DU!! Stick around.