Ok, let's cut through the BS - Democratic Underground

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Sat Mar-08-08 05:21 PM
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Ok, let's cut through the BS

Allow me to state a few thoughts that Clark may have taken to arrive at his support for Hillary Clinton and to determine that Barack is not prepared to be Commander in Chief.

1. Barack's political expediency and supreme ambition - In a time when the Dem party is arguably stronger than it has been in 30 years, this man is running against a Democrat with a moderate political strategy. After GWB's fucking 8 years, this is not the time to run a moderate campaign and proclaim how we should all get along and we should not have a mandate on Healthcare and we should raise the cap on SS and Reagan made great changes because of the excesses of the 60's and the 70's. This is political expediency, we have reports of how his move to the Presidency has been planned for some years, his votes show a pattern of avoiding the tough issues, issues that could hurt someone in a National campaign or that he could use to damage a Democrat from the right.

2. Barack's clear weakness on National Security - Folks he was just damaged severely by someone of the fairer sex on National Security, hows that gonna work out against McCain?

3. Baracks decision to attack his opponents over the IWR, something even Clark didn't do, in fact Clark defended Kerry from Dean (in the 2004 primaries!) You see, Clark has more integrity than Barack. Barack has admitted he doesn't know how he would have voted, and now he claims that was just a lie. When did you lie Barack, then or now?

4. Barack's lack of experience on foreign policy during a time of war. He and his advisors have screwed the pooch more than once here. I don't care to restate them, I'm sure someone else will.

5. Hillary's devotion to Democratic issues over personal ambition - even arguing against Bill C on occasion (Healthcare, NAFTA). She was the wife of a politican for many many years instead of running for office herself. It is not the thrill of public adoration that moves this women. Its Democratic goals for our party and this country.

6. Hillary's beliefs and knowledge and creds on foreign policy - Read her whole speech when she voted for the IWR. The whole thing! It was a tough a vote, tougher than any vote Barack has ever taken. Tougher than any of you have ever had to take. But she knew the issues and she knew the Dem party could not stop the war with one vote that could be overturned a few months later. She knew that Americans and New Yorkers wanted to get tough with Iraq and wanted Iraq to be fully compliant with the UN resolutions. Wes knew this too. It doesn't matter whether you believed Bush was trying to take us to war, it matters what alternative you were going to pursue. Wes never advocated for the Levin amendment, you have your facts wrong if you think so. He was for one before that, lead by Biden. The fact is we were in a no win situation because of who was President at the time. But UN inpectors were put back in, and had they been allowed to do their job her vote would look like genious today.

7. Hillary's work ethic and personal strength. Barack is finding out just how strong she is.