ON PAPER, Gen. Wesley Clark should be leading the Democratic pack. His resume is impeccable: Decorated veteran, Rhodes Scholar, NATO Supreme Commander. He has the support of the Clintons. And he possesses the strongest patriotic sentiment, essential for any Bush challenger, thanks to those military credentials.
But in the reality of the race for the Democratic nomination, Gen. Clark's position is a weak one. He is a recently-decided Democrat up against the tide of enthusiasm for the "Democratic Wing" of the Democratic party who is poor on policy, bad in campaigning and doomed to fail.
As his record speaks to, Gen. Clark has absolutely no Democratic credentials. This is a man who, until October, was not even a registered voter for the party whose nomination he is seeking. Nevertheless, because Democrats know national security and defense are President Bush's issues, and because DNC higher-ups are afraid of Howard Dean, they have welcomed rather than question Clark, an ill-advised move given the general's past leanings.
It is well-known that Clark has a record of supporting the Republican party on foreign policy matters. Quoting from a speech he delivered at a Republican event in his native Arkansas on May 11, 2001, "I'm very glad we've got the great team in office, men like Colin Powell, Don Rumsfeld
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