I like General Wesley Clark and I think he would be a great compliment to Barack Obama as vice president. Why Wes Clark? He has all the needed credentials. Clark graduated at the top of his class at West Point and was chosen as a Rhodes Scholar. He has elderly statesmen-like qualities having served as a Four-Star General and NATO Supreme Allied Commander where he directed troops during the Kosovo War with no loss of U.S. lives.
Clark has a Jewish heritage, was a Hillary Clinton supporter (who didn't go overboard), served as a talking head military expert, is a businessman, and has moderate political views with Southern roots. What more can you ask for in a vice presidential candidate that would add value to an Obama ticket.
As he recently showed on MSNBC, I agree with The Young Turks assessment that General Clark definitely has the unquestionable stature to go head to head with John McCain on foreign policy. If I'm looking for advice on foreign policy, with no disrespect of McCain, I would listen to the brilliant General who actually directed a major military campaign versus the Colonel who served time as a POW. We can imagine that McCain suffered as a POW, but Clark also suffered four gunshot wounds while serving in Vietnam.
There are a lot of outstanding persons that Obama can choose as a running mate. Since another favorite Mark Warner is now out of the picture, Wes Clark is definitely my current choice for the slot. And you know, Obama/Clark has a nice ring to it.
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