Souring on Clark... [View All]

[VaLabor]

I have to admit that the more I learn about Clark, the less I like him. I've been supporting Dean - but I'm not 100% happy with him. I worry how he'll do in a general election.

But Clark's flip-flop - which can't be explained away by claiming it was taken out of context - on whether he would vote for the Iraq war resolution or not is just plain disappointing. This sort of behavior - trying to have it both ways, trying not to upset one person or another - is the kind of behavior that causes us to lose elections.

And then there's this - which is best put by Kos over at http://www.dailykos.com :

I'm more concerned about this:

Clark portrayed himself as a different kind of Democrat, one without strong partisan impulses.

Given that the GOP is run by ideologues with "strong partisan impulses", I firmly believe we need the same on our side. Democrats have tried and tried to compromise as the GOP continues to move the "center" to the right. We need a counterbalance.

Of course Clark's rhetoric could be just that -- rhetoric. Kind of like Bush's "uniter not a divider" bullshit. But damn, this is the primary. Save the "bipartisan" stuff for the general. I want red meat, and thus far, Clark has been surprisingly tame.