Reply #59: I haven't seen that Wes Clark understands the bigger picture:

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The contempt for Democracy being displayed by the GOP, the way they are trying to deunionize the federal government so that they can reap the spoils of the federal contracting business, and the bankrupting of the treasury so that entitlement programs can be strangled.

These arguments must be made, and I am not sure Wes Clark will do it.

Dean on the other hand, gets it.

In addition, the thought of the DLC/Clinton backers helping out Wes Clark makes me want to heave. I do not want a government that is bought by corporate interests.

In my opinion, if Wes Clark does not want to sell his soul, he has to join Dean.

If he jumps into the race, he's already been bought, because there is no way he will be able to duplicate the grass roots efforts of Dean as he is too late. He will have to rely on the DLC/Clinton structure that to me is all about money money money.

On the other hand, if he eschews the DLC/Clintonistas, maybe he is ok.

I'll be watching.