Reply #17: Good judgment and good character

[JDPriestly]

Clark's got both. A president sets the agenda, but doesn't get to decide exactly what policies will be adopted. Within the constitutional parameters, he/she has to compromise and work with Congress and the experts in the administrative agencies to decide policy.

I'm not so concerned about what a presidential candidate says about specific issues. Presidents change their minds about policy once they are in office. There are no exceptions to that.

I think Clark has the right stuff to lead the country, and I think he would make a good president, but so would some other possible candidates. It's too soon to say who will be the best candidate for 2008. We don't know what will happen in the next couple of years.
In 2004, for example, 9/11 decided many issues we could not have foreseen in 1999. I will say that Clark is one of the people I would like to see run. He doesn't hold any public office, so he will have to work very hard to keep in the public eye in a positive way.