Reply #32: There Are a Lot of Reasons

[GiovanniC]

Impressive resume, great intellect, et cetera. The military experience, the economics experience, his executive experience, his diplomatic experience. All great stuff for a president.

Enough to make me vote for a guy for president.

But the reason that I REALLY, REALLY, STRONGLY support Wes Clark can be summed up in this statement: Wes Clark can answer a "yes or no" question with a "yes or no" answer. For example, in a recent Hardball interview, Chris Matthews asked Clark if he supported Gonzales for Attorney General. Most politicians would have hemmed and hawed, choking out a cloudy response that left you still wondering where they stood. But not Clark. Clark was shaking his head before the question was even finished, and as soon as Matthews finished asking, Clark gave a firm, "Nope." And then launched into a strong and succinct indictment of Gonzales and the policies he implemented as White House Counsel.

Most politicians want to leave you guessing about their positions on issues in order to avoid antagonizing either side. Wes Clark gives you his position and then convincingly persuades you to embrace his position as the best one. That's the mark of a LEADER.