Reply #99: lo and behold we are in agreement after all

[AtomicKitten]

I will only support for president (or at least vote for in the primary) a candidate who did not vote "yes" on the IWR or support in any way the Iraq war, the very same contenders you mention.

And I am aware of the kneejerk reaction against General Clark, although my tenure here begins after the 2004 election, so I can only imagine what it was like here. In fact, I argued his case to many of those who refused to look beyond the uniform. He is the most exquisite of conundrums (as I told a buddy of mine recently here) - a humanitarian military man. Plus he's wicked cute.

The problem here began when it was assumed when I posted the news release that I meant it in some derogatory fashion whereas most people that know me even a little bit realize it was just news to me. I have explained this deal-breaker issue for me, no politician goes unscathed from my tsk-tsking that doesn't call for an immediate ceasefire, but that horse has already left the barn, so it's really a moot issue at this point.

No worries about those here that launch slurs against General Clark, because I feel it too. (I just feel Gore has more experience plus I'm fully into a retaliatory up-yours to the Republicans for having pulled the rug out from under him in 2000.) Gore gets slammed pretty good by people who are just too silly to understand what they are saying. The truth is I think there are some here that hate all Democrats and that's a pretty tough hurdle to overcome in a discussion.

My nerves are shot with the current state of affairs in our country and I get defensive pretty easily. But it doesn't surprise me when we smooth our ruffled feathers and withdraw the talons that we find we really have more in common than not. Life's funny like that.

Best regards.
AK