Republican Faithful Fear Clark
To the Editor:
I saw some exciting press on the tube last Sunday night about
Wesley Clark’s visit to Denver. However, the Colorado Republican
Party, seeking to deflect Clarks growing popularity, attacked him
near the end of the same news piece. It is curious that every time
Clark gets a little press the Right tries muddying the water but
fails to refute any issue Clark has raised. Issues that include
Bush’s increasing deficit, his mishandling of the War on
Terror/Iraq and the mounting lack of respect the U.S. garners
internationally. Even more curious, there are no attacks on Howard
Dean. It seems like the Republican Party is making a concerted
effort to steer Democrats into the Dean Camp. Could be they fear
Clark winning the Democratic nomination.
Even though Dean is a moderate if not conservative Democrat,
could it be that the Republican Party would rather attack a
Democratic nominee they can paint as the “liberal governor from
that small, Ben & Jerry state just south of Montreal?” More
importantly, the Bush/Cheney ticket would have problems attacking a
retired four star general. As a successful commander of NATO, Clark
is the man who can question (with authority) the Bush/Cheney “War
on Terror” strategy. Even a two or three percent swing in the
military vote a year from now might mean a Bush defeat and that
could happen if the President tries to discredit a retired general
of Clark’s stature. Wesley Clark is the candidate all thinking
Democrats, Republicans and Independents, who want to see the
executive branch in more capable hands, should consider.
Richard Miller (Father of a soon to be 2nd Lt. US Air Force)
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