The outrage over Wesley Clark's comments about John McCain's heroic military service not being a qualification for being president is ridiculous. Clarks comments were legit. dday explains why. At least some veterans agree.
Glenn Greenwald examines Obama's last two weeks. "That's quite a two weeks. One of the primary reasons that blogs emerged over the last seven years was as a reaction to, an attempt to battle against, exactly this narrative which the media propagated and Democratic institutions embraced -- that it is the duty of every Democrat to repudiate and attack their own base; that the truly pernicious elements are on the "Far Left", whose values must be rejected, while the Far Right is entitled to profound respect and accommodation; that "Strength" in National Security is determined by agreement with GOP policies, which is where "the Center" is found; that Seriousness is demonstrated by contempt for the liberal masses; that every Democrat must apologize for any statement over which Republicans feign offense."
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I listened to the end of an interview with Gen. Clark on NPR yesterday. His answers were refreshingly cogent and sensical. I was also impressed my Michelle Norris' "but haven't you campaigned on your military record" question and the excellent response. It's nice to hear that kind of direct answer to political questions.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92103233
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