The Running Man

General Wesley Clark appears to be gearing up for a presidential run in 2008. He has a new blog going (link above) that hypes his national security bona fides right there in its title. It's interesting that several would-be-president Dems are employing "webroot" initiatives as their first offensive. And at the same time-- in the case of Clark, at least-- employing DLC tactics of appealing to independent security hawks.

There were questions about Clark's standing in the military last year, but I can't find much fault with his stance on the issues. From what I see, Clark is a staunch defender of the founding fathers' Enlightenment values. And it's tough to argue with his credentials on national security. I'd trust a career military man on the issue before a failed oil man anyday, and I suspect that much of America would agree.

It's way too early to be prognosticating on the 2008 race, which is why I haven't even mentioned it here, but I think Clark could be a glorious representative of the Democratic party. Republican friends of mine are inclined to agree....

More to come on this issue.