The Boston Globe says that Wesley Clark, the former NATO commander, has told his people to crank it up, and he will announce on Labor Day. If Clark gets in, I predict that he will be immdiately catapulted to the top where he will vie with Dean for the nomination. His military credentials combined with not being a part of the political establishment will come to dominate his candidacy, entirely to the disadvantage of the other candidates, save Dean who has the anti-war crowd (and the left) locked up in part because he is also seen as an outsider. The other dry-as-dust Demo candidates will be seen even more clearly for what they are: predictable, monotonous, and utterly uninteresting. Now things might get interesting.
I don’t think Clark knows a whit about domestic policy. Witness his gaffe the other week, on one of the cable shows, concerning Medicare programs. However, he is a more attractive candidate than most of the dwarves; Lieberman excluded.
Query:
Is it possible for someone "not being a part of the political establishment" to be selected as the "NATO Commander", especially during the Clinton Administration?