Value Judgment: WaPo on Clark

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September 17, 2003

WaPo on Clark

Washington Post editorial on Clark:

Only this month did Mr. Clark announce that he is a Democrat. He told us in an interview the other day that he is new to the party -- it's not that he'd been a Democrat all along and kept his affiliation private for reasons of propriety. Asked whether he had voted for Republicans along the way, Mr. Clark said, "I don't even remember." Had he voted for a Republican for president? "I imagine that I voted for Reagan at one time or another," he said. It will be interesting to see how that plays with Democratic Party activists.

Yes. That will be interesting, indeed. Even more disturbing, Drudge (yes, a highly questionable source) is suggesting that Clark was a Republican fundraiser in 2001.

Wesley Clark fundraised for Republicans in 2001, for Pulaski County Republican Party (Little Rock)... December 2001: Clark registers to vote in Little Rock as independent... But in 2003, now he is a Democrat?...

Dude! You're a Rhodes scholar with expertise in economics. What were you thinking??

Posted by J at September 17, 2003 10:34 PM

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Posted by: J at September 18, 2003 02:44 PM