There have been reports about Wesley Clark having called the Clinton's to ask them to end their efforts and unite behind Barack. I thought it might help to write a letter to him to urge him to publicly do so at this moment. I've said before that I think he'd make a great VP, but his staunch support of Clinton has made it less plausible that that would be the case. Perhaps if he endorses Obama now, while the spotlight is still on the nomination it could help change things. This is the letter I wrote to him below:
Dear General Clark,
With the Democratic election as it stands today, the only way Hillary Clinton could win the nomination would be through overturning the will of the voters and causing mayhem at the Democratic Convention. With the respect and admiration that Democratic voters, activists, and superdelegates have for you as a progressive voice with a distinguished military background, I feel that you are uniquely qualified to rally the party to unite behind Senator Obama.
Moreover, as someone who has long wished to see you as Senator Obama's vice-presidential nominee, I think your declaring your support for him at this juncture would allow you to garner the national attention necessary to show that you sincerely believe in his candidacy and in his ability to be Commander-In-Chief of the United States Armed Forces.
Regardless of your decision, I wanted to thank you not only for the years of uniformed service you have given to our nation, but to also thank you for the leading voice you've been in framing the foreign policy debate over these past few years.
Sincerely,
X.
You can write to him too, by clicking here and filling out the form on his website.
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2 comments:
Um, actually - he never said that or made any such call. His office has refuted it.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Clark_spokesman_No_Clinton_call.html
It's possible he didn't, but the HuffingtonPost is generally pretty reliable. And it would be completely understandable for him to have made the call, but to have denied it so as to ensure that it not be viewed as a public attempt to get her to quit the race. He could be asking her in private, giving her some time to decide, then if he were to see that she were not willing to drop out then he could play the good guy role and come out supporting Obama without it coming as a surprise.
Regardless, I think it's time to write all of the Clintons' supporters to get them to really ask why Hillary is still in this thing. Senator Dianne Feinstein did just that today. She's still waiting for a response to her call.
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