There is a good deal of evidence out there that Webb is going to be Obama's running mate.  And I discuss some of it at the link below. But just in case his credentials don't meet the test, there is another potential candidate out there who can provide what Obama needs.

See, "It's Going to be Webb for VP."
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Two things the media loves nowadays are sports and reality TV. No wonder they are so enthralled by Presidential contests. What could possibly be better than two fields of high profile celebrities competing in a nonstop horserace over 18 months to win the Super Bowl of Politics? A serious discussion of the critical issues facing both our nation and the world? Nah, doesn't even come close. Meet the Press was never able to muster the ratings that Survivor has. So it's no surprise that General Wesley Clark's potential 2008 run for President gets virtually no mention in the press. He's not on their chosen island.

But what about us Democrats? We aren't covering 2008 Presidential races, we're staging one. In theory we get to pick our candidates. Currently we have a nice group of announced ones. Wes Clark isn't in that group, and neither is Al Gore or Russ Feingold. In Feingold's case the reason is clear; early on he decided against running this year. Al Gore has done all he can to discourage speculation about him running for President, other than stating that under no circumstances will he run. So of course that encourages speculation about Al Gore running for President. That leaves Wes Clark, who candidly admits that he would like to run for President this year, if he can line up enough support. Which, it seems, discourages some Democrats from speculating about Clark.

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Repeatedly, Republicans in the U.S. Senate have shown both their willingness and their ability to muster the 40+ plus votes needed to sustain a filibuster by denying a motion for cloture.  As a result several crucial Democratic legislative initiatives, which if polls are to be believed all had strong public support, have expired with a whimper not a bang.   And each  time the Democratic Senate leadership turns to the public with a collective shrug and says; "We tried but they won't let us", while public dissatisfaction with a Democratic Congress continues to grow.  It must be frustrating for them. Is it their fault that the American people haven't elected enough Democratic Senators yet to bring legislation to a vote when Republicans refuse to limit debate?  No, it's their fault for refusing to make Republicans either put up, or shut up.  

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The topic below was originally posted in my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal.

Campaign 2008 reminds me of something former New York Yankee and member of the baseball Hall of Fame, Yogi Berra once said: "It gets late early around here." The jostling, pandering, fundraising and lying are well underway in both parties for the most wide-open presidential campaign in over a half-century. And it's only February 2007.

Yet as we focus on individual candidates, their platforms, tactics and even how they look in a bathing suit, it's instructive to contemplate what these campaigns say about our culture.

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Wes Clark is a painfully honest man. Why that adjective? Because of the grief Wes Clark frequently receives for telling the truth when a lie would go down smoother. Supposedly, however, honesty is a virtue. Clark is also a man who has devoted his entire life to service to his nation, and his heart to one incredible woman. No one can question Clark's loyalty or devotion. Nor can anyone ever say that Wes Clark is soft on security. He has four bullet wounds and four stars to attest to his commitment to America's security.

In short, no one can ever attack Wes Clark's patriotism or core values. Republicans find ways to lie about any Democrat, and they have in the past and will in the future do so about Wes Clark also, if they have to. And they will have to if Democrats show any sign of waking up to the fact that we can nominate a man who most Americans, not just Democrats, will willingly embrace as their next leader. Wes Clark is the real package that Republicans have repeatedly been trying to sell America a counterfeit version of for decades. Wes Clark makes Republicans ring hollow.

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