Hmm . . .

I'm considering volunteering to be the "Students for Clark" coordinator on the UT campus. They don't have one yet, as Brendon pointed out today, and, well, someone's got to do it. B, by the way, has been scouring the net for all things related to Clark from his basic bio to all the conspiracy theories that say he tried to start WWIII. Brendon and I agreed that if I volunteer, we're gonna go Resident Evil on it, which means that Brendon will gather all the necessary information off the internet, and I'll just man the controls. He'll also find me all the save points, shotgun ammo, and skeleton keys I need to get past the giant, mutated, too-liberal Howard Dean tarantula. (Just kidding, all you Deanies out there. OK, Seth.)

Regardless, please send me anything Clark related you might find that I could pass along to students in email or flyer form. I'm looking at my Beltway Buds on this one. For the time being, Brendon has assembled these helpful website for those of you who are up to now completely baffled at this post:

* Clark FAQ: http://www.theclarksphere.com/
* Clark Sphere: http://www.theclarksphere.com/ — news, including interesting refutations of already prevelant slander attempts at Clark, also links to "Clark-friendly" blogs
* Clark Tribune: http://www.meetclark.com/tribune/ — comprehensive daily Clark coverage
* Wes Clark Blog: http://wesleyclarkweblog.com/
* Veterans for Clark: http://www.veteransforclark2004.us/
* Be sure to watch Sue's site. Hopefully she'll return to posting her wonderful pro-Clark prose soon. She was into The General even before it was cool to be into Dean. In fact, that's what she named her new car: The General. She's the one that convinced me this guy was worth looking at.

Lastly, I should probably spell out why I like this guy. My friend Jason asked me this earlier, so I'll just copy the response from the hastily composed email I sent him:

From what I've read, Clark's views on domestic policy are very similar to mine. I think his military experience will help the rebuilding of Iraq, and he's got a good track record of working with the U.N. and other international coalitions.

Now, the problem is, he hasn't been thoroughly grilled on all these policies, which is why I'm excited to see him finally declare. I want to see if the actual candidate lives up to his potential. I could be totally wrong about him.

Above all, I think he's the only candidate who's got a shot at beating Bush. Against Clark, Bush couldn't ride national security to reelection. This would hopefully funnel debate into domestic issues, which I think leaves Bush very vulnerable.

Dean could also have a shot if the left totally rallies around him and he can attract enough disgruntled fiscal Republicans, but with Lieberman and others preaching the centrist mantra, I don't know if he can unite those two factions. Clark can,
potentially, I think.

Presidents over the last couple decades have come from outside the Washington political elite, and I don't really see that changing. That would rule out the Kerrys, Edwards, and Gepharts, no matter how sterling their policies. So if it's either Clark or Dean at this point, I like Clark, although I'm hardly opposed to Dean. Both would be better than Bush.

Well, we'll see what happens over the next couple weeks. I've never been this aware of politics before. It's really strange because the more I learn the more vile I think the entire system is, yet I keep getting sucked deeper.