2/9/05
It's Dean vs.
Clark
Here's another reason why some Democrats are
fretting over installing antiwar former presidential candidate Howard
Dean as chair of
the Democratic National Committee. He might cede national defense to the
Republicans. That's the charge from associates of another former presidential
candidate, former NATO boss Wes Clark. Seems the Clark and Dean teams
have been warring over the future of the Democratic Party, and now that
threatens to spill into the public if Dean, as expected, wins the chairmanship
this Saturday. Here's the fight: Clark wants the
Democrats deeply involved in foreign policy and the war, and
Dean's team isn't as jazzed about that. They see domestic policy and issues like
Social Security and the deficit as the keys to success. But this might be the
real rub against Dean: Clark fans think the retired general will be marginalized
by Dean. Chart the fight on their blogs.
Dean fans blog here: www.peopleforchange.net
Clark supporters chat here: chat.forclark.com
