[gaspar]

The Clintons have been behind Clark from the "git-go". However, do not make a mistake and believe that they want him to win. That is the last thing they are working for. They know that there is enough on Clark to sink his presidency, but a Clark loss means they retain control of the party through 2008. If Dean runs, and even if he loses, he will attempt to control the party and likely could take it away from the Clintons, and that could make life difficult for Hillary as she prepares for her own run in 08.

[nathanbedford]

Right you are.

Follow the money.

If Slick and the Bitch can control the slush funds they can allocate between competing races and earn IOUs. They do this through Clark and McAwful. But if Dean takes the nomination, he will seize the treasury and work a revolution in the Party.

It will be easy for him to take the party left and difficult to bring it back towards the middle thereafter. The history of the left, whether the Rat Party or Bolschivism, demonstrates an incredible tenacity in holding on to power.

[jalisco555]

The Clintons have been behind Clark from the "git-go". However, do not make a mistake and believe that they want him to win. That is the last thing they are working for. They know that there is enough on Clark to sink his presidency, but a Clark loss means they retain control of the party through 2008.

They certainly want Clark to lose- that's the point. I also disagree with those who predict that Hillary will be Clark's running mate. I don't think she would benefit from doing that and it would make the fact that Clark is just a puppet too obvious.

[Shermy]

Dean's comments in the 1990's about foreign policy were sane. For example, I thought his comments, then, on French foreign policy were lucid - and electable.

But he's now decided to go after the anti-american loony left vote, so he's sunk himself. To change in the general election will be hard.