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I imagine he would have known before hiring the feminist Pandagon blogger for his campaign what it was she blogged about; he would take responsibility, even in the unlikely event he had not known what she blogged before she worked for him, for that staffing decision.

I can't imagine he would permit a Dem-bashing wing nut bigot like William Donohue to abuse his staff or dictate his campaign actions; nor would he credit the Catholic League with representing all Catholics or the Catholic Church; or fail to call a coordinated right wing attack, a coordinated right wing attack.

I imagine, as a man of faith himself and as a constant gentleman, Clark would not care for the style of Marcotte's criticism of Catholic doctrine; he would say so.

As a soldier, I don't imagine frank language hurts his sensibilities.

As a cultured man, he might recognize strong, but satirical writing when he sees it.

As a political philosopher, he might recognize that Marcotte meets an obligation, as a feminist political blogger, to criticize an institution that involves itself in the politics of reproductive rights. (All. The. Time.)

As a warrior, to my mind, he would respect that fight.

He would understand, I imagine, that faith and reason, (most Catholics make practical adjustment to dogma all the time in their personal lives), is not irreconcilable, and while words may hurt a little bit, they are not bullets to be avoided as if your life depends on it.

I imagine he would say that even a lapsed Catholic atheist lesbian feminist (horrors!) has the right to make a living and not be hounded from her job by someone who opposes her on her political views, personal life choices or spiritual path.

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A few points being offered up around the web for why Wes Clark should not run for president in 2008: He can't win because Democrats won't vote for a military guy; he can't win because he has no experience in governing; he can’t win because he’s a genuine liberal Southern general; he can’t win because the election will be about domestic policy; he can’t win because he can’t handle the bumps of a presidential campaign; and, somehow or other, he's going to ruin any chance of becoming Secretary of State.

I wouldn’t use such a positive assertion that "Dems won't vote for a military guy", period. I think it much rather depends on what people (i.e., Democrats) perceive as "a bona fide guy". In fact, I see no electability issue whatsoever for the primaries if the proposition is "a bona fide and competent guy (who happens to have had a career in the military)".

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