The Stalking Horse Theory Re-Emerges

I've been disinclined of late to believe the theory that General Wesley Clark is a stalking horse candidate in case Hillary Clinton needs to enter the Democratic race for President at the last minute. Yeah, Clark met with the Clintons just before he announced; yeah, he has an awful lot of former Clintonistas in his upper campaign staff. But it's hard to visualise the scenario that has Hillary gracefully enter even now, much less after the primaries kick off.

Then came this from US News and World Report's "Washington Whispers" column. It's the fourth item:

Wesley Clark's presidential campaign is going for the heartstrings to revive the Democrat's slumping effort. Insiders say they'll host house parties December 18 during which a DVD bio described as a "tear-jerker" will be shown. It might work. It was done by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, the TV producer who made Bill Clinton's campaign movies.

One of those movies was the now-legendary hagiography, "The Man From Hope."

They sure are making it hard to maintain disbelief, aren't they?