This Man Wants To Be President?

Even though most folks seem to sidestep the fact that General Wesley Clark was fired from his most important job just months before he was to retire anyway, for being too "gung ho" about war for Clinton's delicate tastes, some Democrats actually think he'd make a good Commander in Chief.

And then he says something fundamentally stupid like this:

If I'm president of the United States, I'm going to take care of the American people. We are not going to have one of these [September 11, 2001] incidents.

Can anyone take this man seriously now? He's a soldier and he thinks he can get away with that statement? It's just not possible. For him to say that either means he's delusional, pandering or just not watching his words -- all good reasons to preclude him from the presidency in this context.

Serious-minded folks who support Wes Clark still are welcome to explain how this doesn't mean much to them. Don't compare with Bush's ineptery, stick to this. I'm just glad you're a minority of the electorate.