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Clintons Anoint Clark
By William Safire

Golly, I wonder which side of the fence Willie Safire sits?

Perhaps Bill understands Dems would be more likely to unseat Bush with
a
southern military man that a northern doctor? I guess that simple
fact
was
too much of stretch for Willie Safire's brain.

What are your feelings on the question I asked?

"How will Dean like being politically maneuvered into
irrelevancy by the Clintons...and will he launch a third party candidacy
out
of spite?"


The Clintons reportedly encouraged him to run to give the Dems the best
chance of winning. I know of no more of an endorsement than that. You
cannot cite an endorsement unless Bill and Hillary comes out and says "I
support so-and-so."

Huh? In your warped opinion, "encouraging someone to run" isn't the same as
"endorsing them"?!? What about Bill calling Clark and Hillary the "two
rising stars in the Democratic party"? Is that an endorsement?


Otherwise, it's the same as encouraging Dean or
Gephardt or any of the other players to join the party and make it as
strong a field as possible.


But they *didn't* "encourage" any of the other guys to run.


Second, I don't think for a moment that Dean would launch a third party
candidacy...

If he feels back-doored or betrayed, I think he would. Afterall, before the
Clintons maneuvered Clark into the lime-light, it belonged to Dean.