Reply #32: Of course I agree, and I just posted this on another [View All]

[LandOLincoln]

thread, in which someone was pushing for Clark as SecState instead of VP:

"Cabinet posts have to be approved by the Senate--which, may I remind everyone, is currently under Repub control.

I don't think there's any way in hell they'd approve Wes Clark as SecState--certainly not without one of the bloodiest, most prolonged confirmation battles in the history of this country.

VPs, OTOH, are simply chosen by the nominee, and are not subject to confirmation by any other body. Plus, there's also no way in hell Clark would follow the now-outdated "wallflower" model as VP.

My prediction is that Kerry will put him in charge of cleaning up the Iraq mess, especially now that NATO has expressed an interest in getting more involved in the region. Clark has been pushing for NATO involvement in Iraq all along, and who better to facilitate that involvement than a former NATO Supreme Allied Commander?"

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