Wes we can!

"Yes sir I'll trim these sideburns."

This week, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, my former candidate, and noted swimmer Wes Clark went on Face the Nation and poorly handled a question from Bob Schieffer, saying that the fact that John McCain was shot down by the Vietnamese didn't qualify him to be President. Which is true but that's not important.

This is brings a larger issue into question: Why the hell did I think Wes Clark would be a good candidate for President? How do you let Bob Schieffer back you into a corner like that? If Schieffer says, "Nor has (Obama) ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down," Clark needs to say, "Bob, the issue I'm discussing is one of leadership and judgement. John McCain has not demonstrated the judgement required to lead this country out of the Iraq War. Despite his courageous service to this country, he is simply the wrong choice for President." Now I'm venting.

The best part of this whole ordeal is that we get to hear a lot from Orson Swindle, (not a stage name), a POW bunkmate of McCain at the Hanoi Hilton and winner of the 2008 award for "Most Dickensian Name on the Campaign Trail", who assailed Clark for supposedly besmirching McCain's war service (which he did not do). How did Orson Swindle (oh god his name is so hysterical) go after Clark? BY ATTACKING CLARK'S WAR SERVICE. Love it.