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...Dana Rohrabacher, a California conservative and staunch Bush ally, asked a closed meeting of House Republicans last week. At the same time, the 10 Democratic presidential hopefuls are landing blows on national security, an issue that was supposed to be unavailable to the opposition. And the addition of General Wesley Clark only gives the Democrats more credibility on this terrain. Though the G.O.P. foot soldiers support George W. Bush with a fervor not seen since Ronald Reagan's presidency--the campaign has raised close to $80 million so far--they are calling on the White House to start fighting back...
...Democrats vying for the presidential nomination met for a debate in New York City last week. But it was a lagging candidate, the REV. AL SHARPTON, who used his hometown platform to get off the best lines. "Don't be defensive about just joining the party," he counseled General Wesley Clark, the latest entrant. "It's better to be a new Democrat that's a real Democrat than a lot of old Democrats up here that have been acting like Republicans all along." Sharpton got the loudest applause...
...General Wesley Clark quickly found his way there too. In his first official policy pronouncement last week, Clark proposed a two-year, $100 billion job-creation program--funded by rescinding the first two years of Bush's tax cuts for the top 2%, which will cost an estimated $112 billion. Indeed, every Democrat running for President has proposed something similar. Normally, this sort of thing is risky: Republicans can be counted on to squeal about "class warfare" whenever Democrats complain about tax cuts for the rich. But times are tough, Iraq's a mess, the looming deficits are enormous...
...General Clark definitely has the flavor-of-the-month status." STEVE TISCH, TV and movie producer, on growing support in the entertainment community for General Wesley Clark, the newest candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination...
Four candidates—retired Gen. Wesley Clark, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.—have yet to R.S.V.P., according to Institute of Politics (IOP) Director Dan Glickman...