Some Generals Do Not Want To Fade Away

The Supreme Allied Commander Of Corn: The Strange Journey Of Wesley Clark -- The New Republic

When the world last left Wesley Clark in early 2004, he was a streaking meteor of a presidential candidate. Still fresh from leading NATO in the Kosovo war, he arrived as a savior for the left, who saw a bulletproof patriot that the rest of America could believe in; hero of the netroots, beloved by Michael Moore and Madonna; hope of the Clintonites, delighted by such a clean ideological slate.

Alas, after five blazing months, Clark for President flamed out. There are the conventional explanations: He got in too late. He didn't play in Iowa. Being the anti-Dean stopped working when Howard Dean himself collapsed. All are true--but, ultimately, Wesley Clark just wasn't a politician. "This was Michael Jordan playing baseball," a Democratic strategist told this magazine in 2004.

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My Comment: Some have been hinting that General Petraeus may take a run at the Presidency in 2012 (cancer or not) .... I guess this is a warning on why he should not run.