That's tonight, after WesWing!

I'd never watched Geraldo until last Wes visit, and as someone said, he's certainly not mean like the others; emotional is OK, as long as he gives Wes a chance to speak.

Fantastic!

A good Sunday! Thanks Larry!!

So wrapped up in The Last Hurrah and firedoglake it's like a movie or novel, I swain!!

Thanks for the link to the huff post piece El, that's where I was led to the other 2 sites. Good Stuff!!

Once in a while you get shown the light, In the strangest of places if you look at it right. -Hunter/Garcia

...or did I miss it?

"George Bush has had his day and he's bollixed it up."

Cool. I could use a dose of Wes tonight.

"George Bush has had his day and he's bollixed it up."

"Debate, Dialogue, Discussion, Disagreement - that's not wrong -that's not unpatriotic, that's one of the highest forms of patriotism and love of country, and we need to say it!" - Gen. Wesley Clark (US Ret.)

Well, what would one expect? He's the expert on everything!! He says it's the local experts who will be dealing with things the most, even with federal help. All indications are there will be a shortage of vaccines (with a bit of a laugh). There are a couple of cases in Europe. The flu might mutate. And now on to Iraq!!

Geraldo talks about security with the coming elections. News guy from Iraq talks about military work in Ramadi. There are signs from Baghdad advertising the voting. No one knows how Sunnis will vote. There is a ban on cars during the voting - so no suicide bombs. Then on to Wes. Wes looks pretty serious (and he looks damn fine!). Wes thinks many Sunnis will vote but that the constitution will pass. The most probably results will be that the elections come off all right. The insurgency will still be there and still be supported by many Sunnis and will still be a problem for us. The document will pave the way for the Shiites to have the kind of power they want. The Sunnis weren't brought into the process soon enough to give them any real xxxx. We'll have to continue to work with it and modify it. We need a regional architecture of diplomacy (what a phrase!!). Geraldo interrupts. Wes says we need the discussion. We have all kinds of connections we haven't adequately dealt with. We've got to put the military in its proper place, but it's not sufficient.

Short, but sweet. Wes looked fine in white shirt, dark suit and tie. The silver fox. The intelligent fox.

Leadership means lifting people up. --Wes Clark

Bird flu-This (Administration's) plan has never been released to the public, still being worked, Responsibility being put in hands of local authorities. Federal government assists to get communities prepared. All indiction will be a vaccine shortage. It's infecting those directly in contacted with the birds, not communicable yet, may further mutate, vaccine will need to be modified
Iraq-Substantial number sunnis will vote, but not enough to vote down Cons. I'm delighted to see security measures. Insurgency will still be there. Document pave way for Shiites to have power. Sunnis weren't brought in soon enough with quality of representation. Won't deligitimate resistence. We need to get with neighbors to create regional architecture for diplomacy. Don't need their troops need business, family and ethinic connections. Not just a war, politics, diplomacy, regional factions, etc. mixed in.

Trying to get rid of a migraine and can't really see at the moment.  Glad one of my cats can type!

Mario Cuomo said, "Wes Clark is a man of whom you can ask a question, and he will look you directly in the eye, and give you the most truthful and complete answer you can imagine. You will know the absolute truth of the statement as well as the thought process behind the answer. You will have no doubt as to the intellect of the speaker and meaning of the answer to this question....So you can see, as a politician, he has a lot to learn."

1. Show up * 2. Pay attention * 3. Speak your truth, and * 4. Don\'t be attached to outcome -- Angeles Arrien

Thanks for the recap, ladies!

www.yellowdogdem.com/100905.WMV

I had to miss it.  Out with the family.  So now I gotta stay up 'til it replays.  Midnite central time, according to the schedule here. 

"Never underestimate what a determined soldier can accomplish when he's fighting for his country." -- General Wesley Clark

I don't know about you guys but I cook my chicken before I eat it and I don't hang around with the chickens before I eat them. Don't think I will be needing a bird flu shot. The whole thing is being blown out of proportion...the only people that have gotten sick are bird handers...it does not transmit human to human.....I keep hearing we are going to blow billions and make companies rich when their vaccine will not even work unless it can be made for each new strain...which it can't. The bird flu needs to mutate in order to be able to be transmitted human to human...that probally won't happen...and if it does it will be squashed out right away cause people are watching for it.

"Regional architecture for diplomacy"

Love it.  What a refresher to hear a man who can weave words so well.  After the appalling assault on language we've been subjected to for so many years now.  What a treat!  Thanks for the video as I too had to miss the live version.

for posting the video.  As usual, the General is comprehensive, incisive and brilliant--and all in under 10 minutes.

The General gets it right. Competence--What a concept!