Month: October 2003

Car Thoughts

It’s funny the wandering lines of thought you follow while driving. I had one today that started with my idly trying to remember the chorus of a pop song playing on the CD at work. Eventually it brought me to the realization that a show tune I’ve loved for about 25 years is about many things, and one of them is my husband Scott, whom I’ve been with for almost a decade. And yet it took me this long to put it together.

Something Wonderful
“The King And I”
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein

This is a man who thinks with his heart,
His heart is not always wise.
This is a man who stumbles and falls,
But this is a man who tries.
This is a man you’ll forgive and forgive,
And help protect, as long as you live…
He will not always say
What you would have him say,
But now and then he’ll say
Something Wonderful.
The thoughtless things he’ll do
Will hurt and worry you
But now and then he’ll do
Something Wonderful.
He has a thousand dreams
That won’t come true,
You know that he believes in them
And that’s enough for you.
You’ll always go along,
Defend him where he’s wrong
And tell him when he’s strong
He is wonderful
He’ll always need your love,
And so he’ll get your love.
A man who needs your love
Can be
Wonderful.

In reading this over, I wonder, does this sound like a back-handed compliment? I don’t see it that way.

Clark Follies

According to this NY Daily News article, not only is retired General Wesley Clark not a registered Democrat, but he’s not abiding by the rules of the Federal Elections Commission:

Wesley Clark was registered as a lobbyist when he jumped into the presidential race, but he has yet to actually register as a presidential candidate – or even enroll as a Democrat.

Clark has yet to change his voter registration in his home state of Arkansas from independent to Democrat, BusinessWeek reported yesterday.

“This has been a whirlwind two weeks. There are a lot of things we have to do, and that’s one of them,” Clark spokesman Mark Fabiani told the mag.

The Federal Election Commission also said yesterday it still hasn’t received a statement of Clark’s candidacy, although the rules say a candidate must file a declaration within 15 days of spending or raising $5,000.

Clark announced his candidacy Sept. 17 – exactly 15 days ago – and his aides say they’ve already raised more than $2 million.

Maybe it’s just an oversight, but IMHO not good news for the Clark campaign. And it’s extremely stupid of them to not change Clark’s registration before he launched his campaign. It makes the “carpetbagger’ label seem all that much more plausible.

The Post is a Murdoch publication, with all that implies about their political leanings, but still, it looks like they’ve gotten their facts right on this one.