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The State of the Union reaction shot we wish we had seen: Ted Kennedy when President Bush urged support for his abstinence program.

How low will a man stoop in the quest to become president? Consider the recent statements of retired General Wesley Clark. Early in January, in an interview with the Manchester Union Leader, Clark took pandering to the abortion lobby to a new level when he said he had no objections to abortion being legal right up until the moment of birth. “No limits?” the paper asked. “Nope,” Clark replied. Also in New Hampshire, Clark has kept up his attacks on the Iraq war—he wants Congress to investigate whether the president’s war decision was a “criminal offense”— even as the press has begun to notice the numerous pro-war statements he made before becoming a candidate. Among them: Clark’s declaration last April that “President Bush and Tony Blair should be proud of their resolve in the face of so much doubt.” And finally, on January 17, Clark accepted the endorsement of the Bush-hating filmmaker Michael Moore, the man who famously wondered why terrorists attacked New York on 9/11 when there were so many other, more attractive targets filled with Bush voters. Clark smiled and embraced Moore. How low will a man go? Wesley Clark is showing the way.

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The State of the Union reaction shot we wish we had seen: Ted Kennedy when President Bush urged support for his abstinence program.

How low will a man stoop in the quest to become president? Consider the recent statements of retired General Wesley Clark. Early in January, in an interview with the Manchester Union Leader, Clark took pandering to the abortion lobby to a new level when he said he had no objections to abortion being legal right up until the moment of birth. “No limits?” the paper asked. “Nope,” Clark replied. Also in New Hampshire, Clark has kept up his attacks on the Iraq war—he wants Congress to investigate whether the president’s war decision was a “criminal offense”— even as the press has begun to notice the numerous pro-war statements he made before becoming a candidate. Among them: Clark’s declaration last April that “President Bush and Tony Blair should be proud of their resolve in the face of so much doubt.” And finally, on January 17, Clark accepted the endorsement of the Bush-hating filmmaker Michael Moore, the man who famously wondered why terrorists attacked New York on 9/11 when there were so many other, more attractive targets filled with Bush voters. Clark smiled and embraced Moore. How low will a man go? Wesley Clark is showing the way.