Marathon Pundit: Wesley Clark won't shut up

The bizarre thing about onetime Clintonista and current Barack Obama surrogate Wesley Clark is not how such a loon got to be a general, but that some congressman was deranged enough to appoint him to West Point. Then again, Ambrose Burnside travelled the same career path--he got involved in politics too. Burnside may have been a better general, though. AP has the latest on Wesley the Whacko:

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark rejected suggestions he apologize Tuesday for saying John McCain's medal-winning military service does not qualify him for the White House. Elaborating, Clark said a president must have judgment, not merely courage and character.

Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential hopeful, said Clark's comments had been inartful. But McCain's campaign judged them worse, and worked to stoke the controversy.

One ally of the Republican presidential contender accused Obama of "winking and nodding" when he should be condemning Clark and his comments. "This is now about Obama, not Wesley Clark," added Orson Swindle on a conference call with reporters organized by the Republican presidential candidate's campaign.