So I want to like Gen. Clark, but now I'm having second doubts. What gives me pause isn't the flip-flops, the past Republican behavior, or the occasional Ross Perot-like ability to sound completely sane one minute and completely nuts the other, it's this: according to a story about him in the "US News & World Report," his favorite band is Journey and his favorite song is "Don't Stop Believing."

Remember that great moment in '92 when Clinton won and he and Al and the wives stood outside the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock and celebrated with "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" in the background? Now, picture that same scene, except if Clark wins. He's out shaking hands, smiling, and in the background, you hear Steve Perry's voice croaking out "Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world." Do we, as a nation, want that scene to happen? And can a Rhodes Scholar, West Point Graduate, butt-kicking soldier, and Four Star General really be into Journey?

I found this article online that lists all the favorite songs of the major Democratic candidates . John Edwards favorite song is- (ick) "Small Town" by John Cougar Whatever His Last name Is. That sounds more like his handler's picked it as it's way too obvious and cheesy. John Kerry's favorite song is Bruce Springsteen's "No Surrender," which I can see a handler picking but can also see him rocking out to. And the always edgy Howard Dean picked a song by Wyclef Jean. As befitting Dean, I think he was actually serious about this and no handler chose the song for him. Have to give him props for not only picking a Wyclef song, but knowing who Wyclef is in the first place.

But is that really they're favorite songs? Considering they're all boomers, would someone admit to say, liking "Voodoo Chile" or "the End?" Maybe even "Cowgirl in the Sand" or "Dazed & Confused." And imagine what'll happen when Gen-X finally starts running for President. Can you imagine someone listing their favorite song as "Heart Shaped Box," "Sweet Child o' Mine" or "Black Hole Sun?" Or, hell, what about "Bust a Move," "Straight Outta Compton," or "Fight the Power?" (man, imagine what Fox News would do if someone admitted to liking a song with the lyrics "Elvis was a hero to most/But he never meant, shit to me you see/Straight up racist that sucker was/Simple and plain/Mother fuck him and John Wayne") And with rap becoming more and more mainstream, at sometime somebody's gonna get up there and list his favorite song as "Bitch Betta Have My Money," "No Scrubs," or "Back That Azz Up." Or what about "I'm Slim Shady" or even "Nookie?"

Nah. Never happen.

Working hard to get my fill,
everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice,
just one more time
Some will win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on