Gen. Wesley Clark has announced he's a Democrat-- many analysts take this as a sign he's inching closer to entering the race for the Democratic nomination for President.

Clark spoke at NYU. Among the comments we found inspiring:

"I fought for the right of people to disagree. I fought for the right of people to protest. I fought for the right of people to question the president, and not just to question, you know, what did he eat today and how far did he run."

"I fought for the right of privacy," he went on. "I fought for freedom from government intrusion of our personal lives. I fought for the belief that every American is a human being who is worthy of respect and who should be treated fairly and equally, regardless of race, religion, creed, sexual orientation or any other discriminating factor."

We think Wesley Clark belongs on the Democratic ticket--either as presidential nominee or as VP to whoever gets the nomination. We hope he's been meeting with Dean and Kerry in recent weeks.

Stay tuned, we think an announcement will be made within the next ten days or so.