With the remarks made recently by retired Army General Wesley Clark about John McCain’s military service, some may think it’s safe to assume he is no longer on the “short list” to be Obama’s Vice President.

Or is he?

Maybe Clark was just following the internal Obama talking points and went a little overboard as a good soldier might do when given a mission?

This is the same Wesley Clark who supported and campaigned for another non-veteran (Jon Tester) in 2006. Tester was running against a veteran. We saw the Wesley Clark method of operation first-hand then.

It appears these attacks are just starting. Last week it was retired Air Force General Merrill McPeak slamming McCain, so I guess it’s a safe bet we’ll see more of these retired military folks jockeying for a spot on the ballot with Obama, or a place in his Administration by attacking McCain’s military service. Vice President? Secretary of Defense? National Security Advisor? These are all worthwhile jobs that any retired four-star might desire.

These types of attacks happen when your candidate (Obama) has no military service and the voters are concerned about the safety and security of our country. They want a leader who they know understands the military, foreign policy, and national security. They’ll get that in McCain. They don’t get that in Obama. So it is safe bet that Obama’s supporters will continue their attacks on McCain’s military service – because it’s the only option they have.

Obama told a crowd in Independence, Missouri, today that he would “never question the patriotism of others in this campaign.”

It appears he’ll have his surrogates do it for him.