The General Standing Down? Wonkette is reporting that General Wesley Clark may be dropping out of the Democratic Primaries in the very near future. Clark has apparently cancelled a fundraiser in Houston, and his schedule has been cleared. Wonkette, in her characteristically caustic tone wonders if, when announcing his withdrawl, Clark's "sophisticated emotion-simulation programming may fail him. Do androids cry electric tears?" The General, of course, is known for his poise and steely military stare -- Salon did a story not long ago about Clark's infrequent need for blinking. One wonders if the departure from the stage of Wes Sr will diminish her current near-obession with Wes Jr.

Wonkette also mentions the results of the pop culture trivia test VH1 gave to the candidates. Clark scored a 4 out of 12 on the pop-quiz (Mrs Clark remarked of the former Rhodes Scholar and number one in his class at West Point, "Well, I think it's the only test he's ever failed in his life.") Glad to see that the General and I share in our admiration of the verisimilitude of the masterful HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.