WESLEY CLARK’S CAMPAIGN has miffed the grassroots folks who started the Draft Clark Internet campaign. But this may be a reflection of the candidate’s character, not just his consultants. At least, this Guardian story on his military experience sounds that way:

Retired Gen. Dennis Reimer, a former Army chief of staff, describes Clark as an intelligent, “hardworking, ambitious individual who really applies himself hard.”

But, Reimer said, “Some of us were concerned about the fact that he was focused too much upward and not down on the soldiers. I’ve always believed you ought to be looking down toward your soldiers and not up at how to please your boss. … I just didn’t see enough of that in Wes.” . . .

Ret. Army Brig. Gen. David Grange, the U.S. commander in Bosnia at that time, says Clark was so focused on succeeding that “he would maybe not be cognizant of some of the feelings or concerns of some of the people around him.”

Interesting. Can Clark fix this problem?