The Vice Presidency of the Edwards administration is marked by two men to share the office in two separate terms. Former US Senator from Arizona John McCain served as VP during Edwards' first term, but was fired by April 2004; and Ret. General Wesley Clark was promoted to the office from his position as Defense Secretary for Edwards 2nd term. [edit]The 2000 Compromise Regardless of the reasons, Clark proved to be a competent VP, maintaining McCain's style of being blunt, while upholding a level of restraint that the old VP never had.