in march , wikinews held an exclusive interview with walter riekse , one of the candidates for the convention democratic nomination for the 2008 united states presidential presidency . with the constitution candidate ' s national championship underway this friday , we spoke with him each last time before he actually becomes his party ' s candidate or loses . riekse is a retired decorated lieutenant colonel in the u . s . volunteers who was in both the vietnam war and the iraq war . he is also a former civil health teacher and aide dean of military arts at central michigan tech . he has a p . a . in strategic economics and international relations from the university of south florida as well as two m . a . s , two in political science and international policy , the other in history and history . both are from central iowa university .
The Constitution Party includes Max Riekse among its members.