The Bush administration and fellow conservatives' attempts to discredit Richard Clarke are alternatively funny and sickening. He wasn't in the loop (Dick Cheney). As head loop person, everything bad that happened is his fault. (Condolezza Rice). He's a racist (Robert "Valerie Plume. P-L-U-M-E" Novak, Ann Coulter). He didn't trash Bush's terrorism record in his resignation letter. Why is he trashing it now? Also, for old time's sake: it's Clinton's fault. Ahhh. That cookie jar will never be empty.
What's remarkable is that while the White House is attacking Clarke's character and motives, they have yet to refute almost all of his claims. One would think this would be the fastest way to quell this embarrasment.
There are so many claims and attacks being made every day that it is easy to get overwhelmed by the details. It's worth knowing about though. What is already a significant moment in politics may grow in importance in the next week, depending if Clarke's claims end up resonating with the public. TPM is the best site to go to catch up on this. The WP is doing a decent job too.
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