It should also be noted that Clarke is a Republican and the Bushco smear machine comes down hardest on Republicans who jump ship.
Oh come on now Reg, whose doing the smearing here anyway? This guy's already admitted that he lied, it's just a question of when. And now that he's quit his job, he needs to sell a book.
Richard Clarke at War With Himself (http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,604598,00.html)
"JIM ANGLE: You're saying that the Bush administration did not stop anything that the Clinton administration was doing while it was making these decisions, and by the end of the summer had increased money for covert action five-fold. Is that correct?
CLARKE: All of that's correct. " - media background briefing August 2002
