Clarke on "Meet the Press"

Despite Tim Russert's best efforts to the contrary, Richard Clarke is coming off as incredibly earnest, believable, and knowledgeable this morning. After more than a week of taking an outrageous pounding by everyone Bush, he's more articulate and more composed than he was as this began.

Clarke showing that letter from Bush in response to Tim's grilling about "what Clarke said back then" was beautiful, as is his note that the taxpayers are being forced to fund the attacks being conducted upon him. Too bad the Bush crew didn't defend this country on 9/11 with such vigor. And that's the point. They'll go to any length to protect Bush, and the rest of us can curl up and die.