Richard Clarke has given his all for our nation for over 30 years. What he has done in the last week, while undergoing an onslaught from the BushCo Smear Machine, and giving them a spanking the likes of which they have NEVER received, has been heroic work. This is no mere whistleblower - this is a man who took on the White House, the State Dept, the Defense Dept, and has left them pissing in their pants.
But now it is time for the Dems to pick up the banner. Starting on the weekend shows, Dem officials HAVE to go after BushCo on this. Demand answers, bring forth the evidence.
The Lefty Blogosphere can and must be the front lines. And it is starting to do it. Just today more contradictions are being unearthed. The State Dep't Terrorism report, issued in 4/01, puts the lie to the notion that BushCo took Al Qaida seriously. The review of Bush's executive orders, with nothing on terrorism, puts the lie to the ludicrous idea that Bush was the leader on this. And many other points are being made.
While the Media and the Gang of 500 have clearly swung to Clarke right now, they are not going to do their job. We must do it for them. We cannot wait for the news to filter, we must bust it out.
So let's keep it up, and not stop, even when the Media tries to change the subject.