Sen. Frist:
"There is not a single public record of Mr. Clarke making any objection whatsoever in the period leading up to or following the 9/11 attacks. . . . If Mr. Clarke held his tongue because he was 'loyal,' then shame on him for putting politics above principle. But if he has manufactured these charges for profit and political gain, he is a shame to this government."
Doesn't Senator Frist get it? Clarke simply couldn't speak out against Administration policy prior to resigning his post at the NSC. Why?
Ask Paul O'Neill.
Ask Lawrence Lindsey.
Ask General Eric Shinseki.
Ask Richard Foster (the Medicare actuary).
What happens if you speak out against your boss, and your boss happens to be George W. Bush? You get fired.