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Even though Clarke is a Republican.

It seems like the famously disciplined Bush team is starting to crack. Of course, they do have all those criminal investigations to worry about. Here,. Rummy and Condi achieve the notable result of lying and contradicting each other at the same time. Quite a feat!

Clarke's distinction, of course, is that he was the ultimate insider—as highly and deeply inside, on this issue, as anyone could imagine. And so his charges are more credible, potent, and dangerous. So, how has Team Bush gone after Clarke? Badly.

To an unusual degree, the Bush people can't get their story straight. On the one hand, Condi Rice has said that Bush did almost everything that Clarke recommended he do. On the other hand, Vice President Dick Cheney, appearing on Rush Limbaugh's show, acted as if Clarke were a lowly, eccentric clerk: "He wasn't in the loop, frankly, on a lot of this stuff." This is laughably absurd. Clarke wasn't just in the loop, he was the loop.
(via Slate)

I wonder who the first one to turn on Bush will be? It's not looking good for the Boy Emperor. If Waura can't prop him up, it may be time for Babs to get involved. Things could start getting ugly...