[Cicero]

I agree with Chris. Condi will mop the floor with Clarke. She is telegenic, very smart, fast on the draw, and has the truth on her side. She will come out of this looking very good.

In point of fact, this gives the top Republicans a lot of free air time and access to a large audience. The media usually tries to bury any appearance they make. Now they will have a chance to address the nation, and I think they will give a very favorable impression.

The networks have refused to run some major speeches by Bush on the War on Terror. Here's his chance to show his real strength. And the strength of his chief security aides.

[Steve_Seattle]

The first thing Rice should say is: "For Richard Clarke to have implied that - in early 2001 - I had never heard of al-Quaeda, can only be a deliberate, malicious attempt to assassinate my character; there is no other possible interpretation. I had spoken and written on the topic of al-Quaeda many times prior to 2001. Mr. Clarke owes me an apology."