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OH WELL, WE HAVE TO EAT THIS ONE.

We have to throw Condi at 60 Minutes Sunday night, and then we have to roll over and let this slide. A prosecution will wave this in the air for the whole campaign, and this week's Rasmussen numbers makes it clear this is not a winning issue. Kerry's pollsters have told him this, and he'd love to have Clarke a prominent issue all campaign long. We have to get this off the radar screen ASAP.

Back to the War On Terror and GDP growth of 5%!!!!

Huh? The Rasmussen numbers only show the ORIGINAL reaction BEFORE Clarke's credibilty has been distroyed. IMHO, you are completely wrong on this one.

We have to throw Condi at 60 Minutes Sunday night, and then we have to roll over and let this slide. A prosecution will wave this in the air for the whole campaign, and this week's Rasmussen numbers makes it clear this is not a winning issue

Only if Clarke is believeable.

If it can be proven that he's not, Bush's numbers go up.

No prosecutions are necessary; just put Clarke's contradictory testimony out there, and talk about it.

And tie his sorry butt to Rand Beers, who's advising the Kerry campaign.

A prosecution will wave this in the air for the whole campaign, and this week's Rasmussen numbers makes it clear this is not a winning issue. Kerry's pollsters have told him this, and he'd love to have Clarke a prominent issue all campaign long. We have to get this off the radar screen ASAP.

I disagree. The Rasmussen numbers showed this wasn't a winning issue when Clarke was painted by the media as a truth-teller with no axe to grind. Prove that he lied, and it becomes a whole different kettle of fish.

We have to throw Condi at 60 Minutes Sunday night, and then we have to roll over and let this slide. A prosecution will wave this in the air for the whole campaign, and this week's Rasmussen numbers makes it clear this is not a winning issue. Kerry's pollsters have told him this, and he'd love to have Clarke a prominent issue all campaign long. We have to get this off the radar screen ASAP.

Disagree. The Clarke attack is actually a GREAT opportunity to keep the focus on which candidate is the toughest on terror.

The only way the Clarke attack can hurt us if it can somehow be translated into a public perception that George Bush is weaker on terror than John Kerry. That simply ain't gonna happen.

NO ONE, not even the most rabid Dem, believes John Kerry would ever be as tough on terror as George Bush.

A prosecution will wave this in the air for the whole campaign, and this week's Rasmussen numbers makes it clear this is not a winning issue.

I do not believe this. What the Rasmussen numbers show is only Clarke's side of the story and what he has said in his book. People need to know what the real facts are Clarke has told two different stories and so far most have only heard the side that benefits the dems. He has lied, lets get the real story out there.

We have to throw Condi at 60 Minutes Sunday night, and then we have to roll over and let this slide. A prosecution will wave this in the air for the whole campaign, and this week's Rasmussen numbers makes it clear this is not a winning issue. Kerry's pollsters have told him this, and he'd love to have Clarke a prominent issue all campaign long. We have to get this off the radar screen ASAP

You may very well be right, however, let me offer some speculation regarding Condi Rice. Much has been made in the mainstream media regarding the fact that she has not publicly testified before the 9/11 commission (although they conveniently gloss over the fact that she DID testify for several hours in a closed door session with the commission). Is it possible that the Bush team has been deliberately holding her back, to build up the media discussion and public speculation about "why she won't testify?" Now, they're going to put her on 60 Minutes, with the media hyping this interview, thereby ensuring a much larger audience than they would have gotten otherwise. Once on 60 minutes, Condi will no doubt blast Clarke right out of the water in front of the entire nation. (Note to the mainstream media: Be careful what you ask for, because you might get it!)