This should be the last straw for the Bush administration on the lesson - DON'T offer olive branches across the aisle, DON'T try to be non-partisan, DON'T try to bridge the gaps, because any one across the aisle you decide to keep aboard WILL bite you in the azz. So far, he's batting 1.000. Every former Clinton staff member or appointment has turned on him.
Cheney had some relevant things to say about Clarke. If Bush was asleep at the wheel for a few weeks or months, what do you call the eight years *he* was in charge?
I don't think he has a clue about Condi Rice. Just read her resume. The woman practically defines brilliance. I think Clarke just figured an attractive woman was just plain dumb.