Interview on Richard Clarke's Rockin' Commission Eve
Salon's Joe Conason interviewed Clarke on Tuesday, just ahead of his impending 9/11 commission testimony. If you've been following that story, and the White House attacks, it's a good read (requires you to watch a brief ad):

"CONASON: You said on "60 Minutes" that you expected "their dogs" to be set on you when your book was published, but did you think that the attacks would be so personal?

CLARKE: Oh yeah, absolutely, for two reasons. For one, the Bush White House assumes that everyone who works for them is part of a personal loyalty network, rather than part of the government. And that their first loyalty is to Bush rather than to the people. When you cross that line or violate that trust, they get very upset. That's the first reason. But the second reason is that I think they're trying to bait me -- and people who agree with me -- into talking about all the trivial little things that they are raising, rather than talking about the big issues in the book."

I'll be adding my thoughts and quotes regarding his testimony in this post tomorrow. Please add yours as well if you're able to hear him. c-span.org provides streaming video of these hearings.