[umgud]

To the nation at large, Clarke is a nobody, and his book would never have made a blip on the radar screen had it not been derogatory of Bush. I certainly hope the media gets a black eye over promoting this work.

[Steve_Seattle]

"his book would never have made a blip on the radar screen had it not been derogatory of Bush."

True. Books critical of the Clinton administration's handling of terrorism never got any legs with the mainstream press, not even to attempt to refute them.