No, he won't be roadkill until Rice herself kills him. That's what I think the Bush people are doing. Put Condi on 60 Minutos now, to whet the public appetite. Put her in public testimony later to nail Clarke's balls to the plywood board later. ONLY public testimony can do that. The Bushies have to allow suspense to build up first, however. Condi will have to play coy for a while whilst the Dems get all anxious, fill the air with charges, and overreach, as is their wont. Part of what Rove wants to do is to wait until Kerry piles on with the rest of them, then spring the trap while Condi nails Clarke's gonads to the plywood board.
She'll use Jesus nails, too. It will be ugly. Trust me; the day will come, sooner rather than later, when John Kerry will flee from the very name "Richard A. Clarke".
Be Seeing You,
Chris