[Dr. Frank fan]

This is actually a clever move for Kerry.

-he keeps Clarke on the front pages
-he looks like he's on the side of law & order
-he's not interested in this just for scandal-mongering, he wants to get to the bottom of things!
-a prosecution would force one set of statements, or the other, of Clarke, to be considered a "lie". Kerry's betting it would be the statements Clarke made while working for Bush. A Bush admin. member convicted of lying.

One of the more intelligent moves I've seen on Kerry's part. So far I've been less than impressed with Kerry, but after all there must be a reason he's hung around the Senate doing nothing for so many years....

[mylife]

I havent delved into all of this but it does appear to be a shrewd move by "Kerry" standards

[GrandMoM]

One of the more intelligent moves I've seen on Kerry's part.....I don't think it was KERRY'S move, don't forget Kennedy is riding in KERRY'S hip pocket!!!!

[Bonaventure]

I agree that this is a clever move by Kerry, but for a different reason. He knows that Clarke's claims are not actionable as perjury for the simple reason that they are mostly just expressions of opinion, and a person is permitted to change his opinion. But voters don't know that. So by raising the prospect of a perjury prosecution that he knows will never happen, Kerry is inviting voters to draw the conclusion that Clarke must have been telling the truth.