"Interesting that Clarke is a registered Republican and listed in his testimony the Republican presidents he voted for."

"Oh, but if you're going to talk about Clarke's personnal issues to find insight into his credibility, you have to
wonder if Clarke resented having to report to a lower level White House official, an effective demotion for a
Washington, and to being passed over for promotion prior to resigning. I'm sure he harbors no resentment and
has no interest in selling his book."

the difference between these two statements is that in statement number one we hear facts testified to UNDER OATH at a public hearing and in statement number two we hear sarcastic character assassinting speculation from strick as to clarke's motives. perfect illustration of the difference between clarke's claims and the bush admin. response. and the reason why at this moment clarke's credibility is higher.