  Richard A. Clarke's testimony to the Independent Committee investigating 9-11 was what I wish all our leaders could be--clear, genuine and honest. urlLink You should all read this article --and forget about whatever bullshit spin the Bush/Rove machine comes up with to attack Clarke's credibility and put you back to sleep.
Excerpt from his testimony: Clarke thanked the members for holding the hearings, saying they finally provided him "a forum where I can apologize" to the victims of 9/11 and their loved ones. He continued, addressing those relatives, many of whom were sitting in the hearing room: Your government failed you … and I failed you. We tried hard, but that doesn't matter because we failed. And for that failure, I would ask … for your understanding and for your forgiveness .
The best part of the article--which I'm omitting for brevity--is how Clarke responds to the Republican monkeys on the commission who try to attack his claims as contradictory to some background press briefing he did a couple years ago. Really interesting stuff... 
