On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle released a statement on "the abuse of government power."

He makes note of President Bush's low-down, dirty spin control in the Richard Clarke matter:

The retaliation from those around the President has been fierce. Mr. Clarke's personal motives have been questioned and his honesty challenged. He has even been accused, right here on the Senate floor, of perjury. Not one shred of proof was given, but that wasn't the point. The point was to have the perjury accusation on television and in the newspapers. The point was to damage Mr. Clarke in any way possible.

But, if you'll recall, that wasn't as low as the Bush Administration went. Remember this?

When Ambassador Joe Wilson told the truth about the Administration's misleading claims about Iraq, Niger, and uranium, the people around the President didn't respond with facts. Instead, they publicly disclosed that Ambassador Wilson's wife was a deep-cover CIA agent. In doing so, they undermined America's national security and put politics first. They also may well have put the lives of Ambassador Wilson's wife, and her sources, in danger.

Anyone who criticizes the Bush Administration gets the kind of personal attacking that reminds me of Nixon. The people that work for Bush, especially Karl Rove, are colossal slimeballs that resort to childish name-calling tactics. When that doesn't work, they resort to more sophisticated attempts to destroy credibility. It's nice to know that CREEP is still alive and well, albeit in another incarnation.

Once again, I reiterate that the Bush Administration has to go. Many thanks to Scott for providing this link.