Yahoo! News - Democrats Say Bush Abuses Power in Slamming Critic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on Tuesday accused the White House of election-year "abuses of power" in trying to discredit former top U.S. counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke, who has accused President Bush of ignoring threats from al Qaeda before the Sept. 11 attacks.

Top Democrats tried to turn the political tables on Bush by accusing the administration of attempting to squelch dissent and bad news on a range of fronts.

They recalled moves to discredit former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, who questioned Bush's Iraq policy in a book in January, and the leaking of the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame when her husband, former diplomat Joseph Wilson, accused Bush of hyping prewar intelligence on Iraq.

Did anyone expect anything different? Honestly?