I am beginning to suspect that all the revelations about "*"...

[Bonhomme Richard]

is no accident. All of a sudden there is a lot of "Protocol" being broken by those who would typically stay silent. Whether people like Clarke or former President Carter. Even some prominent republicans are making strange statements (for re pugs) for example Mc Cain and another re pug saying Kerry is strong on defense. I don't doubt it. It's just the messengers that are surprising me.
The explanation that comes to mind is that quite a few people in the know really believe that our nation will be in grave danger if shrub gets another term.
They can no longer remain silent.