[beyond the sea]

McCellan is the wrong person for this job. Drives me crazy to watch him talk to the press.---

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He is so weak. Bring back Ari!

[Democratshavenobrains]

The fact that anyone with two brain cells is calling this a coverup just shows how stupid they are. Grover Cleveland going on "vacation" to get an unknown tumor removed, THAT is a coverup. JFK taking medication for his unknown back problems, THAT is a coverup.

[BonnieJ]

I'm not so sure about McCellan being the wrong guy for this job. He never becomes the story himself as far more articulate and feisty Ari often did. It was entertaining no doubt, but McCellan just states the case and doesn't interact and doesn't create headlines himself. Maybe that's what Pres. Bush was looking for.

[newnhdad]

they played this correctly.
The last thing that would have helped the situation would have been a rabidly anti-cheney press sitting outside the hospital with a few hundred satellite trucks reporting very rumor leaked by the hospital staff as fact, this would have helped nobody but the press.

They released the info through the local media, which bought the guy more peace and quiet while he heals. I can imagine the TV trucks that are on site waiting for updates on his condition, hoping for something bad to report.

The real story here is the arrogance of the press. They don't care if the guy was okay or the VP was okay but that they took a few hours to inform THEM. These people have no shame.