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The thing is, Tx, he shouldn't allow himself to be a punching bag. Alberto Gonsales has done some excellent press conferences, and he shuts down their questions when they are out of line. McClellan looks like he is being whipped. He seems like a nice guy, it's just a case of being too nice. You can't control the press being Mr. Nice Guy. If they start their attacks, he should shut off the question and move on to someone else. If a press person persists, have security remove them. You can bet it wouldn't keep happening if that were done.

"The thing is, Tx, he shouldn't allow himself to be a punching bag. Alberto Gonsales has done some excellent press conferences, and he shuts down their questions when they are out of line. McClellan looks like he is being whipped. He seems like a nice guy, it's just a case of being too nice. You can't control the press being Mr. Nice Guy. If they start their attacks, he should shut off the question and move on to someone else. If a press person persists, have security remove them. You can bet it wouldn't keep happening if that were done."

That's exactly right! But their is a select group here on FR that think the new tone stuff should be given more time to work. That has been the biggest miscalculation the Bush team made when they came to Washington. The Rats and the Drive By media hated the GOP/Bush before Bush came to town and they will hate the GOP and Bush when he leaves town. Look at how much they hated Reagan and still do to this day by trying to minimize his great success like ending the Cold War.

On the Press Secretary himself. I thought he was out of his league from the day he took over. He has the Deer in the Headlights look. I dispise the Clinton's like most of here, but they had one hell of a rapid response operation and when the press got out of line (rare like a South Texas snow storm) and gave them bad coverage, they not only tried to quash the story, but they threw it back at the media outlet or reporter that stepped out of line.

IMO, Bush & Co. can do the same thing, but unlike the Clinton's, they don't have to lie about it. The first step is to get rid of McClellan.

Yeah...I know.

I think maybe he SHOULD do what you suggest..at least once..have Gregory removed from the room when he gets so arguementative...

But, then THAT would be a HUGH story, about how Bush can't "control" his staff..blah, blah.

I have come to the conclusion, that, like in the legal system, where a reporter doesn't have to give up a source (which means he/she can make one up)...

Since the MSM can make or break a politician....THEY truly do have the most POWER in American, not the POTUS, Congress, or SCOTUS>

The "press" has gotten away with their unprofessional, combat-style attacks for so long that now they think they are entitled to behave like this. They are emboldened enough to continue.

The first correspondent that gets tossed will have them all screaming that they are being mistreated and that this administration is the "first ever to "blah, blah, blah..."