Former Press Secretary Scott McClellan turns against Bush

Los Angeles Times

[fortheDeclaration]

Its sickening on how Russert and the MSM talkers are salivating at the statements made by McClellan in the book. I believe this is going to set off a feeding frenzy by the Bush hating MSM that will reverberate the next six months. It won't be McCain in the news, the book will give the left a flag to wave at the Republicans and further destroy any credibility we have left.

Being attacked by the MSM might actually help Bush!

[Proudcongal]

I was reading the article and it sounded like the reporter was projecting his opinion into the article rather than telling us what the book said.

Alot of "he suggests" this and that. I have no doubt what we've seen so far is the very worst from the book, if there's any accuracy at all. Apparently, the rest of the book is friendly toward Bush.

[Blue Turtle]

Betrayal...the worst kind of character trait. No soul...

[carola]

Bush isn’t mean and vindictive like the Clintons, who love to exercise their power. People were always afraid of them until Hillary started to crash and burn.

[sarasota]

As if he was privy to the inner circle.

[Vermont Lt]

OK, I will put on my flame suit now...

Is it possible that things are that great in the White House? I think its damned likely that things are held so tightly that the press secretary would be extremely frustrated.

I’ve seen this type of thing in my own business. People mistrust the media, and in turn, we mistrust our own PR people. In the end, it hurts the company.

In the end, it hurts Bush.

[RaceBannon]

The McClellan family name??

Have you read any Civil War histories??

That name was tarnished completely after Chancellorsville!

[SolidWood]

McClellan was a lousy speaker. He couldn’t sell anything... so he should know about that. He was a stuttering bore... yeeeek. A far cry from Tony Snow or Ari Fleischer.

[reefdiver]

Well Scott - I know you’ll read this. You sold out for what? $3.00 per book. What’s next, a seat in Denver with Michael Moore , Jimmy Carter ? Do you think you’ll have the balls to be interviewed live by some one who might drill into your “fact’s”?

[tirednvirginia]

Yes, it is betrayal but also he’s a very bitter ex-employee. He was so bad at his job, I think he was booted and Tony Snow came on the scene.

Its called REVENGE.

[Dick Vomer]

Is it interesting that we don’t find any tell all books about the Clinton administration? The people that worked for them are true loyalists. I just don’t understand it.

It's a mob thing.... you wouldn't understand...hahahahahahaa.

[Steamburg]

Lest we forget Dee Dee Myers, Ron Nessen, Ron Ziegler, Bill Moyers, Jody Powell

I don’t recall any one of them writing a book about the “Criminal Clintons”. It looks to me like there is a lesson to be learned. When someone takes the most powerful position in the world, it would behoove them to use that power to select and control their representatives. More of the Bush staff should have been sent on one way air plane trips walks in the park; kind of like some previous administrations. I doubt there would be as many ex-staffers willing to write about him.

[Liberty Valance]

The chain always breaks at it’s weakest link. Scott is that weakest link. We all knew he was a horrible press sec’y in a crucial job way over his head. What we didn’t know was that he is apparently an operative/mole/enemy within.

[SampleMan]

Have you read any Civil War histories?? That name was tarnished completely after Chancellorsville!

That was my point. The name needed redeeming and he's just taking it on down.

[newfreep]

Cunningham et al are responsible for their actions.

In the bigger picture, bush pushed large liberal programs & philosiphies ie medicare, open borders, ammnesty, mccain-feingold, excessive spending, etc.

bush simply tried to out liberal the liberals.

bush was not the Reagan conservative he campaigned as in 2000. And most here recognize that and agree with that statement.

Normal conservative Americans stopped supporting the liberal, country club bush and his low approval ratings demonstrate it.

Maccain is simply the next version of a liberal republican - why vote for mccain when you can vote for a real liberal/socialist.

thanks bush! /s

[commonguymd]

I think many Republicans and certainly conservatives here were never fond of him. At all. He is getting his retribution and payment for our dislike I guess.

[Jabba the Nutt]

Weasel.

Beware of weak people, they will be the ones that hurt you. McClellan is a weak person. I doubt he believes what he says in his book, he probably had some leftwing editor tell him that this was the only way to sell copies.

Bzzzt! Ain't gonna happen. The Hate Bush crowd already knows they hate Bush, they don't need to buy a book to tell them that. The Republicans aren't gonna buy a Hate Bush book, they're interested in facts, truth and insight. So, they aren't going to buy Scotty's book.

[tobyhill]

McClellan has already admitted that he wasn't in most the meetings and what he heard was through anonymous sources.

[Phlap]

If it takes selling out your friends to sell a few books you have to do what you have to do. I guess.

[Cincinatus]

Total non-story. He snorts out a few snotty comments, makes the rounds of the talking-head shows to hawk his book, which sinks like a stone after a couple of weeks on the best-seller lists (all from copies bought by left-wing loons). Book appears in the remainder bins within a month or so. Scotty walks the streets of America unrecognized and unloved.

Or doesn't anybody here remember someone called "Valerie Plame"?