Posted on 05/30/2008 11:39:33 AM PDT by Victory111
If there’s one point of convergence between the Bush administration’s friends and foes it is in the bipartisan belief that many of the president’s hiring decisions cannot be considered a success. Whether it was the amiable but under-qualified Harriet Miers or the well-meaning but fumbling Alberto Gonzalez, the president has a distressing knack for rewarding loyalty and friendship above competence and merit. The case of Scott McClellan, the ex-White House press secretary and former presidential favorite whose sniping tell-all about the Bush presidency has the political world abuzz, does not offer a counterexample.
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Wasn’t Scott McClellan’s father a nut job too? It must run in the family.
Didn’t RTFA past what is excerpted here, but: 1. Sorry to everyone for having marginally defended McClellan here the other day. 2. Harriet Miers is a useless loser. 3. So is Gonzalez. Both episodes were massively embarrassing for our country and the entire GOP.
Yes, he worked for LBJ private law firm and then wrote a book about LBJ being involved in JFK’s murder.
Those McClellans are sure fond of writing “tell all” books aren’t they?
Obama has a history of masterminding candidate exits.
Obama is a sneaky one!!!!
Obama is scarey!
Obama has a history of masterminding candidate exits.
Obama is a sneaky one!!!!
Obama is scarey!
I think he is single and may be gay according to the Austin rumor mill. Rush just said it appears his Repub brother is not talking to him either.benedict arnold .
I wonder if he's in any way a descendant of George McClellan...another feckless figure that had to be canned by the President (Lincoln) in the search for somebody competent.
the administration “was all about manipulating sources of public opinion to the president’s advantage"
Well, yeah, isn't the Press Secretary of any President supposed to do that?
Bush should have left ALL the hiring (not just VP) to Cheney.
No doubt he was not influential and that probably frustrated him.
That and that he had to follow the likes of Ari Fleischer.
I agree. The deer-in-the-headlights look doesn't inspire great confidence.
BINGO!!!! AMEN!!!! Cheney would have hired COMPETENT PEOPLE!! Ashcroft...nice guy, not tough enough...Gonzalez.....DEMOCRAT....Mark McKinnon...DEMOCRAT!! For all I know, Scotty baby could be a Democrat!
In many ways Bush is like U.S. Grant.
Moral, nice guy, straight up and too trusting of others, to a fault.
Obama had his hit men play the race card on the Clintons
I dont care for Bill, but he was done in by the obama machine.
They destroy people and Obama comes out looking clean.
OBAMA IS SCAREY!!!!! OBAMA IS SNEAKY!!!!!!
WATCH THE CNN SPECIAL REGARDING OBAMAS TACTICS.....
HE PLAYS DIRTY..... HE SCARES ME!
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