Saturday, May 31, 2008

May I say that you weren't a very good press secretary?

I think Rich Lowry accurately sums up Scott McClellan and his book in this op/ed: (here). From the article:
Likable, but maladroit and plodding, he was the perfect spokesman for the administration of Harriet Miers, Michael Brown, and Al Gonzales. For anyone who doubted that President Bush too often valued loyalty over talent, there was McClellan stumbling through daily briefings to embody the point more eloquently than he ever could have stated it.

McClellan’s book has all the inherent interest of one of his briefings. He tells of an incident that was one of his “favorite moments” from working with then-governor George Bush in Texas. He stumbled upon Bush making sandwiches. McClellan picks up the tale from there: “For the next twenty minutes or so we munched on the sandwiches and talked about a variety of topics, few of which had to do with politics.”

4 comments:

William said...

Perfect republican MO... don't comment on substance, just swiftboat the messenger.

ned said...

Regarding the title at least, I guess "humorlessness" is part of the Democratic MO?

But, yes, no Republicans have commented on the substance of McClellan's assertions.

And, of course, a person's character and actions have no bearing on that person's credibility . . .

Anonymous said...

Credibility?

Dude, you either believe scotty or you don't.

If you do, Bush may have the death penalty coming.

This isn't about liberal or conservative, it's about the abandonment of the rule of law and the criminalization of the state.

Obviously, all patriotic Americans are obligated to throw their full support behind a full Congressional investigation so we can expose scotty as the libelous scum he is and end this BDS once and for all.
Right?

ned said...

Death Penalty? You crack me up. I perceive that you haven't read "Scotty's" allegations very closely.

And, yes, credibility is a factor in determining whether or not someone is telling the truth. Simply because he's saying things that reflect poorly on Dubya doesn't mean that he is telling the truth . . . unless you're afflicted with BDS.

(Yikes, judging from "anonymous"' ISP, s/he is in the textbook business . . .)