Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan
Scotty—Phasers on Stunned
Scott McClellan writing a book blasting his former boss and colleagues? TPM's Josh Marshall didn't see this one coming. TNR's Jason Zengerle says that the book displays a calculating mind (as in calculating how much money can be made) that was rarely on display in the White House press room. But Andrew Sullivan says that the book being a sales-oriented tell-all should not diminish the fact that it's also a serious indictment of the president.
If Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold, What Temperature Is Best for Betrayal?
Hot Air's Ed Morrissey has video of Karl Rove blasting the book on (where else?) Fox. NRO's Andy McCarthy wonders when exactly the long-vilified (and looked-down-on) McClellan became a darling of the Bush critics. NRO colleague Kathryn Jean Lopez wonders why the McClellan book and the Feith book haven't gotten the same treatment. (Maybe because the Feith book was basically predictable whereas McClellan went against expectations? Just thinking out loud here.) Lopez and Seth Leibsohn also wonder if McClellan didn't have an obligation to speak up when, you know, he was still working at the White House? And RedState's Erick notes that he was down on McClellan before it was cool (among conservatives). RedState's Haystack is, umm, less polite.
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