Where's The Love, Scott?
So former White House press secretary Scott McClellan has written what is reported to be an 'insider tell-all' book about George W. Bush, full of scathing criticisms of the President and other members of the Bush inner circle. Since I haven't read the book and have only heard a smattering of the leaked material, I haven't formed a full opinion but here are some first thoughts.
My impression of Scott McClellan when he first came on the scene as White House press secretary was that he was a very weak communicator. Perhaps it was because Ari Fleicher always seemed so poised and confident, genuinely relating to the reporters' questions instead of just showing up at the podium to read from prepared statements. Ari was admittedly a tough act to follow, but Scott always seemed like he was in over his head. A bit of a kid, cherub-like, he stammered around, looked uneasy, almost as if he wore an earpiece waiting for someone to feed him lines about what he was to say next.
It is no big secret that McClellan didn't leave his position on his own initiative but was politely asked to leave in favor of the more dynamic and articulate Tony Snow. One can't help but to believe that since that time McClellan has been munching on more than just a few sour grapes. The fact that he is finally 'spilling the beans' on the supposedly nefarious inner workings of the White House in a lucrative book deal is cause for me to take whatever he says with several huge grains of salt.
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