Bush Press Sec spills beans...........

Master of Logic Joined: Oct 04, 2003 Posts: 9384

Scott McClellan says that he is sorry for the way things went, but why should we cut him any slack for something pundits knew was going to happen even before Bush won his first election.

I remember political pundits left and right speculating when Bush got the GOP nomination that Bush would go to war with Iraq. So why is it anyone on the right would be shocked that one in their group would suddenly slap themselves on the forehead and say, "What the hell are we doing?"

Now Bush people are ready to throw Scott under the bus because the administration blew it and he is one of the few to to admit it.

Political bullying is what caused the war and even if you want to give the administration any slack, they still went in with the attitude of finding a way to make it work, instead of thinking BEFORE HAND, what the actions would cause.

We are not talking about screwing up an order at Ruby Tuesday's. The war dept is piling up, our image has been damaged greatly, and future presidents will have a hard time making a case, after Bush crying wolf, if there is a real threat.

The only thing Scott's admissions do is confirm what should have been prevented but wasn't because of the ego of one man.

Newbie First Class Joined: May 02, 2008 Posts: 28

While Scott McClellan did the right thing by admitting what we already knew, I'm skeptical of his motives in doing so. First, why a book, which not many people before this admission would have read, instead of getting before a camera? Two, why now instead of blowing the whistle when he knew? (though he probably would've lost his job, which is understandable)

Graduate Thinker Joined: Mar 26, 2008 Posts: 519

It's probably necessary to take his statements with a grain of salt. He may be true on a good number of things, but may be doing this to make some money. He was once loyal to Bush, so I don't know. Of course, he could be bitter towards Bush and is releasing the book when he didn't have much to lose. I wish he hadn't have waited if this is the case. If he hadn't have waited, he still could have sold a good number of copies to make a living to compensate for his lost job in the white house.

Master of Logic Joined: Oct 04, 2003 Posts: 9384

Teredona wrote:

While Scott McClellan did the right thing by admitting what we already knew, I'm skeptical of his motives in doing so. First, why a book, which not many people before this admission would have read, instead of getting before a camera? Two, why now instead of blowing the whistle when he knew? (though he probably would've lost his job, which is understandable)

Why didn't Powel? Powel didn't write a book, but all but said he was used as a puppet, Scott wasn't the only one who felt used.

He may have thought he was doing the right thing at the time. These realizations don't always happen over night. It can be a lot like deconverting. I didn't go from Christian to atheist overnight. I clung to it and the layers pealed off slowly.

It isn't black and white. There is probably a lot of psychology to why he kept silent for so long.


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