“One of these days, he and I are going to be rocking in chairs in Texas talking about the good old days of his time as the press secretary. And I can assure you, I will feel the same way then that I feel now, that I can say to Scott, job well done.” President Bush
An invitation to the Bush farm is the kindest reward a president can offer a past employee. But this chair-rocking can now be converted into bitter memories, as the very same individual that comment was directed at has decided to reveal his experiences with the government.
Once a spokesman for the Bush administration, Scott McClellan is now dishing out the behind the scenes facts on government propaganda during times of mobilizing the American people for war. In his 341 page book, soon to be released, McClellan claims he will reveal inside details on the inner workings of the government, including foul-play in the case of CIA agent Valerie Plame and her identity leakage to the media.
Critics are beginning to attack the book and it’s credibility before it has been published; CNN contributer Frances Townsend first critized McClellan for not being more vocal about his opinions on policies while working for the administration. He also said the book sounded like it was written by a “left-wing blogger” rather than a former colleague—ouch, as a blogger, I’m hurt. But anything left-wing would be criticized simply because the current administration is right-wing. And any government official would dismiss the book as incredible. It is therefore up to political analysts, and ultimately the readers, to distinguish between truth and lies.
It is a recurring theme that many individuals on the political scene are discrediting McClellan before critiquing the information, just this should make the public suspicious--if politicians are unwilling to address the information provided McClellan and more willing to tear him up, we should be worried.
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