Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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Sell Out ... With Me Tonight ...
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Posted by:
Matt Lewis at
3:04 PM
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Tucker Carlson just made a good point on MSNBC. When asked whom the McClellan book would hurt most -- Bush or McCain -- he ended by saying (paraphrasing here): McClellan will have a very hard time finding a job now.
He's right. And it's not because there will be retribution -- it's because nobody wants to hire someone who has a history of double-crossing his boss.
Though McClellan appears to be attempting to "cash-in" with his new book -- if that's his only goal, it's actually a poor long-term decision. What is more, if he is seeking to restore his reputation, he is also on the wrong track.
While I would not seek to compare Bush to Nixon, I do beleive that it's interesting to note that the staffers who remained loyal Nixonite's (Colson, Liddy, Buchanon, Safire, Ben Stein, et al.) seem to have fared better over the years than the folks who abandoned him (for example, John Dean).
Now, if anyone could justify selling-out there boss, it would be a Nixon staffer. Still, the public seems to respect staffers who remain loyal to their boss ...
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But I guess it was the first by a "Bushie."
Clarke's and Tenet's books both paint this administration as incompetent. And 'Brownie' seems plenty embittered about the admin throwing him under the bus (no tell-all that I know of, though).
Love this quote: "If I fault the Bush White house for anything, it’s giving this incompetent individual a position of public prominence for which he was not skilled to handle."
That is the epitaph for the Bush White House. Including Bush himself, although we gave him that job. And no, I am not a leftie, just a conservative who thinks this admin will ultimately set conservatism back for a decade. This war was an unnecessary disaster, and with the Dems in control of Congress and likely the White House, their will be plenty more of this stuff coming out, and every rock is going to be turned over.
I loved Karl Rove on Fox, suggesting that McClellan should have voiced his concerns at the time. Since when do press secretaries shape policy? I'm not saying McClellan's motives are pure; it seems like he is pretty embittered, and I agree that he was never any good at the job - he always seemed like a bumbling putz to me. But, again, this seems like another one of Bush's appointments that didn't deserve to be there, and was simply imported from Texas out of laziness - like Myers, Gonzales, etc. |
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I saw them once, great live band, tons of energy.
As for Scott, I would advise not blowing it all on a new Corvette, and at least putting some of the money into growth stock Mutual Funds. |
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If you trace it back to the roots, you'll find some pretty liberal people behind the whole thing. I don't think Mr. McClellan will be worrying much about jobs.
Lately, Bush has found some backbone... some I wish he could have found a couple of years ago but better late than never. What better way to cowl a president who was supposed to be such a lame duck with only 7 months left in his last term? It's just another distraction to take people's eyes off Washington, D.C. The modus operandi of our government seems to be: distraction, distraction, and more distraction. |
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from the Left. Now McClellan says the same thing. I'm sure MSNBC will make him their next go to Repub - right after McCain... |
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I would ruther read about Bawa Walters cocking her leg for the news anchor nobody even recalls.
Than read a so-called tell-all of dubious worth by a FINK from who knows where. McClellan might end up on MSNBC; if he's willing to crawl for the job. Good riddance / |
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Regardless of what is written in his book, I personally thought McClellan was one of the worse White House press secretaries; he was incredibly weak and inept. I often wondered why McClellan who had such difficulty communicating definitively and persuasively would be given this visible post. He acted, looked and fumbled at the podium like a timid understudy to the likes of Flesher and Snow.
If I fault the Bush White house for anything, it’s giving this incompetent individual a position of public prominence for which he was not skilled to handle.
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If Brownie can get a job post-gov't so can McClellan.
Now Alberto Gonzales, that's a guy with job hunting trouble. |
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When Clinton was being dragged through court on trumped up charges he claimed (wrongly) that the office of the President is special and should be above legal action until his term was over. It was BS, nobody is above the law.
No conservatives are all up in arms because Scotty Mac dares to CRTICIZE the President while he is in office. I guess THIS President is too good to have his criminal lies pointed out!
Conservatives... so disingenuous it borders on the comical.
Obama/Webb '08! |
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I have really no interest in whether it is true or not. I personally think GWB has really taken the GOP down the tubes. He ran as a conservative and then allowed spending to run wild and government to grow out of control.
I just think it reeks of self importance and greed for McClellan to write this book right now, whith the President still in office. It has nothing to do with conservatism or conservatives.
If he was so indignant about what was going on he should have resigned right at the time. |
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the guantlet is thrown down by Readabook. Does anyone care whether Scott McClellan's claims are true or not? |
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...David Gergen has to retire someday, and the mainstream press will need a new favorite "Republican." And for favorite "Republicans," there's always "teaching." |
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nice to see Reel Big Fish get a shout out
They have a song calle "sell out" and the chours is
"SELL OUT, with me tonight
SELL OUT with me oh yea
The record company's gonna give me lots of money and everything gonna be all right" |
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McClellan will get some great press today and tomorrow, get a nice write up in the New York Times this Sunday. Rather than sell 5,000 books he might sell 10,000 now. He might get invited to a couple liberal cocktail parties. Then his career will be pretty much over.
All you need to look at is that pillow biter David Brock. Heard much from him lately? |
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These are conservatives observe1234. If they cared a whit about truth the would have abandoned the neocons five years ago. Their emperor has no clothes and they're burning the boy pointing it out.
Obama/Webb '08 |
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Certainly, who in this day in a age needs someone with morals or standards. I say a good turn too late is still a good turn. Someone ith scruples willmost likely hire this man, though find that person in washinton is unlikely at the present date.
Public respect as oppose to self respect, I would put my money behind the latter. A fickle person would truely care whether the truth made them less popular. I see Scott being gainfully employed simply by his whistle blowing alone. The world will read this book just to laugh at our gullible populus. Scott's gong to rich just because of this.
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Maybe it is not, maybe it is all a bunch of lies, but why do you automatically jump to the conclusion that he must be trying to cash in, he will never get another job, traitor, etc -- why doesn't anyone care whether or not the book is accurate? |
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