One day after receiving harsh criticism for his new book, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan appeared on the “Today” show to defend himself saying that he was a pawn in a larger political game.

McClellan said that he became “disillusioned” after he left the White House and that he was now trying to illustrate what happens to a presidential candidate who vowed to change the culture of Washington failed to do so once elected and instead stayed in “permanent campaign culture” which led to the misleading statements on the Iraq War.

McClellan also told “Today” that he hoped that his book would resonate (read sell) during the campaign season (what great timing!) with the candidates vowing to change the way things are done in Washington.  Let’s see, the Democrats vowed to due just that and after they took over Congress in 2006 they spent 2007 casting thousands of votes which included over 100 to name post offices across the country.  That was a real change. Besides all the candidates are Washington insiders and would probably prefer that very little be changed.

For now Scott McClellan will get his fifteen minutes of fame.  Yet when all is said and done nothing, not even this book will change the fact that he was one of the worst White House press secretaries in history.  This book is nothing more than an attempt to win some brownie points with the press so he won’t be judged too harshly, but his contradictions are already destroying what credibility he had.

 

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