I have a hard time defending former Bush press secretary Scotty ‘Flounder’ McClellan, especially given his prior performances:
That said, he appears to be the latest of the loyal Bushies troubled by their consciences after leaving the administration. So far, the book has delivered observations on wartime propaganda, an apology to Richard Clarke, the revelation Bush outed CIA-operative Valerie Plame via Scooter Libby, the non-suprise that the Administration has allies within FOXNEWS, that Bush similarly declassified National Secrets to advance a political agenda, warnings to be serious and skeptical regarding administration claims on Iran, and (of course) that propaganda and a media operating somewhere between lazy, incompetent, and compliant directly enabled the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
