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I find it utterly hilarious that some people claim that the Republicans hold the high ground with national security. After 9/11, the American people willingly held their tongues about partisan issues and gave Bush's administration our permission-he is our employee, not the other way around-and the funds to hunt down Osama bin Laden. That was what we wanted.

Six years later, bin Laden is still running around, still organizing attacks against people worldwide, while we're stuck thousands of miles away in a country that had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11.

National security is the Republican party's weakest point. This book only confirms what we already knew.

Democrats in '08.

This is the begining of the end for John McCain's "Double Talk Express".

Thank you John McClellan for being the few Republicans that have a spine to tell the truth. Bartlett is simply another Limbaugh type who still believes that Iraq was the right thing to do.

Funny how he only had this "revelation" of honesty when he was trying to sell books. Seems he was the one being dishonest since he did not resign or even SAY ANYTHING against the Iraq war or the like while he was there. I think Scott can now count on the check from the DNC he was promised. But regardless the Dems who are on here to celebrate need to settle down since McCain is going to roll to victory in November. Oh never mind Dems it is cute when you make complete idiots of yourselves so go ahead.....

What Bartlett is saying is simply McClellan should not tell the truth and keep his mouth shut. Bartlett is an idiot as are the rest of this Administration.

liars.

So you don't find this is crap. Why is that so hard to believe? If he didn't criticize and stretch the truth, how many copies do you thisnk would sell. So, believe you lies and spend away. I hope all you guys get what you are asking for by voting a Democtat in the office. I'll be the last decision you have to make with Washington handling all of you future decisions.

Gee Whizzzz!!!!! Too bad McClellan didnt come out with this earlier, but I guess better late than never. I guess he resented the fact that the Bushies made a fool and pawn of him over and over again. Thinking back, I can see how McClellan struggled with delivering the information he was given by the administration–at the time I thought he was just being deliberately evasive.

Why don't you tell us something we don't already know

Whine, whine, whine.....McCain will be the next president and we will continue to fight our enemies overseas and not in your backyard.

Major Smith

HEY EVERYONE – read the 4th to the last post by Marty on the Sudan article: there you have some TRUTH.

What's total crap is the way this administration has been run from day one. Other former insiders have come out of this administration and sounded the alarm, Richard Clark and Paul O'Neil come to mind, and they all get painted as some kind of kook or troublemaker. McClellan is already being characterized in this way.......enough of the B.S. from the Bush administration.......you can no longer spin your way out of these types of revelations about your methods of running the country. We can all see the truth.

Scott McClellan AKA Joseph Goebbels, is still trying to whitewash bush, putting most of the blame on Cheney, and that dirt-bag Rove. The buck stops on bush's desk. Duh! Why isn't someone in Congress starting impeachment proceedings against this war criminals.

The Bush administration has never possessed any brilliance to dazzle people with so as the old saying goes if you can not dazzle them with brilliance baffle them with BULL SH........

"Venus," do you have a real job - or do you just collect welfare checks and then spend your days posting garbage on the Internet? For a brief moment , when you actually weren't on EVERY blog, I thought that just maybe your "brilliance" had imploded somewhere in outer space! No such luck, I guess. So keep doing "good" for Obama!

The difference between McClellan and Bartlett et al is that McClelllan has a conscience.

McClellan is truly a servant for the American people. Bartlett and the rest of the well experienced support group of Pres. Bush have been running the country like a well-oiled mafia organization - pledging allegiance to themselves and there share of the "pie".

loyalty. Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver.
mcclellan sold out for a book deal. i hope he
sells books.
the president has done a great job in the white house.
he is honorable and has been a capable commander
in chief.
what i see is the evil and possessed democrats
that cannot stand truth and honesty.
they are so screwed up on hate!
we have not been attacked since 9/11.
oil is high because of greedy commodity traders.
iraq will be a great example of democracy in time.
the US did not overnight become a great nation!

If McClellan doesnt have some kind of factual information to back up his allegations then how do we know what is truth and what is not? As unpopular as Bush is this is still America and people should be judged on the facts. Unfortunately people tend to put a lot of credence when they are told what they want to hear. Skepticism is a healthy thing. Too bad Bush and most senators in 2003 had little or none of it.

Bartlett added that intimates of the President feel McClellan has violated a trust. "Part of the role of being a trust adviser is to honor that trust," said Bartlett. "It's not your place now to go out" and criticize the President like this….
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This is BULL!
As an American, my TRUST is to this country and not to the President for he is not above the law. unfortunately GW and his cohorts think they are.
Spill your guts Scott. The American people deseve better.

Why do all the Bushies teeing off on Scott seem to be reading from the same script? "Out of body experiences", "not the Scott I know", "something must be wrong with him". Sheesh, Scott should thank his lucky stars he escaped the Bush Cult when he did.

The Bush Administration kills me... Trying to act surprised...lol Thank you for telling the truth finally Scott...

Everyone with any sense knew what was being planned the day after September 11th, 2001. If you're surprised by this, you're either in 3rd grade, or a foolish idiot...

There is enough blame to go around but, Mr. McCellan makes a very significant point that the MEDIA should bear a large amount of the BLAME. CNN, FOX, NBC, ABC, CBS and the rest covered our run up to war in the most amateurist fashion I have ever witnessed. All of the so called Journalist only function was to serve as a mouthpiece for the administration. BUSh and his boys intimidated all of you and forced you to report exactly what they wanted you to say. Members of the media should understand that one of their most important roles is to bring out the truth & serve as a buffer between the Government and the public. I Hope that all of you so called journalist see the faces of the 4,000+ American Men & Women every night and wonder if they would be alive "IF I HAD DONE MY JOB".
I agree with so many of you there are no surprises for those of us that didn't get caught up in the fog of fear.
George "The Clown" Bush is attempting to start another war in Iran; will the media allow this stupidity to proceed without asking the proper questions?

I THINK BARTLETT IS PISSED OFF THAT MCCLELLAN BEAT HIM TO THE PUBLISHERS.

BOTH FO THESE GUYS ARE AS GUILTY AS BUSH, CHENEY, RUMSFELD, RICE AND ALL THE OTHER FREAK IN THE BUSH CIRCUS. JUST HAD NO MORALS, INTEGIRTY OR CONSCIENCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

NOW MCCLELLAN IS GOING AFTER THE ONE THING THAT DRIVES REPUBLICANS THE MOST. MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's simple. We've seen this phenomenon before. McClelland attached himself to a prestigious job wherein he would attain fame of a sort and was willing to lie for other liars (George Bush, Cheney, Rove, Libby et al. Now he is cashing in his chips with a few truths (there is more he not saying) and getting book royalties and an opportunity to clear his conscience a bit – if indeed he has one.

He is as guilty as the folks he condemns and should stand trial with the rest of this gang that has caused the death of hundreds of thousands of people including our soldiers, Iraqis, and Afghans - not to mention the tens of thousands who have suffered terrible injuries.

Jim Tucker
Austin, TX

Jim Tucker
Ausstin, TX

Wow! Such hatred. I'm glad to see that you intelligent Dems give as much leeway for Bush as you did for Clinton.

The media used to fawn over Clinton's team when they put a "spin" on things, but somehow Bush is the anti-Christ.?!?!?!?!? Give me a break. No wonder the Dems haven't cleared 50% in a presidential election in 40+ years.

LOL!!!!! Now the Bush administration knows how it feels like to be betrayed.

Good ridance!
Over 4,000 innocent soul lost in a game of iraqmire.................. lost husband,lost wives, lost children and lost future??? What is this equation giving us now in America???

Of course now comes the part to discredit Scott. Typical Whitehouse manuever.

Bartlett is a PAWN!

Why buy a book to verify what everyone knows –and all but the furthest rightwing zealots will admit?

I do love the spin coming from other administration enablers, however ..."What happened to the Scott we all knew?"

Here's what: the man never was the big-league liar he needed to be, as are Fleischer and Perino, and when he realized he could neither delude himself nor force himself to outright lie, he chose to "spend more time with his family."

This whole thing is absurd, i am appalled at the lack of integrity in this adminstration, i am disgusted by the fact that they blatantly flaunt their corruption in our faces, i am infuritated that nobody brings them to justice, and i am dissappointed that the american public just takes it however they want to give it to us. This is 'our' country its time we wake up and let this type of scum know that we do not want nor need them representing us.
And any imbecile that voted to re elect Bush should be banned from voting ever again, you are as much to blame as this adminstration.

Where are all the bush & GOP supporters now. These comments are 99% from free thinkers!! Obama 08!!!!

Truth will always set you free.

Sure, after we were expected to believe this guy for years as the President's spokesman, suddenly he's had an "out of body" experience because he broke the code of silence to the inner sanctum. Gosh- we have no idea what he's talking about. This isn't just the first in what will be a long series of tell-all and hopefully indicting exposures of what has really gone on inside the Reichstag.

Scott McClellan basically had to get up in front of the media and the world and lie for years. He had enough loyalty to Bush to do this, but has enough of a conscience to now speak out and tell the truth. I hated this man as press secretary because I knew he was lying, but I respect him for at least now coming forward to tell the truth.

Make up your minds... If he's violating trust, then that means what he is saying *isn't* total crap. If he's shoveling it high and deep, then there is no violation of trust. You can't have it both ways...

I think we are going to see a lot more of the Bush people coming out against the President before and after he leaves office.

I think McClellan has figured out that Democrats read far more than Republicans do...

whoever the next president is it would be great if they held the
members of the bush administration accountable for their crimes against the american people.

oh wait. we save that for getting a lewinski.

Tell us something we didn't already know about these lieing hypocrites.

Obama o8

oooo well bush damaged the country anyways but lets think about mccain now they are both crap and same people. DEMOCRAT08

Who are they kidding? The Presidential press secretary is the chief spin doctor, mouthpiece, and general-purpose liar. IT'S HIS JOB, STUPID!

Bush Obama A Substantive Comparison
President Bush 2000 and Senator Obama 2008 have run very similar campaigns highlighting change and minimizing inexperience.

whatever Michelle. you claim the GOP have no integrity......like the Dems have cornered the market on it. that's so ludicrous. and I'm a Dem, but these are politicians we're talking about.

Thank you George for standing up and speaking about what you observed in the White House. Can't say it brings much surprise to most Americans. Just great to actually hear someone whom knows first hand about the Bush blunders speak it publically.

I think McClellan is a big loser and who knows who got him to write this story. I have never seen a president so disrespected in my life. Yes, he has made a lot of mistakes but he is still the president and we should have some respect for the position and person. Do you think Obama, Hillary, Gore, or even Kerry could have done better. I just don't believe that. It is such a shame that our country is this divided over this. I just hope the next president can please most of the folks out there that are so bitter right now. It doesn't help this country at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is just the beginning of the "Great Outing." The truth tellers will finally be able to remove the presidential duct tape from their mouths. I expect that by the time they're all done, this administration will go down in history as "total crap."

So all the rats are abandoning the ship!! Better late than never!!

Sure, Scott was a paid liar for Bush and his gang, but better late than never, I guess.
Wish the rest of the Bushies would see the light. How anyone can continue to defend this most immoral and inept steward of our great country is unfathomable. It's not too late to impeach, and then onto the war crimes trial. If anyone ever deserved to rot behind bars for the rest of his pathetic life, it's W.

where in this article did it mention anything about the Clintons? I might have missed that part. Will you people focus on the real problem. The Bush administration?

"Bartlett said the bewilderment stems from 'Scott's decision to publicly air these deep misgivings he's never shared privately or publicly' with fellow Bush insiders. 'To do it now, through a book, is a mistake,' he added."

Is it a mistake because now he can tell us what really went on, rather than telling you first and having you discredit him and feed him lies, too? Stop creating a double standard for yourself. You can lie to the American people but he can't expose the truth? If McCain gets elected, I'm moving to Canada. Or maybe Mexico, since it's warmer.

OBAMA 08

Good job, Scott. Wish this would have gotten out sooner, but better late than never. The criminals finally being exposed from the inside.

========how come no one has the guts to impeach bush??=====

========democrats have no back bones========

40,000 of americans are dead.
100000 (maybe more) of iraqs are dead.

gas is gonna reach $10.00 by end of the year.

and Stupid people still want hill clinton and mcain??!!!

no wonder the entire world knows americans are idiots.

Looks like the Bushies are restless. Good job, Scott.

I believe Bartlett. It's ridiculous that McClellan would come out in this way. McClellan is tearing our party and our country apart with this act. If President Bush would not have had back-stabbing insubordinates working under him, perhaps he would be more popular, AND we would have won the war in Iraq. This makes me sick! I can't believe all of you are backing McClellan when you know darn well that this is not the way to go about disagreements...trying to make a buck by betraying your countrymen.

More lies from the Bush Adminstration what a load of crap. Thanks to guy that finally told some truth about the Lying Bush's and of course the People in the White House is going to deny this that was the samething he used to get paid for to lie to the Public Sometimes Enough is Enougn Obama 08

What would you do to keep your job?

It seems like the local, nation and dot-com news-stations report on the variety every day. I don't feel bad for the schmuck, but I still believe him.

I'd lie to you and any stranger I came across, in order to make sure my mortgage is paid and my kids are fed.

Sadly, other people in this administration will lie for a lot more than keeping their jobs. A lot of them would lie to bring us into war and then continually feed us bogus information via their talking-heads in order to get what they "need".

"Total crap"

Funny, that's what we've been saying about the Bush administration for years.

History will view this administration very favorably. In eight years, there has been very little scandal. For McClellan to say that Scooter Libby, who was the VP's Chief of Staff, very seldom met with Rove, the President's main advisor, is by itself a very naive commentary. The fellow has absolutely no credibility. He is just trying to sell a book. I hope he has a spouse with a good job.

I expect that Mr. McClellan's book is only the first of many that will be telling the Bush story from the inside. He's just a few months early as the Bush administration clears the White House and others come forward with more of the real story of what has happened over the past 8 years. I expect the truth will support the negative feelings that the majority of Americans have about what this administration has done to our country.

Come now Mr. Bartlett, can you really guarantee us that you won't be singing the same song as Mr. McClellan when they hand down your indictment?

And what if it's not!!

What a pity Scott McLellan didn't speak out at a time when It might have made a difference. It would have taken a lot of courage–and likely a job loss, to say the least–but what is the point of telling us now what has become distressingly clear anyway?

McClellan is not full of total crap. Bush is full of total crap.

One of your own tells the TRUTH and it HURTS.
Let's hope the there are more like McClellan out there who are willing to come forth and tell the American People about the lies and cover ups by Bush, his administration and the Republicans.

Every dog has its day. and today is George W. Bush. And I hope all the preachers who did everything but tell the parisaners to vote for him get exposed to. George Bush is great at deceiving. He deceived all the military who is sacraficing their lives as we do everyday. I believe this is an insult to all the servicemembers at war and serve. Will the real George Bush please stand up. This is the year of uncover...and all things shall be revealed.

I find it completely ironic that the vast majority of posters on here are taking Scott's book as the gospel truth – without even reading it or thinking about his credibility! He admits that he lied in the past, but now he is telling the truth. How convenient for him to leak crucial information about his book right before it hits the stands and before the White House can even read and provide a response. Talk about the majority drinking the Kool-Aid!

The guy is a pushing his own book to make some cash. Take it as you will.

This is an answer to our prayers. Just wait and watch how things will turn around 180 degrees. Even God in heaven is disgusted with the bullies in the White House and taken matters in His hands. Judgement is already knocking at their doors.

"Total crap". Now is that any way to talk about a fellow Republican?

It's ALL "total crap."

Even Obama succumbs to dishing it out on occasion, even though he promised to stay above the frey.

Don't get your hopes up with any of them, even my candidate Hillary Clinton, whom I will write in in November, gets immeshed in drivel.

Not surprising this book would come out at such a convenient time. McClellan should have at least voiced his complaints earlier to those he accuses now. There was no risk as he hasn't been press secretary for a loooong time. This will come back to bite him because it's obvious he's doing it to make money and discredit one of the BEST (yeah, I'm proud to be one of the, so called, 27%) presidents we ever had. History will play out to prove it if the liberals get their way and push for more of their decadent legislation. Good grief, at least Bush has the character to not desecrate the White House with adultery; but then I guess a lot of liberals would say what's wrong with adultery? God have mercy.

So in other words, what the Republicans really believe is that u should be loyal to your base even when the situation is wrong. It's all coming together now. So, Scott Mcclellan is out of line when he stands up and tells the truth about how the Bush Administration lied to the American public and manipulated events for their own personal and political benefit? No, I think he is right. I think his time away from the White House really gave him time to think back and reflect independtly on things that transpired while he was there. As a result he's no longer brainwashed and now he's thinking clearly.

Wow, MAC confirming the President is a liar and that the BUSH SHEEP are nitwits. What earth shattering news. I wouldnt pay a dime for his book. My son will probably steal it from Borders', I may read some of it then.

Circle the wagons Barlett.; ye protests too much! The irony, when the adminstration spins their tales, invariably the truth is validated down the road. The one thing I can critisize McClellan is: why did you take the job in the first place and become W's spinmeister?

Ernie

Bartlett is probably just mad that McLellan's book came out before his own, which will eventually come out. Just seven months until Scooter Libby's Pardon !

McClellan doesn't come out looking good either. But blinded by the power of the White House himself. He lied in the press briefings. Kinda suprising to see him change his tune. Probably just the start of an avalanche of "contrition" books by former admin staffers. Will the Bush library find room for them?

Sorry, but this book just articulates what has been obvious to the whole country for the last 8 years. The corrupt Bush administration sending thousands to their graves – Bush not only should be impeached (it's not too late), he should also be tried for crimes against humanity along with Rice, Rumsfeld and Cheney and they should all spend the next 10 years in prison.

Stay strong Scott, they are coming for you. I admire your courage and believe everything you say.

First of all, someone will have to read the book and tell George W about it because we all know he's never actually read a book himself in his entire life– well, maybe Mad Magazine.

All the lemmings who bought into the Bush boondoggle will deny McClellan's comments in his book. But I've been saying since 2001 that this administration was nothing but a bunch of hucksters, liars, & manipulators. Thank God Bush will be gone in another 6 months, but I'm not sure we're facing anything much better. McCain sure won't be any better... I just have a nagging uneasy feeling he's no more trustworthy than Bush. And Obama doesn't appear to be any brighter than Bush... I think he may care more, but he's just such a neophyte that I don't think he has the experience or ability to take on such a huge role just yet. And Clinton has the experience and the toughness, but she's got a lot of detractors who will be trying to make life difficult for her. But of the three, I think our best option is still Clinton.

Now if my alma mater. SMU, would just wise up and tell Bush to take his Presidential library and hit the road, I would certainly feel better about that!!! What an oxymoron– a library for a man who obviously can barely read. What's he going to put in it?? Surely not documents that would ultimately show us what a liar & inept nitwit he was during his terms in office!!

Thank you Realistic!!! you said it all

Where there is smoke Danny-boy – there is fire.

Plus the strangely viscious reaction from the White House is a bad case of "doth you protest too much"...

Bartlett sounds like a tobacco company executive, with this pretending to be baffled. Reason why this happened is obvious – Bush Administration didn't tolerate dissent. Its advisers were all yes-men. McClellan was intimidated in silence until now.

If someone in the Bush Administration calls it total crap, it's probably pure gold.

Just another Bush puppet running out to put a facade up about what really went on there the last 8 years
Americans have the blinders off now fool..
Hats off to Scott for telling the truth and having a conscience!!

I remember Scott discussing Iraq at press interviews. I also think he did a pretty good job of spinning for Bushy, but that was his job. Sometimes you are asked to do stuff at work you are un-comfortable with. When it gets to be too much, you quit. That's what he did.

Still trying to defend.

Guys like Bartlet and all the Bush cronies are the scourge of this country.
They lie to protect themselves even when they know those lies have caused the lives of 4000 + young American soldiers. Then you have the Iraqi citizens, men women , and children, who have been killed or maimed and for what? WHAT? There is going to be a time, and soon I hope, when the world will know the truth about these arrogant self serving pigs and decide a fate that is fitting for the atrocities they helped create.

Obama 08!

The "trust " relationship for any White House official should be with the American people, not an individual - even the president. What Bartlett is expousing is a rationale for racketeering and conpiracies.

Should a bank robber get special consideration for not testifying against a ring leader because of his role as a "trust adviser?"

With all due respect Mr Bartlett, as an advisor to the president your first loyalty is to the Office of the President, not the Person of the President. When the Person of the President dishonors and misleads the People, who the Office represents........

What do you expect Bartlett to say?

What do you expect Fran Townsend to say?

Most of the country already knew this, with the exception of the 23% who approve of Bush and his gang.

Just another confirmation.

It's a good thing the CIA doesn't have any control to edit Scott's book like they did with Valeries. Bush should have claimed state secrets on Scott's book like he does with everything else..haha

Hillary Clinton did say “it takes a village”, and she is right. However, it only took one village idiot by the name of Obama to split the democratic party by declaring racial warfare against those who oppose him.

PEACE BE WITH YOU... KUDOS! KUDOS to Peace Be With You! Yes, true words. You donkeys voted for a mule and DA DA you got a mule. Now you are complaining about Bush. Take him and love him... love that this country is a few months away from a depression.... soldiers are dead... your jobs are gone, your homes worth nothing you rights are all but gone! But you have your sports and guns and Scott's great new book. How dare you have ANYTHING to say if you voted for Bush... HOW DARE YOU!

It's interesting to see how a Democrat makes excuses and say it's a mis-statement but when a Republican says it –it's such crap–
THe whole process is crap-
Obama can't win-Hilary could but won't get the chance-
Mccain is another 4 years of Bush-That's BS too !!
It's all about labels-
If you want more programs you will vote democratic–It will cost more-That's a Fact- Higher taxes
If you think about it-The Democrats have kept many minorities on programs and then threaten that the Republicans will take them away and it guarantees a voting block for them-
Why get a job when the Gov't can take care of me !!!

THE TRUTH AIN'T PRETTY LADIES AND GENTS, YOU WERE ALL SUCKERED INTO THE WAR THAT HILLARY VOTED FOR.

Oh, I see. Now McClellan is lying, but he was a fountain of pure truth while he was White House press secretary.

President Bush's administration is full of crap.
The truth hurts.

Violating trust? Does this imply that someone is telling the truth about somethings that were SUPPOSED to kept within the group of culprits?

Just wondering about the wording?

This response is provided by a lame-duck, Republican, administration trying to cover it's tracks after a disasterous administrative streak which has pushed the U.S. into ruin!

From the intel that has been uncovered McClellan is telling the truth and anybody who comes to the defense of Pres. Bush is a total loser 10x over, everyone knows we had no business waging war against iraq. The bottom line is you wanted their oil and went to war with them and what was accomplished? the country is in chaos and you still have no oil not to mention no WMD's....who's the real loser in all of this? you get 1 guess and the other 2 don't count.

The attack dogs are out !This is how the Bush administration does business with those whom dare to express another point of view!Break them down and belittle them until their views mean nothing.I can just hear Darth Vader Cheny in the back room giving orders as to how to address the public!

Wow! You dems make me ROFLMFAO!!

When McClellan was speaker, he was a dirty filthy rotten liar in your eyes, now he is a beacon of truth and all that is honest!

What a bunch of tools.

No wonder you are all voting for Obama!

Don't worry, Dan Bartlett. You will soon write your own memoir in the same line with Scott, after your blind loyalty is unveiled. Hang in there; you only have some months left, boy servant.

Scott: You're such a courageous guy. Kudos.

What crap? The american people figured this out years ago. Now those pesky unshredded/ incinerated snippets of truth are starting to leak out, it's only a matter of time before something REALLY bad comes out about Bush and his chronies.

This book came out at the right time. Go DEMS GO OBAMA!!

Why shouldn't McClellan, who I believe is telling the truth, criticize Bush. Everybody else is!!!! What a waste of eight years. Wasted lives, wasted time, wasted money. Again GO DEMS GO OBAMA.

Let's see... believe McClellan, who no longer works for Bush, or believe Bartlett, who still wipes Bush's behind? I'm going with McClellan. Can't wait to read the book!

If Dan Bartlett can say "total crap", can I spell out BS?

As for the Duhbya dead-enders who think McSame will be different, be honest and admit that you want four more years.

Scotty's no peach, but I doubt that his book will make more money than 35 years of Republican welfare (some lucrative position in a lobbying firm).

My name says it all....

This is only the beginning....

PLEASE SOMEONE ADOPT BUSH. WE DONT WANT HIM BACK IN TEXAS. GOOD THING GEORGE W WAS A TOTAL DISASTER BECAUSE IF HE WASN'T JEB WOULD BE RUNNING NOW. OBAMA BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Umm "total crap"

That's your opinion vs the 71% of Americans that think Bush is nothing but a load of crap

Shut your trap Bartlett!!

Dan Bartlett, being part of the problem, should know what "total crap" is all about: when you look up "total crap" in the dictionary you see a picture of Dan Bartlett...

This is not the first time that a formal Bush aide came out and tells it like it is inside the White House. This country deserves Bush for voting for him in 2004. We got what we wanted...many didn't complain about him until economy got real bad. What about when he was killing thousands of Iraqis? Why didn't we ever complain about that? 3 thousand died on 911 and we feel terrible but several hundreds of thousands have died and will die of hunger and diseases due to Bush and his fabricated war in Iraq. How come no one feels bad about that? Are they not human beings? This is how twisted America is today. The greatest nation have fallen so low in our judgement and leadership. I am ashamed of our leaders.

LOUIS: Look up the word! A patriot would have stood tall and made a claim THEN (before the con job)! People like you beg to be robbed again by the PIGS in DC! Never mind impeaching Bush and Cheney... wait till they're out of office so they can't hide behind the Presidential right9s) then charge them and have them hauld off to jail... on the way they can pick up rice, Powel and everyone else that sent our nobel soldiers to die just so they can line their pockets. Hell has a special place for PIGS like that. Scott A patriot? Teach that one to your kids and you will be adding to the problem.

Having been connected to publishing, I doubt if Scott McClellen's original book outline sold. "Beef it up!" is what some publisher probably told him. So he went back to the drawing board and with heavy heart threw his ex-colleagues overboard in order to cash in. Of course, one must wonder why this man of such great conscience waited for a big check before becoming so truthful all of a sudden. His conscience is a very convenient thing, isn't it?

I'm shocked – AT THIS GREAT DEAL!

After being paid $160,000 of YOUR money to lie to your face, McClellan suddenly tells the truth for a bargain price of $30! Buy now, and get bonus LIES from the Bush Administration – FOR FREE!

Sue,Texas May 28th, 2008 1:39 pm ET

Scott, be glad you worked for Bush—Seems like everyone that knew trash on Bill C is now no longer with us

HA HA HA

U DESRVE THE AWARD

::::;;DUMBEST PERSON ON THE EARTH;;;

Wolf you need to ask Bartlett the tought quesiton is Scott McClellan lying? No one in this admistration is saying he is lying that tells as that Mr. Scott McClellan a brave man to come out clean.

The total crap resides in the White House usually called Mr. President
Goerge Walker Bush

One loves watching Bush's bootlicking cronies attacking Scott McClellan for his new book critical of Bush. It's finally time someone had the honesty and integrity to describe the criminal administration of GWBush as it really is. Hopefully, books like this will one day lead to Bush and Cheney being indicted for war crimes, arrested and sent to The Hague before the International War Crimes Tribunal.

This administration is a total disaster, that much is widely known and accepted. What is puzzling is why do people like Scott McClellan, Ricardo Sanchez, or Colin Powell only decided to talk now?

Their dissenting voices would have better served the country while they were still holding their position in the administration or, in the case of Sanchez, their military command.

Oh, yeah, they're selling books.

The TRUTH hurts, better late than never Scott. Thank you for eventually remembering what serving this country really means.

Now take a long hot shower and SCRUB!

It's weird, I always had a little sympathy for Scott. Never knew why as all press Secretary drive me crazy. Now I know why I didn't 'Dislike' him as much as some of the others.

Every time someone leaves the administration and speaks out against Bush, all the admin insiders group together and always say' He should have spoke up at the time'. However, we know that anyone who speaks up gets fired. He knew what was going on but couldn't prove anything, so he went along and let them feed him information and kept his job.

Watch out Mr. McClellan – The Bush Political War Machine is now going to come after you and grind you to dust. This is exactly what the Bush Admin has always done – beat down anyone disagrees.

Buch , Mccain and Hillary are not different. That is the same kind of politic they want to bring back in Washington.
Say no to Buch 3th (Maccain)
Say no to HIllary, she voted for war and never really apolozised for that
Say no to liars, no, no ,no ,no, no.nada

"I'm shocked. Why didn't you tell me this before?" Is it me, or does every Bush croney have the same taking points on this – shock, it's like he's not really him, why didn't he say something earlier? If I didn't aready believe his claims, I might think the man was crazy – but he's not.

Most Americans think Scott McClellan is telling the truth today. We no longer believe George Bush and therefore take McClellan's word as "proof". But telling the truth today cannot absolve McClellan of yesterday's lies, and why should we now listen to a known liar?

Why did this guy serve the Bush Administration for as long as he did, knowing what he knew but also feeling what he now says he felt? Under such circumstances the only honorable tack would have been to resign sooner "for personal reasons", and to publish the book next year if at all.

Personally, I'm inclined to believe it. But then, I had already decided I would be voting for a Democrat in November. Still, it irks me that a rat like Scott McClellan will profit from this. I for one refuse to buy his book. When will we discredit not merely Bush, Cheney and Rove, but also the thousands of others who, whether out of evil-mindedness or ignorance, sucked along with them?

Bush lied to the American people?
I'm shocked! [sarcasm]

i love how they say he broke some sort of trust they had in him. Uh what about the trust of the american people had in this administration...don't tell us about trust, mr. bartlett. this administration knows nothing about being trustworthy.

Watch the zanies on the far left enjoy this Scott McClellan thing pan out. This is a dream come true. Now a White House insider has come out and told the truth about how Bush Lied. Bush haters everywhere rejoice. Your time has come. But, if you knew that Bush lied all the time, why does it light your fire to have confirmation from Scotty?
To me, he is another disgruntled employee. Any time someone gets fired, they are bound to have a negative opinion of a former boss. I have been fired at least once and you have to hear what a jerk my boss was while I worked for him.
Besides which, Scotty could hardly wait till next year to publish his book, after Bush is out of office. Who would buy it then?
Take it with a pinch of salt...say I.

The only reason they are bewildered is the trust he has broken?
He finally sees through the motives of selling out the American citizen with the propoganda issued by our current administration.
The GOP is upset because the liars have broken ranks,....what a laugh.
The corrupt garbage will be taken out with the trash in November.

Iowa / Chas

Let me see if I have this straight. Bartlett says "part of the role of being a trust adviser is to honor that trust" and asks "What did he really believe when he was serving as press secretary?"

At the same time, he says McClellan 'did not play a major role in key events, noting that the former aide was serving as deputy press secretary for domestic issues during the run-up to the war in Iraq.'

As usual with the Bush administration, the guy is talking in circles. They love to attack people's credibility without ever actually making any real charges.

They remind me so much of pre-WWII Nazi's it isn't even funny.

Isn't anyone else upset that Mr. McClellan waited to write a book and not come out with this information previously. Obviously he is only out to make money because if he had any respect for the men and women who have died or maimed physically and mentally in Iraq since he knew this information he should have come forward earlier.

I find it morally irreprehensible of him to come out with this now. The courageous thing would have been to stand up for our country earlier. In a way this book is "a bunch of crap" only because of Mr. McClellan's gutless inactions years ago.

He should be ashamed of himself.

Finally!
Scott does have a soul.
I started to think that it was removed when he went to Washington.
Come back to Austin and we'll set on my porch and talk about the worst President ever.
AusTex John

Bush is a chicken hawk who hid in his father's pocket during the war, and now he wants McSame to carry out his stupid policies. Wake up people, we only have one country. Vote for Barack, let's take our country back, let's do the honorable thing.

We're not afraid of Iraq or Iran–bring the soldiers home.

This puts McClellan in the same league with Colin Powell. Both put the administration's spin on their every action while in positions of public trust and then try to spin it in a more personally favorable way after leaving those positions. These two can never be trusted again.

It's troubling.
We all would admire his honesty and honour if Scott said these
things THEN.
If that had had happened, then Scotty will be an hero and we would not have 4000+ dead.

Scott is telling us OLD news! He's showing us his lack of resolve to tell the truth rather than accepting to falsify it.

Irrespective of the book, Scott is a participant on the propagandistic-paranoia.

Being a "defense witness" Scott has closed a deal with his contemporary masters by writing a book believing that his name is cleared. Unfortunately his name remain suspicious,
his character stained, and his honesty,honor lost for ever.

Scott what is done is too late!
Rather than being poor, saving 4000+ lives ( that would have been PRICELESS), and honorable
you have selected to become an author for moneys, to
tell us that you have failed miserably in your humanity, honesty, love for the truth, your country!

As the French says .......
Plue tard mon Ami, plus tart!
( Too late my friend, too late!)

Good riddance!

YOU GO BOY, TELL IT ALL! I HEAR YOU ARE A VERY NICE GUY.

Bartlett is a crap he is trying to defend a failed and admistration that was built on Karl Rove Lies and bushes ignorave. He is also part of the problem so Bartlett needs to hide some where.

You old lefties got your cake from a turncoat. You ought to admire the article. It's democrat HIT on Republicans. You darn fools!

another 6 months and this administration will be history cant wait for Obama to start running things the right way

Almost the entire world outside of the U.S. knew Bush and his cronies were lying and oil was driving factor for the invasion. Even in Britain the vast majority of the public went against Bush's poodle Tony Blair right from the beginning as they could see the truth as well. unfortunately in the U.S. anyone who dares criticize the administration on issues like this are immediately branded unpatriotic which keeps any dissention very low indeed. Perhaps U.S. citizens will now temper their patriotism to a sensible degree and when they hear words like surrender from war mongers they will see through the smoke and mirrors and make proper and sensible evaluations.

It's delicious to see the Bush team crying foul. The entire approach of this administration is similar to a child who was never taught about boundaries and always given everything they want.

All McClellan did was simply point out that at least one person in the White House was perceiving the same reality as the rest of the country.

The most ticklish part is how they are more bothered by one of their own breaking ranks than they are by the actual information he conveyed.

Can't wait until we have adults back in the White House.

Every time somebody leaves this administration and then speaks out against it they are made to look like disgruntled employees spouting nothing but lies. Can't somebody be disgruntled and still telling the truth?

Well fasten your seat belts because we're going to have more of the same with McCain. He's a ratlett in training, with his best buddy Bush.

Oh... now he comes out to defend America so he can make a buck or two. Where were his morals back then? He's a PG just like the rest of the Bush team. Bleed America for everything we are worth THEN call Bush a liar (for $29.99 for the hardback) This country will stand proud once again BUT we must remeber the PIGS like this fake wanna be hack writer and the PIG so-called president he worked for. You're sorry... your fake president is sorry and that greeeeeeedy wanna be candidate Hillary is sorry. I can't wait till her book on Bill comes out where she blames Bill for not winning.

crap calling crap, crap. lol what a bunch of jokers. they make the joker in batman look like a genius.

Maybe its just his point of view.

The "protectors" of the myth have already started. As has been obvious from the beginning–any negative information about W and his "gang" is met with attacks on the messenger–not refutation of the substance of the message. Given the President's numbers, it appears the public has tired of their lies and fabrications.

Always amazing, yet consistent. Anyone who worked in this administration who later criticizes it, is then labelled as aliar/disgruntled, etc. According to them, this group has been near-perfect in everything they have done. Now – That is a load of crap!

And yet there are people out there who want to continue four more years of this this lying, corrupt, inept administration by voting for McCain if their favorite in the primary doesn't win. It boggles the mind.

Well, at least McClellan is getting his 15 minutes of fame.

Seriously, if he did not say something salacious that couldn't be verified, would it sell?

You all castigate and distrust Washington, yet when you hear something you want to hear, it becomes the clarion call of truth.

This election has brought the idiocy of americans into full focus. This american is exercising his right to sell the country short.

An American in Canada for David. Hillary's experience in the WH makes Bush look like a comic except for the 4000+ soldiers. Then again she voted for the war too so that blood is on her hands also.

So we do have something in common with the Iraqis–a liar for a leader.

Dishonorable men should never lead honorable soldiers. The Commander in Chief is a rat–bring those men and women home now, you coward.

Look how the Republican been treating American people like crap and I believe what McClellan saying about the Bush admistration if Clinton supporter are truely demoncratics they need to vote Obama do American need another Bush-McCain in office no, Hillary is a cold harded person

McClellan is simply confirming what most of the American people who have been awake the last several years already know. This administration is the worst in American history. America is ready for a real change. Obama comes to mind.

This is ALL making the DNC VERY Jittery. Now that more of this TRUTH is going to be comming out they have to address it and the Calls for the Bush Impeachment.

WHy do you think Hillary has been able to go on for so long??? GREAT Distraction eh???

Grow some Nads DNC Don't be afraid of BUSH!!!!

I would love to talk to my old friends that supported him thick and thin a few years back....I wonder if they have held their tongue since or are they still stupid.

I guess Dan Bartlett is going to lie to keep the trust the president has in him. That's not a bad idea, but the sad thing is most of the public know the administration lied to go to war and has lied on a lot of things. Even McCain recently said, his energy policy will not send our troops to go to war in Iraq for oil.

The "spin" continues. History will show this administration to the most corrupt in our nations history. Cheney, Bush, Rumsfeld and Rove are war criminals.

We all know the Bush administration was lying to us through the straw in that cowboys mouth. But no kudos to McClellan who's only now speaking the truth we already we know, just so he can sell a book. McClellan's integrity, morals, and ideals clearly didn't matter much to him when he was being paid by the White House to lie. You're no martyr McClellan. It appears that lies or the truth will satisfy you at any current moment in time, depending on which one writes the biggest check. I hope you are charged along with the rest of the Bush administration.

So which is it, is McClellan lying now or was he lying as secretary. He seems to be admitting he was lying when he was press secretary. If that's the case he should have no credibility now. But you guys are propping an admitted liar up to be a hero. So what most of you on this post are saying is you believe a liar when it suits your politics. But Hillary can claim she was shot at by snipers and "she was just tired." I applaud your discerning intelligence.

He's just trying to make a buck. BUT...we all know that when this administration is done, we will see a lot of shady crap come out that has been happening in this presidency and I'm sure this book is prob close to the truth.

the ones that should feel bad are you out there that have voted for this administration 2 straight terms! Shame on you.......Seriously.....shame on you.

The empty rebuttals and the tenor of the remarks only fortify McClennan's account!

Give the Bush White House lots of rope – it does a good job hanging itself every time it tries to explain why it's fiddling around in Iraq (exacting a terrible toll on the soldiers and the taxpayer) rather than tergeting Al Quada in Afghanistan.

Kudos to McLennan for shedding light on the Bush administration's conduct!

Mike

Rush Limbaugh was especially pathetic today. Trying to paint McClellan as a money grubbing 'liberal' who is out to get Bush for firing him.

Call it "crap" if you will, but a good many of us out here believed it all along. It's just too bad Scott didn't speak out sooner than he did.

That's right; attack the messenger and not the message. Why? You all know he is telling the truth!

hhhmmmmm I heard this before from this administration..... Must not be a real patriot......

these responses only strenghten the beleif that the administration is trying to hide the truth. it should be enough for bartlett and others to state that these are mcclelan's beliefs, but they do not agree with them. damage control is best implemented by not letting loose the 'dogs of war', but by calmly stating 'i do not agree'.

Out-of-body experience???? Do we have 'IDIOT' written on our foreheads or what!!!! Shut up and go away!!!

The rats are circling McClellan. Keep your chin up Scott, you're doing the honorable thing.

Newsflash: Men and women have died because of Bush's moronic administration. Rove needs to go to jail and Bush and Cheney need to be held accountable. How can they live with themselves?

Down with Bush and his bogus war.

What a bunch of gutless wonders we have in the White House.

Sounds like McClellan's book has struck a raw nerve, proof positive that the truth hurts.

THE TRUTH HURTS !!! Scott is coming clean so he can live with himself. Which is great. But Im sure he wanted to make some money too.

Bush Administration definition – Total Crap : the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

No wonder they hate this book !

THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE!!

Oh shock of shock, horror of horrors! Someone who worked inside the administration, when outside the influence and message control that is the status quo of this administration, talks about his experience inside and we're not to believe him?

Is anyone hearing what he's saying? Propaganda, message control, manipulation of the message, media, and intelligence?

Throwing McClellan under the bus goes hand in hand and was totally expected from the White House the moment this broke. Does anyone in the White House really think this isn't more of that message control that McClellan is talking about?

Obviously, he doesn't care about being scapegoated and having his reputation ruined. He already personally feels it was by the mere role of his job as mouthpiece for the propaganda.

Sheesh – this isn't hard to put together.

Planet Earth calling the Bush Administration - Planet Earth calling the Bush Administration -

Has any President (or any leader in the free world period) ever had less credibility than George W. Bush? Even Nixon was still respected on foreign policy issues.

This clown can't leave office fast enough, as far as I'm concerned.

Last time I checked, this was still a free country Mr. Bartlett...Scott can say WHATEVER he chooses! How did you all ever get it into your heads that anyone who speaks ill of the President is a scoundrel???? The mistake Scott made is that he should have stood up to you bullies and done it while it was happening rather than now.

It is obvious that the Bush Administration was not friendly to dissenting viewpoints. When you have a "strong culture" that demands loyalty and forces conformity, you can get "groupthink", a situation where the whole organization goes astray, because either they are all on the same unquestioning page or dissenters are quickly excluded from the team.

The whole neo-con dominated Administration had an agenda before they even walked into the White House, and invading Iraq was part of their playbook. There was not a lot of thought going on, including consideration of alternatives or contingency plans.

The entire Bush Administration will become a case study for ineffective leadership and management. The sad part is the entire country will pay for their stupidity for decades to come.

The worst administration since this nation was founded. Out founding fathers are ashamed at what this country has come to.

Crap in and crap out but the ones talking crap are the same ones who fooled millions.

where's my comment?

This is a Beautiful sight to these BUSH Tired eyes.

All of the Rats are turning against their Master before he leaves office and gets exposed! Better to break for it now before he no longer has the power to PARDON all of these criminals like he has sheltered or commuted them thus far.

Soon people VERY SOON they will no longer have ANY Executive powers and excuses or people to hide behind.

Of course it is crap to Bartlett as he is up to it to his neck. Of course McClellan is not the same one they knew as he is not lying for them any more. Sure hope McClellan got a good body guard and does not go hunting with Cheney. This White House is not fond of truth telling.

Well...is anyone surprised?

We all will belive Scott Mclean Over Liar Bush any day, we already knew all this stuff any way, now we just had it confirmed from the insider, Its all right though Bush and Cheney will stll serve after this just in Federal prison, and even thats too good for them. Liars, cheats and war profiteers. Treasonous war mongers. Rove don't worry your included too, you should be right next to them two. Scott can go to his grave with a clean conscience, something Bush, Cheney Rumsfeldt and Rice don't know what that is. Killing 4000 of or young men so they can make a profit. You people really got some nerve.

Sounds like Bartlett is trying to save face. You don't become the worst president in modern history without telling lies and relying on henchmen to tell the lies for you.

Kudos to McClellan for having the backbone to tell the truth. At least there's one name that won't be included on the dishonorable list.

Bush is a crook and so is his henchmen/women.

Everyone complaining about the bush administration look in the mirror. He was elected to a second term! You have nobody to blame, but yourselves.

I want to read this book now that it's out and I have no serious doubts about McClellan's account. However, there is something to be said about keeping private conversations private. I'm not sure if it's as black and white as people want to make it.

I distinctly recall a television clip in which Bush, at a public "photo op" event, chats with a female participant and says "You got to get the propaganda out there." Scott's book tends to clarify what he meant by that comment.

I believe what McClelland says, but I think he is a weasel for doing this now.

We all know the Iraq war was a mistake. We are not hearing anything new. I'm sure the families of the thousands of soldiers killed in Iraq will be comforted to know that Mr. McClelland is profiting by squealing now, instead of speaking up when it could have made a difference.

He's not lying. Only a idiot would think so. I knew all of this without a book. I am proud to have voted Democratic. Republicans should be ashamed. Over 4000 of our sons dead...for what??

Good Bushie Dan Bartlett to the rescue. The facts matter not, it's just the facts as we can make them appear. Nice job Dan!

People will say anything for $.

The allegations in Mr. McClelland's book are merely the tip of the iceberg. Time will reveal what the majority of Americans already sense. The Bush-Cheney administration is the most corrupt and inept in history. Impeachment is long over due and Rove deserves to be in jail.

Mike, I like your spin... Blame the Democrats for rising gas prices, essentially blaming the Democrats for the mistakes of the Republicans and George Bush. Nice try! What else do you have to sell?

yes, don't violate the trust by being honest. we all trust each other to never tell the people what we're doing.

Total Crap pretty much sums up the Bush adminstration!

Obviously Dan does'nt understand the meaning of propoganda (or he understands it
when the other side is involved). He was as usual putting the blame for losing
more than 4000 precious lives (not counting thousands of innocent Iraqis),
wasting billions of dollars, our lousy relations with the rest of the world on
the bad intelligence that was given to the most incompetent President we have
ever had and his cronies. He has a very short memory – he doesn't remember the
beating of the drums against Saddam for everything he (Saddam)should have been
doing and not doing. He doesn't remember the repeated onslaught of war of words
against Saddam's using chemical weapons against the Iranians and the Kurds
(which by the way was a dastardly thing to do but should have been taken care of
by UN and rest of the world and not our macho president and VP). He doesn't
remember the days of on end saying UN and IAEA is not doing its job. He gives
this BS about being misled by the bad intelligence given by CIA (who by the way
were probably forced to say what Bush and Cheney wanted to hear). The policies
of Bush and if McCain gets elected his, would be nothing but disaster for this
country. Talking points is not good enough for the republicans to be elected
this time. I am proud of Scott for bringing out all the dirty laundry.

McClellan has all the credibility here.....he's the former White House chief of staff.......Who else would know better about the lies and deceit from the adminstration than him?

I think he telling the truth and this administration not yet been
held accountable for a lot of wrong doing,especially the war in
Iraq and other than that Cheney have help Mr. Bush cover-up.
This why we need change ours government because it the same
politics.

McCLELLEN NEEDS SOMETHING TO MAKE HIS BOOK SELL...HE KNOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE DOWN ON THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND COULD PROBABLY CARE LESS ABOUT HIS BOOK....THE MAN NEEDS AN ANGLE TO SELL THE BOOK SO HE JUICES IT UP WITH NONSENSE, HE KNOWS PEOPLE LIKE DIRTY LAUNDRY....CAN'T THE AMEREICAN PUBLIC SEE THAT?...DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS BOOK....

Sure, Dan. What else could we expect from these Bush toadies except to continue to deny, deny, deny? Now that we've heard from Rove and Bartlett, it should be a matter of minutes before Tony Snow, Scooter Libby, Alberto Gonzales, Karen Hughes, Don Rumsfeld, John Ashcroft, Paul Wolfowitz, Christopher DeMuth and the rest of the discredited losers start mouthing off. Pop quiz: which one will be the first to go to jail?

Thanks, Scott! It always looked to me that you could barely hold back the puke every time you had to make some lame excuse for Bush! I hope you sell a copy to every voter in America!

We all know that a Press Secretary's responsibility is to spin whatever news story is current. In this case, to get before the cameras and lie about what you can't ignore or deny. FACT! This happens in every Administration since the beginning of time, Democrat OR Republican, not just the current one.

To betray that trust by now airing your dirty laundry that like most here say we already knew, is disgraceful. When you accepted that job, it is part of your responsibility to tow the line. You DO NOT then betray your previous employer by going out and writing a book.

That is one of the problems with the US now days. It's all about the individual and what "I" want. We aren't stupid! We already knew you were lying Mr. Bartlett but doing so because it was your job. I don't like the current Administration any more than the next person but what you have done is flat-out WRONG! The only revelation that has come from this is that you are a weasel Mr. Bartlett.

You have only exposed your total lack of integrity to do a dirty job that you willingly accepted. Period! I understand most will disagree about this because most people lack basic character.GO AHEAD AND FLAME ME!

Bartlett is the White House counsel. He's a lawyer, an advcocate. His job is to represent the President. So when he says McCelland's book is total crap, we are supposed to believe him? Innocant til proven guilty, right Bartlett? This is not a court of law. The court of public opinion has a different standard than a court of law.

His comments are very telling: "We're hearing from a completely different person we didn't have any insight into."; 'Bartlett added that intimates of the President feel McClellan has violated a trust. "Part of the role of being a trust adviser is to honor that trust,...It's not your place now to go out" and criticize the President like this'; "What did he really believe when he was serving as press secretary?"

Bartlett is more concerned that the cat is out of the bag than disproving McClellan's allegations. But we are supposed to believe him rather than McClellan??

If Obama by some miracle gets elected you Dems will suffer after voting in a complete and pathetic loser. Sweet talking chump has no answers just false promises he could never keep. The only reason he's around is the media which has made him popular since no one else can make a good judgement based on his qualifications and past...which he has major flaws and they will come to light so get ready for a beat down.

just about every one that worked for bush administration is fully of crap, that why so many have left they saw the hand writing on the wall. many of them did not leave soon enough, they know who they are, ( IF YOU BELEIVE WHAT GOES AROUND COME AROUND-DUCK) THERE IS A HIGHER COURT YOU WILL ANSWER TO SOONER OR LATER

I agree with Bartlett its like this guy is a Jekyll and Hyde. Some of the stuff in that book is off the wall.

The most hillarious thing about this article is that Bartlett and Bush's other advisor's failed to mention that they are now the one's that get paid to lie to the world for the administration. Don't worry Bartlett, we will connect the dots and await your tell all book next spring.

KEITH OLBERMANN FOR PRESIDENT!!!

PS: Keith Olbermann rules!!!

Folks sometimes the truth hurts!
We all know that this President is a joke and his lies have come back to hurt the entire country.

Perhaps this is the beginning of the "cleansing" in Washington! Let the next President be aware that his/her actions will ALWAYS be available for the next book.

I commend McLellan for coming forward and feel that those involved will eventually get their just rewards. What goes around comes around!

If it looks, sounds, reads, and feels like crap – it probably is, but it is not that which is written in McClellan's book that is full of crap, but rather its critic – former White House counselor Dan Bartlett

“Puzzled”... obviously, that's the word the Republican machine has decided is the message-multiplier to be used. Make a note as to how many use it. Just a matter of minutes before Hannity and Limbaugh do.

Truth in politics is so rare that it is delightful to tell it. Bartlett's comments is like the pot calling the kettle black. Who really betrayed "trust?"

The White House slander machine will go into warp drive over this. Bush will never face the truth about himself...but fortunately, the story is being told.

Nader is looking better and better every day!!

DAMAGE CONTROL!

DAMAGE CONTROL!

WE ARE SINKING!

SINKING!

Send the whole bunch of those clowns in the White House down on our Mexican border & let them stop the illegal aliens from coming in the country! Cheney & Bush at the front of the line!!

I think it quite funny. Here was a guy who was stating that Rove et al wouldn't lie to him only to tell us that they did! So what else is knew? The real question is : Will the book actually sell? Probably not! Everything so far seen only suggests that in order for this president to look good, everybody else must look bad! Either that or there is certainly a lot of "sour grapes" in the White House ever since Mr. Bush took office. Put Jessica Simpson in the place of Dana Perino and nothing changes! And we have at least a half of a year left before an actual cleansing of the White House can occur. The book hopes to put some distance between fantasy and lies, between reality and fantasy, and between sane and insane! McClellan has to come forth to speak his mind which will make eyes grow wider because if he is to be believed, he must tell all which really be worth listening to! Details, we want details!

The truth hurts ...

I think the real story here is how soft the news media went on the administration during the lead up to the war, when anyone with two braincells to rub together knew the Bush Administration was misleading, warping the facts or outright lying to the press. Shame on the US media and CNN for not doing their job, investigative reporting.

Scott McClellan can see the handwriting on the wall and is merely an opportunist. He bares as much guilt as anyone else in the administration and deserves no praise for deciding to tell the "truth" now.

I can say no more or any better than what proceeds.

Where's the guy that opens the window and shouts "I'm not going to take it anymore?". Actually, I guess there are a lot of those. How about somebody doing something about it?

A surprise to who? Watch out for the quiet ones......Maybe they should have kept him more in the loop.Keep your friends close but your enimies closer.

History will compare the Bush Administration to George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm. The parallels include groupthink, changing enemy, increased surveillance of its citizens, use of propaganda to control and loss of freedoms. As Bush's imperial reigns ends and the fear of being sent to GITMO diminishes, the world and even McClellen are speaking out against Bush. We have been in Iraq since 1989 and I think OPEC is telling us to get out of Iraq and find a Middle East peace. OPEC can't hurt us militarily but they are hurting us economically.

Hey everyone. The only difference between the Bush administration and the Clinton administration is this: the dates they held office.

Bush and his folks can't own up to blunders and mistakes and try to cover things up so they look all pretty.

Clinton and his folks couldn't fess up either – or keep their hands (ahem) off interns.

Regardless of what they intend before taking office (or say they will do while campaigning), it's the same old broken record. And for the Obama supporters, unfortunately, it'll be more of the same with him if he gets the nod.

We need all three branches of government to change at the same time for some real progress, maybe even just two of them. However, it's doubtful that's something any of us will see in our lifetime.

Oh Canada...........

Did you SEE the look of utter GLEE on McShame's face when he was talking about NEVER surrendering ....... In other words, he's happy to stay there 100 years

God !!! I despise the devil's desciples.

I'm in business, and if I am considering working somewhere, I look at how the outgoing people felt about their jobs and why they left, especially after their jobs are no longer on the line.

If the White House has so many disgruntled employees leaving, what do you think that tells you about what happens there?

Boy I have heard it all now it's more then interesting that this book has caught all of the Bush insiders by surprise.

They have been busy packing up for the move that's coming for then in Nov.

But have you noticed that they are using words like "troubling" and trying to question McClellan's motives but nobody is saying that he is Lying?

Maybe this is most telling as Noooo One is say it's not true.

No one has refuted his allegations. Neither Dana Perino, Dan Bartlett, Karl Rove, V.P. Cheney, Pres. Bush, Tony Snow or anyone have PROVED he's lying, yet alone claimed. Seems to me that if someone was raising falsehoods through a book the first thing I'd do is state, categorically, that he's NOT TELLING THE TRUTH! Has anyone done that so far? NOPE!

Is McClellan lying? I do not think so It's over for them even by their own party members, The gig is up.

Frank

Ca

I bet in the end SMU University will be sorry they got the Library. I refuse to call it a Presidentila library, because it will all be made up with lies. I hope he builds his home in Highland Park so he will be surrounded by the republicans that put him in the ruination of our precious country.

YEAH YEAH YEAH, EVERYONE IS A LIAR, WHAT A BUNCH OF SIMPLISTICS OVERZEALOTS, JUST BECAUSE BUSH HAS OUT MANEUVERED ALL THE LEFT WING IMMORAL DEMOCRATS, YES MISTAKES WERE MADE , BUT THAT IS NO NEED TO DEMONIZED THE DEMOCRATS, WHERE WERE ALL YOU KIDS WHEN AMERICANS WERE DYING ON BEACHES IN EUROPE FIGHTING NAZI OPPRESSION? FIGHTING EVIL AND COMMUNISIM AND NOW ISLAM JIHAD IS NECESSARY, YOUR SIMPLISTIC ACCUSATIONS DO NOT HOLD UP, SO KEEP WISHING AND YELLING AND BEING VULGAR FOR THAT IS ALL YOU CAN BE, NO INTELLECTUAL DIALOGUE.. ITS AMAZING TO READ ALL THESE COMMENTS.
LET ME CLUE YOU IN DESTROYING OUR ENEMIES IS NECESSARY FOR THE LONG TERM SURVIVAL OF THE USA, AND THE JEALOUSY MANY HAVE AGAINST IS NOT NEW BUT CLEARLY EVIDENT, GO JOIN THE MARINES AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT FIGHTING FOR A CAUSE. MEANWHILE YOU GONE TO JUST LAUGH IT OFF WITH SOME SUPERFICIAL REASONING.

Well, either it is ALL a pack of lies – or he violated a trust and exposed your dirty little secrets – but it can't be BOTH of those things, so which is it, Bush? WHICH IS IT?

Cuz the funny thing is – it's what everyone has already KNOWN about you – that you're a deceiving, lying, cheating, forging BASTARD who got us into Iraq for your own personal gain and that of your big corporate buddies.

McClellan isn't telling us anything that we already didn't know.

Is it November yet???

Dan Bartlett ?? HA HA.. He was the designated outside liar. Always filmed outside spewing the same crap that was coming from within. One thing for sure though. Anyone in BushCo should know what total crap is by now. They have been living it for 8 years.

I pity the person who believes anything coming out of Washington. Democratic, Republican, Whatever.

Except it's all true, and probably isn't even half the real story. Nice try, Republicans.

We the American people have known this for a long time–hence the Obama Movement to take back our country!!! Would love to hear what Condi really knows and feels.

Americans have only themselves to blame for the fiasco that has been George Bush. Every lie was swallowed. The media report the lies issued from Iraq every day about how "el quida" were killed when really innocent slobs who happened to be under US bombs were killed. Americans eat up the fear the Bush folks use to control us and maintain the status quo of the rich Bush friends and the subservient American sheep.

Money, money money. This is the real reason for the book.And he should be consider a traitor to his country and excile from the US> I dont like traitor to this country. From Dave in Elma, Wa.

Of course the Bush bunker is going to attack McClellen.
Just like they attack everyone who shines a light on them.
Paul O'Neill was the first of many and McClellan is just the latest.
We could hear a lot more if Colin Powell would tell the truth,
but that would tarnish his own image, and show what crimes
have been committed by Bush, Cheney, Condi, Rummy,
Gonzales and Rove. Libby got pardoned to keep his mouth shut
too. America has seen its darkest days in the past 7 years.

Bush, Cheney, Rove, Rice are all a bunch of liars.
Everybody knew this along time ago.
Shame on the American people for burying their heads in the
sand and not calling for the impeachment of Bush. The whole lot
of murderers should be tried for war crimes in front of an international
court. Innocent people are dead and many more have suffered under
this ungodly administartion.

I remember a time when if you had anything bad to say about President George W. Bush you would be called anti-american......"You're either with us or with the terrorists"....Remember.
NOW!!!!!!!!! Everyone has finally woken up [ I HOPE ] even Bush's former press secretary.

Loyalty to the Country and NOT to the president.......it wouldn't be called a democracy if it was any other way.

God Bless America.

A press secretary is not a advisor, nor is the speech writer. One guy or girl puts words in the Presidents mouth while the other trys to make sense of what was said.

how out of touch is the Bush adminstration?

advisers of President Bush are "bewildered and puzzled" by the allegations in McClellan's new book.

really? i doubt it, that's just what they're saying in public. But no one in the public is bewildered or puzzled by these comments. McClellan is just saying stuff that everyone already knows and believes. The Bush adminstration isn't above misleading through propoganda to push through unpopular policies. duh? Bush and his advisors still don't realize that they've presided over one of the worst Presidencies in American history. And the public doesn't believe this fact b/c they are partisan Washington insiders but b/c they've lived through the damaging policies (prescription drug bill, new bankruptcy laws, Patriot Act, etc) and the castrophic blunders (9/11, the Iraq War, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, etc) of this adminstration.

It's not easy to admit you are wrong, it's even harder to admit you're a failure. I doubt Bush and his cronies will ever admit either.

McClellan is taking lessons from Obama. After all, Obama wrote his biography Dreams of my father purely on conjuncture.

What's crap is this entire presidency. Eight years of a joke.

There are two distinct issues here which must be treated separately:

McClellan The Weasel! – Regardless of the truth or untruth of his statements, his words come much too late and with the heavy stink of capitalism to be taken seriously. I can understand why Bartlett responded like he did. Withholding his [apparent] opinion for all that time and then dumping it out via book contract... a rotten apple for sure. He may get rich off this book, but it will be dirty money.

McClellan The Truthteller? – If what he says is true, it speaks even more poignantly to the nature of Presidents and their decisions. A President operates solely on the quality of the information he is given. If he receives poisoned information, he can only – at best – distribute poisoned policies.

Stop demonizing Presidents and start learning the names and positions of those who distribute actionable information.

It appears most of these commenters despise President Bush and his administration. That's fine, vote your conscience, but don't brew The Weasel and the Truthteller in the same political stew.

What a joke. This guy wants attention and a position in the Democratic party. I don't believe a single word from McClellan. It looks entirely fabricated and designed to feed the media frenzy of pro-Democrats.

Look at Bartlett's comments in this article and listen to Karl Rove's statement Tuesday night.
Neither of them has said that he's lying or giving misleading information. Both of them have said in essence that if he had misgivings about the way things were being run, he should have stepped aside.

It's bizarre to me that they are going out of there way no to slander him or insinuate in any way that he's not telling the truth.
They aren't rubber stamping his McClellan's commentary but they sure aren't refuting it.

This could end up in some perp walks...

The chickens are coming home to roost, and I'm not speaking of McClellan. Be patient.....there will be others who will enlighten us with how bad policy was formed and carried out with deceit and dishonesty.

Let's face it. The Bush administration are made up of liars, cheats and idiots. This is nothing new. I can't wait for the day when Bush and Cheney are gone. This can't happen soon enough. Good Bye Replublicans!!!!!

There is no new revelation in what McClellan said. It's nothing than a sour spoiled reheat food. If anybody was listening to him in all the press briefings he did for Bush and co, one can feel in his voice the frustration. He was like somebody with a 6 cylinder truck engine over his chest. Normally all the Bushes' loyalist s will run after him as they use to do. But please go back and listen to his press conferences, you will feel his frustration by watching him talking.

WH is really deploying it's damage control teams, aren't they?

Methinks they doth protest too much.

They just don't like it when their dirty laundry gets bared. Too bad for them. All the people that say they are surprised and dismayed at what Mr. McClellan said in his book still work for the Bush administration. We all know how well they take criticism. We all know how well they take disagreements with their policies. I mean, come on...total crap..definitely their reaction is because what other reaction can the White House staff give when they still work in the White House and are part of the "Spin and Propaganda machine". I always felt for Scott. Poor guy looked really uncomfortable up there telling Bush's half truth's when he knew that is what they were. I don't blame him for quitting over Valarie Plame, I also give him Kudos for actually quitting over it. Get em Scott, they all deserve to be revealed for the liars they are or have become over the last eight years. Congratulations on your book..I know I most likely will read it, and it will probably just confirm a lot of my suspicions. That the Bush administration is just pandering to the "Great Deceiver" until he is out office. I have a feeling there will be A LOT of Tell-All books when that staff leaves the WhiteHouse.

Its not crap to me I am watching this story.. this guy was on Bush's lap he knows more that I know,, and I will buy the book

The Bush Administration cherishes freedom of speech. Everyone is free to say good things about the President and the Republicans. Anything else is, of course, dangerous terroristical hatespeak and is not protected by the Constitution.

Trust??? Wow. Bush, and his flock have destroyed trust. 70+ % of Americans don't trust them. I can't imagine what children watching the nightly news think about the constant lying from Washington. Who in the world can trust the USA? Now we have this Bartlett guy lecturing on trust. These republican clowns should start a circus. Cheney, the Ringmaster, Bush, the lion tamer, Rove, selling popcorn, and Perino, Snow, Fleischer, McClelland, running around with their pooper scoopers. Bush has littered the land with republican Poop.

As long as "total crap" is now on the table, let's get out our shovels and scoop up Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Powell, Rove and the entire cast responsible for the "total crap" of the last 8 years.

"Total Crap".....I'm sure he was being kind.

McCain/08

Get those repugnants out of office NOWWWWW!!!!

The truth HURTS......ouch!

Independent thinking has left you all. This is not about political party. This is about truth. Stop talking like bandwagon dems or stuburn republicans. Start thinking about the future. Never mind. Do what you want. I give up. Apothy Party '08

Al Gore tried to treat Clinton like a leper saying "I am my own man", and it did not work. McBush is trying to do the same thing by saying he is not McSame, and it won't work either.

Bushes and Clintons are political lepers and McBush and Billary are the infected ones, keep away from them.

If what he said in his book are false accusations and lies the people he accused should sue him.

How can the following intelligence be "WRONG", as Bartlett and Rove claim. The following things are LIES, not mistakes:

1. We were told that Iraq had mobile biological weapons laboratories, and we were SHOWN DRAWING of these supposed laboratories. Who drew those drawings? They didn't just pop out of nowhere! Somebody MANUFACTURED them by MAKING THEM UP, i.e. LYING.

2. We were told that Iraq had an fleet of UAVs capable of dropping bombs, when in fact they had a half-dozen balsa-wood radio controlled planes with cheap cameras attached to them.

3. We were told that Iraq had a 'vast' underground network of buildings where they were conducting weapons research. Remembers those? The ones we were SHOWN DRAWINGS of, and the ones Bush said we needed to develop nuclear bunker busting bombs for? Well, THEY DON'T EXIST!

4. We were told that Iraq was harboring Osama Bin Laden. That was also a bald faced LIE.

I've left out several dozen more examples.

It all makes sense if you realize that the Bush White House is an alternate universe in which what the president says instantly becomes fact. Reality is against the rules. Honesty and integrity are not required. The public doesn't matter. The big question I have is: Why does the media still give the Bush administration and its spokespeople any credence at all?

Amazing what new lows are acceptable for the mighty buck and ego! Too bad – so sad.

I agree that the intelligence was wrong. But I don't mean the CIA. I mean the intelligence of the people that made the final decision to go to war.

There is always a risk that collected intelligence will be incorrect. There were plenty of caveats in the data that was presented to the White House. The decision to go to war was foregone conclusion.

They think this is bad? Just wait till Dubya leaves office on 1/20/09 and the rest of his former crew publish their memoirs. Whoo-yah!

So McClellan was a good little toadie when he was on the payroll. Why exactly does that make him less credible?

Here is all anyone needs to know about Dan Bartlett's honesty:

“(Iraq) It's never been a stay-the-course strategy"
– Dan Bartlett, key Bush adviser, Oct. 22, 2006

"Total crap" best defines the Bush administration.

Either Bush is a total incompetent if McClellan is right or Bush is a total incompetent for appointing someone who is "total crap".

On Dan Bartlett's comments. This is typical of the Bush Administration, when criticized deflect by claiming the source is "sad", unstable or any other negative that might fly.
As a citizens of a once great country we should all be sad.

Ditto,-Bush, Cheney, Rove are liars and should be in jail. Remembering when "good people like Colin Powell and the Army Major (sorry can't remember his name) resign mid-stream-that adds credance to McClellan's story.

Right on the mark Semper.

If only we could get Colin Powell to come out and speak. We are all well aware of how he jumped on the sword and look where it got him....thanks to all who voted for this trash twice!!!!

What concerns me is the allegations that he didn't air his problems during his tenure. If that is true, and he shut his mouth, and now airs his opinion when it is profitable, shame on him. He should have done his freaking job instead of being a stupid 'yes' man.

TO the obama supporters, I would take 8yrs of gop over anti-American obama and wife!!!!!!!!!

Total crap? Now, would that be akin to the 'total crap' Americans were told about the military record of King George? Or, would that be the same 'total crap' we were told about how the federal government was going to take care of Katrina victims? No, no, wait.... he must have been refering to the 'total crap' we've been told about how we're winning the war on terrorism! Geez, when one of the 'Bushies' decides to tell the truth, the rest of them turn on him like a pack of lying dogs! This administration has been a disgrace to this country! Please, King George, go home to Texas, and shovel your crap to someone else.....

Bush and every one he mentions in his book for slander. People writing crap and selling it make millions is becoming epidemic and intolerable.

I take solice in the fact that our Democracy guarentees one thing thing – the end of the Bush Presidency and his "sad" Administration. The Obama Administration and the American people will much to clean up, but I have faith that unlike the current adninistration we can and will do the right thing.

Change is coming!

Obama '08

I heard it said on another blog. . . pride comes before the fall. . . we have witnessed nothing short of the hubris of Rome before it fell in our very own country. . .

Sounds like Bartlett doesn't believe McClellan has the right to freedom of speech. Bartlett sounds just as dangerous and lacks credibility like Bush and Cheney. Bartlett needs to look at the number of people that worked under the Bush administration that were either fired or quit before he starts throwing stones.

If you take an objective view as to how Bush is portrayed in this book, the one thing that stands out is-never admitting to be wrong, spinning the truth, and the audacity to think the American people would thank his adminisitration in the end for their deceit? Reminds me of the same arrogance the Clintons are depicting on the democratic side of th aisle! Amazing how Hil-LIAR-ry would just be a different colored pants suit and the deceitful game of politics would remain the same! No More Scandals! No More Bushes! No More Clintons! Play War Games On Your Computer or in your debilitated mind McSame!

Let's see... Did John Dean violate a trust?

This type of article continues the kind of benefit-of-the-doubt treatment the administration has received over the past 7 years. CNN and other media outlets have an obligation to not simply repeat what the Bush administration says, but to inform its readership whether their claims are correct or false. There are three stories on the political ticker denouncing McClellan's book, which was briefly summarized in a single story. McClellan's accusations are known to be true and are a matter of public record. Why is so much space given to the administration's fabricated and self-serving explanations, and so little to the truth? Enough is enough!

It is about time that someone came clean about the facts leading to a disastrous war with more than 4000 dead soldiers and billions of dollars of debt. Way to go George, take a peaceful financially sound economy and run it into the ground..

Now we can pour billions of dollars rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure while we suffer with poor roads, unemployment, and homeless Americans. In my opinion this is the worst administration in the history of the republic.

One thing is for sure...., McClellan sure knows how to sell his books to the progressive readers!!

8 years and you liberals still can't get over the fact that you lost to
G.W. Bush. Well get ready to lose again. Your Socialist Democratic Candidate will lose to John Sydney McCain in November.

Thank you Hillary for exposing this Wolf in Sheeps clothing.

DEMS MUST UNITE TO KICK THESE LIARS OUT OF OFFICE!

I am convinced that the old adage, "Good politics is based upon hiding anything that may show the politician as bad" is alive and well.

It is sad that Republicans, in response to the truth, attack the Democrats!

I also find it interesting that the White House did not deny the statements made in the book, but were rather puzzled!!

Thank you, Scott. FINALLY what we on the left have been saying for YEARS is validated.

Finally....the truth from inside. Sure wish Colin Powell could also "Man-Up" and speak out......
I believe Barack Obama.. may be the new face of integrity and honesty
Pray that he gets in to put us back on track !

Total Crap

That should be the epitaph for this administration

BREAKING NEWS:::: The Bush Administration reacted with SHOCK & AWE today when it was disclosed that one of their own is now telling the truth.

My quess would be ,if you dig deep, Obamas somehow in the mix!! Why else would obama and his supporters be so POSITIVE he will be president!! Everyone seems to be selling the country out this election.

Dick Clarke was the first brave one, now McClellan. Come on Mr. Powell it's your turn to take us down the rabbitt hole.....

It is now painfully obvious that the decision makers behind the Iraq war participated in deception that resulted in the killing of Iraqi civilians. This is by definition a war crime. Things are going to get really ugly, and I predict several people will go to trial on war crimes charges.

This is just small crap. Total crap is: High oil prices

High oil prices got nothing to do with OPEC but with a bunch of dudes in Wall St profiteering from the forward price of oil .

If you buy something at an inflated price then you need to add profit and sell it and the price goes up and continues to spiral upwards .

Why should the price of oil go up if some piddling refinery somewhere in the US has a problem. There is sufficient capacity and it doesn't impact the rest of the world .

Get rid of all the leeches that suck blood without adding to the economic growth of the country and the whole world will be better off – get rid of all the futures trading and energy exchanges and all the other economic clap trap and get back to supply and demand.

Start fixing this problem. Then worry about the he said she said BS

Spin spin spin gee who didn't know they would try to convince the MSM was hard on bush. With all the stuff that has come out just now before he left office, wonder what we will get once he does leave.

WHAT intelligent, understanding person does not know that bush and his crookies didn't get soft treatment..

Kinda reminds me of the obama bummer treatment. Every crooked lying thing he has done has been kept hidden.

I never believed McClellan when he was talking for Bush -

I believe McClellan now.

What a load of crap the entire Bush "rule" has been !!!!

Bush is a lying, thieving war criminal and he nor his administration deserves ANY respect, including this Bartlett guy, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, or ANY of the rest of them.

You have to love when people are so ignorant and plain out stupid in this country as to vote Bush in for a second term. And these idiotic Republicans still give him a 2/3 approval rating. What a bunch of numskulls!!!!!!! It really is beyond belief!

Intimates of "the President" (loosely used term) feel McClellan's violated a trust??? THREE GUESSES as to exactly WHO has violated a trust, and the first two don't count!!!!
The stain left in the Oval Office from everything that has transpired between Jan. of '01 through, oh, I don't know....say, YESTERDAY....is FAR WORSE than the other one.....

More Bushies drinking the kool aid. What's the flavor, lime denial?

I am ready and anxious to read the Scott McClellan book, as it will probably have many similiarities to the Richard Clarke and Paul O"Neill.

As most of the comments indicate, the American people have ceased believing the Bush administration, and the tactics of attacking the person vs. the issue will not work anymore!!

republicans are losers

I thought 28% of the people still supported Bush. Where are they now? Is there anything left of him to stand up for. Only 237 days left; will we make it?

So far, I haven't heard anyone in the WH disagree with McClellan; they only say that it is out of character or inappropriate. Personally, I think it is long overdue.

That pretty well sums it up.

Crap is what the dems position on everything has been the past 7+ years.

Scott just decided it was easier to lie then tell the truth.

Sells more books.

Hey Mike (posted at 1:31)

The price of gas began to rise well before the Dems. took over both Houses. Oil was $33 a barrel when Bush stole the job. Check your history.

Mr. McClellan is doing the right thing by offering his perspective and insight into an administration that has been completely dishonest with the American people and corrupt from the top down. Thank you Mr. McClellan for having the courage to tell the truth. Better late than never.

All the NeoCon leadership belong in prison for treason and war crimes. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and the rest all violated the trust of the American people. After they are out of office, I hope they are prosecuted for the crimes they have committed.

Reading these comments is very entertaining. We don't know for certain whether McClellan is being truthful now or not. What we do know is if his book heaped worshipful praise on the Administration then all of you would be calling him a lapdog. It's too convenient to fall into kneejerk agreement when you like someone's opinion and kneejerk disagreement when you don't like their opinion.

I'm ready for Obama. We all know he is very honest. Unless Jeremiah Wright's forthcoming book says he's a liar.

"What did he really believe when he was serving as press secretary?"

The Constitution and the American people are two great places to start, Dan.

The thoughts that Scott McClellan expressed, I imagine, are the same as those of a solidier. While you are serving, you would never speak ill of your country or its leadership but that doesn't mean that once your service is over you have to remain silent. It is truly patriotic to now be honest with the American people. Some of us knew this truth already but others are still touting things like the House had no clue what it was getting into when our senators and congressmen voted for this war. We now have confirmation that this was total BS.

I've never volunteered for military service but my husband, father and grandfather are all war veterans. Contrary to what John McCain might say, I think that I have the right to say...BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW

McClellan DID THE RIGHT THING! He just should have done it a lot sooner! How can you have even a little respect for a corrupt and criminal administration that has broken America's trust? George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Karl Rove (among others) should be tried for treasonous acts including invading another nation resulting in many thousands of innocent soldiers and civilian deaths and injuries, disregarding the law and many other serious indictments. They should be convicted and imprisoned for these acts as our United States Constitution demands it! The Founding Fathers are rolling in their graves about this horror and major blight to our nations' honor. It's time Karl Rove and others called before Congress, took responsibility and appeared before Congress as they have ignored the legal process and snubbed the rule of law.

The stupid Republicans have driven this country into the ground. Failed foreign policies, failed domestic policies–finally they're being called to task for all of their corruption.

You idiots who have voted Republican deserve all the misery this country is in, but the rest of us have to suffer through it with you.

We are not stupid, stop lying to us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I understand why the bush administration is "bewildered and puzzled" you see Mr. McClellan is speaking the TRUTh and this is something this administration does not understand, especially from "one of its own".

He believed that this administration is a "Load of Crap" and I should take notes because this will make for a good book. That's wht McClellan thought

Dan Barlett descibing McClellan's allegations as crap is sort of like a bank robber calling theft a crime. Bartlett has proven to be an accomplshed enabler and co-conspirator, more concered with himself than the good of the country.

Dan Bartlett should take a good look in the mirror before he critisizes other.

Well well well...seems like the Republicans have forgotten what Rove did to McClellan's mother when she ran for Governor of Texas in order to protect his precious Governor Goodhair (that's Perry). Do the Bushies really think that someone would be more loyal to Bush than to their own mother?

Scott, be glad you worked for Bush-Seems like everyone that knew trash on Bill C is now no longer with us

How on Earth could anyone believe one word from Bush, Cheney, Rove, or any other White House official in this Administration? What I don't understand is how anyone has not seen these corporate thieves for what they are long before now! Their lies and incompetence are record-breaking and breath-taking!

John Diulio wrote a 5-page letter about the politically motivated Bush White House that saw the light of day for about 3 seconds. He called them "Mayberry Machiavellis."

Paul O'Neill wrote a book exposing the incompetence. He went on a couple of talk shows and said "I'm old and I'm rich so 'they' can't hurt me." Gee, suddenly he was nowhere to be seen and his book was never mentioned again. What was that all about? Where was the media? Where in the world is O'Neill now? I guess he wasn't as old or rich as he thought.

How do these people get away with it? Honestly, it's mystifying!

Whoever this Dan Bartlett is is full of crap himself. If anyone violated trust it would be the Supreme Court appointed George Bush who has been lying to, misleading, and deceiving the American people since the day he took office. I'm disappointed the Democrats haven't moved to have Bush and Cheney impeached for violations of the US Constitution and many US laws.

Whats total crap is the Bush Administration..

"Shocked, I tell you...Shocked!"

Denial, anyone?

Would Joseph Goebbels deserve any praise if he hadn't killed himself and instead spilled the beans about "the Final Solution" after the damage was done? Exactly, treat this man with contempt. His admissions are worth believing, but don't say "way to go!", because where was his conscience when he was regurgitating LIES? He was a 'yes-man' and a coward and complicit for years. Screw you McClellan, it's way too late!

That moron w ought to be impeached. He was appointed by the supreme court, has tortured people, is a born liar. All of them -each and every one ot them- should be jailed.

Scott McClean is just coming out clean. He is just comfirming what every body knew.The shock has more to do with his closeness to Bush and the election season.

You see what I mean? Dan Bartlett's words are more proof that free speech is not welcome or even tolerated in the Bush administration.

The chickens are coming home to roost.

I believe the media was TOO SOFT on George W. Bush because of the precarious situation after the 911 attack.

Just as the media is VERY SOFT on Barack H. Obama because he is an African-American and they did not want to appear being racist...

But somehow the media is VICIOUS with Hillary R. Clinton because she was a woman; how dare a women think she can be Commander In Chief.

And the media is controlled by George Soros and the Extreme Left Wing Liberals who want a puppet such as (Obama) in the White House, in order for Soros to control America.

That will never happen, H.R. Clinton will be the next President and so declare all the Clinton Supporters!!

Regardless of the validity of his viewpoints, he's torpedoed his career. No politician or organization is going to want to hire him if they don't believe they can trust him. I hope, for his sake, he got a lucrative payment on that book. But I do wonder how "true" his accusations are, and how much he needed them to sell an otherwise boring book.

McClellan's actions define true patriotism–devotion to country and not to the corrupt administration.

If there was ever a President who should be impeached, it is Bush, along with everyone in his administration..Say goodbye to power Republicans. Hope you are proud of your run.

Bartlett is the father of lies and the truth is not in him.

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Ross former AF Captain May 28th, 2008 1:23 pm ET

- Former Air Force Captain.

Three comments, if I may:

1 – Thank you for your service.

2 – Thank you for your honesty.

3 – I join you in grieving for your 4,000 fallen comrades in arms.

He's trying to make a buck – it's what everybody wants to hear right now – Bush bashing. Only the really dumb would take him seriously. Now if there is anyone who you view in any way viable and credible, look at Frances Townsend, former Homeland Security – now that would make even the level headed take notice....

... McClellan? He's a wet noodle looking for an easy buck. (Yawn).

Mr. Bartlet.... that "out of body" feeling you are experiencing is somtimes referred to as "THE TRUTH". It can be an overwhelming feeling somtimes... especially when you are not used to it. Take two asprin and call me in the morning.

The whole Bush term has been crap

Bush, Cheney and Rove are liars and should be in jail. McClellan's just providing documentation of all this.

There is nothing more patriotic than publicly criticizing an Administration that has lied to and misled the American public at every turn. It is telling that the White House is playing the role of victim and crying foul instead of confronting the allegations. Instead they are making it about personal relationships between the President and his advisors. A lie is a lie, regardless of who Bush tells it to.

VOTE DEMOCRATIC IN '08

THE REPUBLICANS ARE THE ENEMIES.......OBAMA IS NOT THE ENEMY...CLINTON IS NOT THE ENEMY......

DEMOCRATIC '08

Well said..

adding that advisers of President Bush are "bewildered and puzzled" by the allegations in McClellan's new book.
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Well honestly, who is suprised that this president is "bewildered and puzzeled"?

You can only wish that people like Scott MCClelland and Colin Powell were more interested in telling the truth during the run-up to the war. Our country would be better off without that multi-billion-dollar albatross hanging around our necks.

Well, you certainly don't sell books that say "I had a good time at my job and nothing interesting happened," or "Everything my boss said was true."

The guy is cashing in, and in order to do so, you have to make a good story.

I'm sure some of it is true, some is shaded, and some is outright lies.

Like anything else.

Let the spin begin Danny boy,just like Rush throwing jesus under the bus for being too liberal just now on his radio show.Its like the Titanic going down and not enough life boats for all the rats.

Washington.!!!!

What ever happened to the integrity of this country..

Politics is shameful.

What ever happened to the great heroes of this country like Charles Payne(Obama's uncle you liberated Auschwitz), Rev. Wright, Ayers, Farrakhan...

This country is not the same anymore...

This makes Nixon seem like a cub scout. Nixon ordered the theft of the Watergate Building.

Bush/Cheney ordered lies to authorize and vote for WAR to serve their oil/energy industry cronies.

I am ashamed in this dark hour of American history that people like this lie to make money and the expense of the taxpayers and our blood.

Typical. They are just trying to shoot the messenger because they don't want the message known.

Bartlett's comments illustrate a fundamental illness within this administration.

The role of a public servant, whether or not he/she is an advisor/consultant to another, is to serve the PUBLIC. It IS his place to "go out and criticize the President like this," especially if he is illuminating facts the public deserves to know about.

man, this is such a huge story. it will have legs all the way to november. say bye bye GOP, it's lights out!

It is so interesting that this book caught all of the Bush insiders by surprise. They are using words like "troubling" and trying to question McClellan's motives. What is most interesting (and most telling) is three little words that I have NOT heard – that is, "He is lying"!
No one has refuted his allegations. Neither Dana Perino, Dan Bartlett, Karl Rove, V.P. Cheney, Pres. Bush, or anyone have PROVED he's lying, yet alone claimed. Seems to me that if someone was raising falsehoods through a book the first thing I'd do is state, categorically, that he's NOT TELLING THE TRUTH! Has anyone done that so far?
CNN, you are getting soft!. You are simply stating the spin rather than asking these folks the most important question you need to ask: "Is McClellan lying"?!!!

Tell the truth and shame the devil". The truth shall set you free scott. Thank you.

Although members of the Republican party, Pres. Bush and Sen. McCain are two very different people. The truth is that Sen. McCain opposed the president's execution of the Iraq War from the start, advocating a strategy that risked his presidential chances and has proven correct. In fact, had Sen. McCain's proposal been adopted earlier, in all likelihood the loss of human life and treasure would have been greatly reduced.

Americans for McCain '08

"intimates of the President feel McClellan has violated a trust."

It is a violation of trust to mislead the american people.
The president swore to uphold the law and the Constitution.

Loyalty to the Country and NOT to the president

However late, at least he stood up
for the truth.

Stop being deceitful already.

Which White House moron sent Bartlett out to slander McClellan? Could they have choosen anyone with less credibility?

"It's not your place now to go out" and criticize the President like this.......NO, it's your place to keep lying as long as necessary. Spoken like to true neo-con Barlett. Keep the lies coming, oh and make sure you keep claiming to be moral while doing it.

"It's not your place now to go out" and criticize"

What is this, the MOB now?

We don't need this guy telling us BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT OF ALL TIME...but its refreshing.

The cronies are coming out. BS! Impeach Bush and jail the rest!

More of the same old politics, we need change good change and the old time politics will not help American in the 21st Century. Let the young handle or country they can only do better.

I find it ironic that by defending themselves, the current administration is proving that they are misguided liars who worship Bush/Rove/Cheney above honesty, duty and patriotism.

honestly, it reminds me of a cult or something. like they can not see the true from the false until they're out of it. then, upon reflection, they see that they were living in a huge pile of dog dung.

Bush and his entire rotten administration should be on trial for war crimes.

Nothing Bush or any of his henchmen say will ever be the truth.

The only lies Babyhands McClellan is spouting is how he didn't know he was lying before.

The stupidity show by the left-wingers in the comments is t ypical. Hey dummies, the price of gas started to rise only after the clueless Dems took over the majorities in the Senate and the House. It's the Dems you nuts – keep that in mind when you are paying $10 or more for demogas.

What really sad about this is that no one will believe Bartlett because of so much hate towards the president and his administration. In my opinion, Scott McClellan wrote the book for money and fame. He knew that the book would sell if he wrote some disgusting left-wing attacks because of president's disapproval ratings.

This administration along with the
repubs are rejected by the people.

Down with Bush and Mcsame.

No more Bush Republicans Mcain.

Scott McClellan and Babara Walters = Cowards.They wiil do and say anything to sell their books in order to satisfy their pocket. Scott is so shameless. He needs to burry his head in shame for ever for this outragious book of his. SHAME ON YOU LOOSER.

Trust Goes Both Ways...

The Bush Admin threw McClellan under the bus, looks like he's returning the favor. Will he be asked to testify against them in the future? Please, say YES...

If McClellan had such ethical reservations, then why did he do that
job? He got that job because he's a suckup and a good liar on
camera. Just like every other "press secretary". They are professional
liars. Bartlett does have a point (it pains me to type that),
that he should have known that part of his job was to go out to that
podium,on a daily basis,and lie and cajole the press. Why didn't he do the patriotic thing and quit and blow the whistle on all of the fiascos of Bush and his minions when it would have made a difference?
McClellan had the oppertunity to be a real patriot and expose the
destructive lies that led the country into a war. But he didnt do it.
Being patriotic is more than cheesy slogans and standing at
a podium and lieing becuse of blind devotion to a leader or party.
It's standing up and exposing corruption and lies of those leaders
to the entrire country..Fewer slogans and flag magnets and more
standing up to authority would do this country a lot of good..

He's not a totally different person...he just turned on them. I hope others follow his lead.

AZM left out all Clinton allegations...oh, I forgot. She's just a victim of the sexist media. She's a saint.

So we have to wait until Bartlett puts out his tell-tale book to get the real accusations then?

Yes, We all had an out of body experience when Dick and Bush DENIED they ever linked Al Qaeda with Saddam.

What do you expect the White House to say that McClellan is telling the truth, ofcourse they are going to come out swinging, But we have to ask ourselves this question, Why would a Bush Loyalist come out with such revelations? I Believe he is a man of conscience and he could not sit by any longer while watching Bush getting away with invading another country based on a Lie.

I have lost all trust in the Republican Party.

A trust to keep the lies from becoming public?Typical Republican stand.

What about the TRUST of the American People that this Republican Party completely DESTROYED! Thanks for the absolute misery GOP. May God Bless and Protect America from Republican lunatics. Throw them all out and send a loud and clear message.

Total Crap perfectly summarizes my opinion of George W. Bush, his administration, his enablers in the media and Democratic Congress, and John McCain who wishes to continue his third term.

Barlett stated the McClellan book was a violation of trust. It sounds like the "good ole boys'" just wanted to keep their lies and distortions secret. There was no investigative journalism into the Iraq War issue and those in the administration who tried to speak out were told to keep quiet and if they did speak out, were demoted. The Bush Administration has been more secret than any other, I believe. They did not believe in an open government. The intelligence was cherry-picked to come up with the conclusions that an invasion was necessary.

I believe Scott McClellan.

""AMW" reply , At least 50% of the voting pubplic are that stupid , we can thank the stupids ones and the one issue voters and the ones that no matter what there Bush men for giving this imbicle a second term

Oh yeah, Obama will never be able to beat McCain in the general election. We all love the Bush administration and can't wait for 4-8 more years of it!

Based on the reactions I've heard today from KKKarl Rove, Rusk Limbaugh, local talk show host and occasional Rush substitute Mark Davis, and now Dan Bartlett, Scott McClellan simply MUST be telling the truth...

I like their standard answer: "It doesn't sound like McClellan"

What they are saying its somebody who is pretending to be McClellan wrote the book and it's all lies.

ROFL

Good job Scott, the beehive is buzzing all over the place now.

“Naturally the common people don’t want war. But after all, it is the
leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it’s always a
simple matter to drag people along whether it is a democracy or a
fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship.
Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of
the leaders. This is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are
being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and
for exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every
country.”
- Hermann Goering, Hitler’s Reich Marshall, at the Nuremberg
Trials after World War II.

Isn't it amazing how easily history can repeat itself? Denounce the nay-sayers!!! Hail to those that protect the US!!!

"What did he really believe when he was serving as press secretary?" Bartlett asked – What he wrote in his book you moron. Finally some proof of what I've been saying since we invaded Iraq. Bush knowingly and purposefuly lied to the American people to try to make up for Cheney, Rumsfield and Bush seniors screw up of putting Hussein in charge. For decades they were fine with Hussein killing and raping as long as he did what he was told to do which was to kill Iranians.

sounds like mr. bartlett needs to be sitting with bush and cheney ,during their upcoming war crimes trial.[by the way ,obama supporters have been released,to counter hillary clinton's attempt to take her campaign, to the convention.her relentless attacks on the democratic nominee,are dividing the party,and we are now being told to take her campaign down.she can't win ,because all the polls are now showing her losing to mccain ,in the fall.she now has the same negative rating as bush,according to the latest gallup tracking poll.her support has dwindled to a few obsessed women,with their husbands ,who are members of the kkk.

..and to all those who Clinton supporters who would rather vote McCain than Obama..get ready for 4 more years of the same old crap. This is what you will be voting to continue.

I put McClellan in the same category as Gov Richardson. They took advantage and now they are again taking the opportunity to make money or to position themselves (Richardson) to get something. Judas???

We all know what he said was true, but lets face it, we already knew this.

Actually, what's total crap is the way this administration has run this country into the ground. Mr. McClellan now had more credibility than anyone still in the administration because he had the guts and the conscience to look back and realize all the things that really went wrong. If the white house thinks there going to spin this there more nuts than I thought. With a 22% approval rating the country is going to believe Mr. McClellan over someone in the administration any day!!!

Sit Down Stand UP. 2+2=5

You pathetic Bush PIGs. I hope your administration falls apart and you are tried for more than 4000+ deaths of Brave Americans.

I voted with my feet and left your silly pathetic war. Obama is the only choice we have. I LOVE my country and you Mr. Bush work to destroy it. You sick liar.

- Former Air Force Captain.

The truth is hard to face, especially for the White House.

Bushworld seems to value fierce loyalty.

Sounds just like the Clintons.

White House staffers don't work for an individual, they work for the American people.

Thanks Dan Bartlett, we still don't believe YOU! To all the WHITE HOUSE STAFFERS- President Bush and Dick Cheney will be prosecuted for what he has done to the legislative branch!

All the White House Rats will start spouting their rhetoric now that someone has come out with the truth about Bush and his Lies....

Yeah, great. And now Hillary's supporters want to vote for John McCain because she's not going to get the nod.

Fantastic... we can have four more years of this filth!

Ha,ha,ha,ha,aaaaaaaaa!

You gotta this!

Of course no one will give McClellan any credit! The truths hurt!

This is also great – it kicks Hillary out of the news!

Go Obama!

Can Bartlett address the issues and not attack the person.

Fallacy ad hominem

At last! The truth will always win out – and it shall set you free.

Wow!! Just watch McSame treat Bush like a leper now. But it won't work, becasue thie policies are the same. McSame is toast.

Obama 08/12

The fact that they are in such disbelieve tells you that he is not lying. Because a lie can easily be corrected with proof that a person is lying. They have not said he was lying what they are in disbelieve about is the fact that he was so open and candid in his book.

What else is new. They are bound to refute the content of the book. But it doesn't make it a liar because we knew so from the beginning. It's just that someone decided to confirm what we already know.

We should listen to him! If anybody knows about "total crap" it's this bunch of liers in this adminstration.

This is typical of the Bush White House...

Once you get called out by a former insider for your war crimes, it's time to DISCREDIT DISCREDIT DISCREDIT. Just another "disgruntled" employee... how many times have we seen this now?

This people have blood on their hands and belong in prison. We CANNOT let McBush continue to most disastrous administration in our great nation's history.

This is funny...
Like a warm up for the Rezco book that will be released from prison...
or the Wright book soon to follow the very interesting one by William Ayers... Too many dirt bags in politics...

Scott McClellan has all but admitted that he acted dishonorably in speaking lies for Bush. The reason he did so is probably simple. Peer pressure and the need to keep his job.

Bartlett – what are trying to say? That Scot McClellan is lying, disgruntled and made those claims to settle some sort of revenge against Bush?

What about other that have made similar claims that once served in the Bush cabinet or consulted with him? All they all liars as well?

Oh yeah just because he said it is crap we are supposed to believe him. Yeah right. No more coolaid for us thank you. More to come folks.

They will try to discount him and discredit him. The American people are not stupid.

Who violated whose trust first? If Bush and his aides lied to McClellan in order to lie to the American public then McClellan has every right to lash back. It's called MORALS and INTEGRITY, things the Bush administrations doesn't have any comprehension of.

All these things that McClellan is saying has been common knowledge for some time and the White House is still trying to spin it into something it's not.

Bartlet is mad because the cat got their tongue. Its okay guys, the American people knew it all along. Its sad that this adminstration has taken advantage of the public's trust.

no suprise here folks...

The republicans have ZERO integrity. Throw the liars out in November.

Thanks for everything Scott.

So I suppose the President and his flunkies think this guy should just shut up and like it???

Bartlett added that intimates of the President feel McClellan has violated a trust. "Part of the role of being a trust adviser is to honor that trust," said Bartlett. "It's not your place now to go out" and criticize the President like this....

When is it time to criticize the President?...

I think the guy is great and spilling the beans finally from an insider is going to prove alot of things about this administration...

That we already knew, but now have proof of..

"intimates of the President feel McClellan has violated a trust."

It is not violation of trust, it is something called "honesty", something that this possibly worst administration in the history of our nation has been completely unfamiliar with at every point.

Enjoy the $4.00+ per gallon gasoline, say hi to the 4,000 dead sons and daughters, and thanks for voting for Junior.

Sounds like Bartlett is coverng his you know what along with most of the others. What hyprocrisy!

Total Crap? That about sums up the past 8 years.