Scott McClellan testified before the House Judiciary Committee and basically added nothing but more sales to his book.
When asked if a crime was committed by the Administration:
McClellan told the House Judiciary Committee that he doesn’t know if a crime was committed. But he had harsh words for the White House, suggesting that the administration is continuing to cover up.
“This White House promised or assured the American people that at some point when this was behind us they would talk publicly about it,” he said. “And they have refused to.
“And that’s why I think more than any other reason we are here today and the suspicion still remains,” McClellan told the panel.
He said he didn’t believe that Bush knew or caused the leak. Well, glad we got that on record. That says a lot. But what about Cheney:
“I do not know. There’s a lot of suspicion there.”
Really? Wow. Glad that got cleared up!
Don’t think I’m the only one who thinks Scott is just looking to sell books. A Texan feels the same way:
The committee’s ranking Republican, Lamar Smith of Texas, ridiculed the hearing as a “book-of-the-month club” that revealed nothing new. Whatever McClellan was instructed to say, Smith said, was typical work of the White House press office.
“It should be of no surprise that there was spin in the White House Press Office,” said Smith. “What White House has not had a communications operation that advocates for its policies? Any recent administration that did not try to promote its priorities should be cited for dereliction of duty.”
Thanks for your years of service, and your lesson in book marketing, Scott. It was great.
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