- Posted by Christopher Estep on May 29, 2008
I'll just say it. Hypocrite. His own words damn him worse than anything else that could be said about him:
When he was press secretary, McClellan made some of the same arguments against other ex-officials that he now faces. In 2004, for example, former counterterrorism adviser Richard A. Clarke published a book sharply critical of Bush's anti-terrorism policies.
"Why, all of a sudden, if he had all these grave concerns, did he not raise these sooner?" McClellan said. "This is 1 1/2 years after he left the administration. . . . He is bringing this up in the heat of a presidential campaign. He has written a book, and he certainly wants to go out there and promote that book."
I almost feel sorry for McClellan. If he thinks he was a pawn then, he needs to remember the King and Queen of Congress have only just begun with him. I sincerely hope he has a good lawyer, because he's about to spend a lot of time in front of Congress and I would be very surprised if they don't try to prosecute him for something he's written.
'Disillusioned' McClellan Defends Memoir - washingtonpost.com