white house press

I watched the livestream of Scotty McClellan’s hearing yesterday.

Tennessee was represented with my political boyfriend, Rep. Steve Cohen during yesterday’s soirée.

From the Commercial Appeal:

Scott McClellan, former White House press secretary and now author of tell-all book WHAT HAPPENED, will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on June 20.  McClellan expects to face questions about the Valerie Plame affair, intelligence prior to the invasion of Iraq, and possib

Today at lunch, a few of the usual suspects were catching up after the weekend, when one mentioned the fact that the Scott McClellan story had sort of disappeared quickly. Yes, I said, the big story over the weekend was Hillary Clinton suspending her campaign and endorsing Barack Obama, along with gas prices, gas prices, gas prices. And we haven't heard anything about McClellan.

In her morning briefing with reporters, White House press secretary Dana Perino said the president congratulates Obama.
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Perino said she does not anticipate Bush will call Obama. She said President Clinton did not call Bush when he clinched the Republican nomination in 2000.

Before I launch into my thoughts on Scott McClellan, former White House Press Secretary turned critic of the Bush Administration, I'd like to briefly make an Obama Update. Apparently, Barack Obama decided to leave the Trinity United Church of Christ.

McClellan on his book: What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception -

Former Bush defender/spokesperson (in other words, White House press secretary) Scott McClellan alleges in his new book, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception", that the president fed the public propaganda instead of facts when defending his decision to attack Iraq...

The big news of the past few days seems to be former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s new book in which he is harshly critical of the Bush administration, particularly over the Iraq war.