Tag: scott mcclellan

I guess McClellan only endorsed Obama because he was a fellow black man. Bet you didn’t know McClellan was black – did ya?

Dennis Kucinich filed 35 articles of impeachment against George W. Bush last night: Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was “off the table.” Kucinich, D-Ohio, read his proposed impeachment language in a […]

Amazing how fast things are changing. Richard Clarke was on Hardball last night saying that Scott McClellan has apologized to him for smearing him years ago. Truly an amazing turn of events, and something I am sure the White House is livid over. (h/t Think Progress)

Time to reopen that investigation now that Scott McClellan has admitted Bush authorized the leak of Valerie Plame’s identity. I know what the right wing spin will be; “Well he’s the President, he can declassify what he wants, when he wants”, but them why the big investigation? Why not come out and say “I did […]

Even after Scooter got his “get out of jail free” card from Bush, the case continues to get more interesting. Scott McClellan is set to have his memoirs hit the shelves in April and it includes juicy information like this: “I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in […]

With a little over four months to go, things are going to really heat up for the mid-term elections: White House political strategist Karl Rove emerges from the CIA leak case with his reputation scuffed, his power slightly diminished, and Republicans counting on him, once again, to help rescue their House and Senate majorities. Described […]

CNN has a very amusing story up. It seems that WaPo’s Jim VandeHei finally called the White House on the fact that the TVs are always on FOX News: During a briefing led by White House spokesman Scott McClellan as President Bush was traveling to New Orleans, Louisiana, the Washington Post’s Jim VandeHei asked why […]

It is now official – Tony Snow will be moving into Scott McClellan’s office: Fox News commentator Tony Snow was named White House press secretary today after top officials assured him that he would be not just a spokesman but an active participant in administration policy debates, people familiar with the discussions said. A former […]

He will still be the mouthpiece of the administration, the only difference is he will now be in Scott McClellan’s office: Sources close to the White House said Monday that Fox anchor Tony Snow is likely to accept the job as White House press secretary, succeeding Scott McClellan. The sources said they expect him to […]

The front page of today’s Washington Post has an interesting headline – “White House Shifts Into Survival Mode“: In a White House known for both defiance and optimism, yesterday’s senior staff changes represent a frank acknowledgment of the trouble in which President Bush now finds himself. They are also a signal of how starkly Bush’s […]