Was a Former White House Press Secretary Made to Lie?
Did President George W. Bush, Vice President Cheney, and others including Bush's longtime adviser Karl Rove deceive a White House Press secretary into lying for them? Former Press Secretary Scott McClellan claims they did.
The issue involves the leak of the identity of a CIA operative. President Bush has promised that anyone found to have been involved would be fired. But when it was publicly disclosed that some of his top advisers were responsible, the president who won't admit his mistakes changed his mind. According to McClellan, the president and vice president knew the truth before the president made his original statement. Is this yet another deception of the Bush Administration?
McClellan's book, "What Happened," is due to appear until April 2008, and details have been withheld. To learn a little more, see the article at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cia_leak_mcclellan
Comments
So Bush got caught lying again. Who cares? If someone catches him telling the truth for a change then let us know.
Posted by: Curious George | November 22, 2007 05:43 AM
What we have hear is corruption and incompetence. We have a president who won't admit he made a mistake and a staff who are corrupt. Many of them left after Bush's popularity sank in the toilet, but more came to replace them. Americans should have some faith in their president and some confidence that he won't lie to them all the time. Maybe we'll have that when Clinton or Obama get elected. But we don't have it now.
Posted by: Harriet the Spy | November 23, 2007 06:53 PM
I really want to respect the president because he is the leader of our country. But it's hard when he lies all the time and refused to give children health care and sends Americans to die for a stupid war in Iraq that's for nothing but oil. I wasn't old enough to vote when he ran for president and I know he can't run again. But if he could I would never vote for him!
Posted by: Lorien Loveshade | November 25, 2007 04:59 AM
We haven't had an honest president since Gerald Ford. And he couldn't walk and chew gum at the same time.
Posted by: Mostly Martin | November 30, 2007 10:26 PM