Scott McClellan Quotes
I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest-ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice president, the president's chief of staff and the president himself.
McClellan, Scott. What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception. PublicAffairs, 2008.
See British Prime Minister James Callaghan for an earlier view with less sophisticated communications technology--{635837}.
The convention turned down the constitution and would not ratify it until the Bill of Rights was passed later. By modern standards, Presidents in modern times have withheld much information from the Congress and in some cases such as the George W. Bush administrations, the President and his cabinet frequently lied to the Senate, the House, and the American people with no effort made to impeach. Based on the original intent of the Americans ratifying the Constitution, the Executive Branch may not keep anything material to the security of the country secret from Congress. But the center of both parties reject this regardless of what the original intent was.
See {158152} for his view on secrecy in government.
He was referring to the George W. Bush and his behavior on the Iraq War.
McClellan after he left his White House Post, reflected on the experience, and wrote a book that described the George W. Bush White House practices many of which he was involved with.
Every military establishment has secrets that they should maintain and are not always forthcoming with facts d explanations. However, the Pentagon is so large with so many layers that there are subgroups and vested interests, prevaricate and lie, even to their own superiors. No one knows how prevalent this is, but there have be a number of major incidents where the were lies and cover-ups—usually to prevent public embarrassment to some element of the military industrial complex.
Scott McClellan was the 22nd White House Press Secretary (2003–06) for President George W. Bush, and author of a controversial No. 1 New York Times bestseller about the Bush Administration titled What Happened. He replaced Ari Fleischer as press secretary in July 2003 and served until May 10, 2006. McClellan was the longest serving press secretary under George W. Bush.
