Archive for May, 2008

McLellan Tell-All: Fiction Or Fact?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Scott McLellan’s book is getting alot of buzz this morning, mostly on the basis that it sounds like it’s written by the Daily Kos. I’ll reserve judgment on whether the snippets now being discussed are reflective of the book until I read the book but I don’t need to wait to pass judgment on this quote in the AJC’s article:

“President Bush has always been an instinctive leader more than an intellectual leader. He is not one to delve into all the possible policy options, including sitting around engaging in extended debate about them, before making a choice,” McClellan wrote. “Rather, he chooses based on his gut and his most deeply held convictions. Such was the case with Iraq.”

Based on what Bob Woodward wrote in “Bush at War”, McLellan’s take simply doesn’t hold water. Woodward wrote about how President Bush would toss out a subject with his national security team and let them argue about their positions to get the benefit of multiple perspectives. (more…)

Obama Says No to Joint Iraq Trip

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

The Path To The Majority

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Following In a Long Liberal Tradition

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Educating Obama

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Seattle’s Do-Nothing Congressman-for-Life

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Memorial Day 2008

Monday, May 26th, 2008

American Anthem

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Make Memorial Day Memorable

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Not So Smart After All?

Monday, May 26th, 2008