And, yes, I DO take it personally: In the Bush administration, what are ya gonna do when somebody tells the truth...? Swiftboat 'em, of course...!

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

In the Bush administration, what are ya gonna do when somebody tells the truth...? Swiftboat 'em, of course...!

from tpmtv's veracifier...

Scott McClellan's surprisingly critical memoir of his time as White House Press Secretary put the White House in full-on damage control mode. McClellan's book may have been off-message, but the White House and its surrogates were conspicuously "on" in their response.