The Spin Doctor's Confession

Scott McClellan was one of George W. Bush's Press Secretaries, who have also included Ari Fleisher, Tony Snow and now Dana Perino.  These are the cronies in charge of delivering official statements from the White House and also answering reporter's questions.  

Having one of these guys turn on you is not a good thing, for they often will know where the bodies are buried.  

McClellan has just written a tell all memoir in which he accuses the Bush administration of flat out lying about Iraq.  These are things that those in the media have said for some time, but to hear it from a Republican who has worked with Bush is another.  

Paul O'Neill, Bush's first Secretary of the Treasury wrote a damning memoir a few years ago but was derided as a kook.  McClellan is much more respected and his confession will be taken much more seriously.

Who benefits from this?  Mostly McClellan, because this book is going to put him on the talk show circuit where he'll bring in some money.

Who does this hurt?  McCain.  This year is a very bad year to be a Republican.  Carter won for a reason.  Ford wasn't that bad, but Nixon left a really bad taste in peoples' mouths.  Same thing this year, just different people.