What Happened? How Should I Know?

Newsweek, June, 2008

The memoirs of ex-Bush figures tend to follow a loose formula: take a slap at the old boss—gently or not so gently—then balance the tough love with some tender words. But former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s new memoir? It’s more like a right hook to the jaw. A PERI survey:

Bushwhacking

PAUL O ’ Neill

Secretary of the Treasury, 2001 to 2002

Tough Talk: During interviews with author Suskind, O’Neill accuses Bush of searching for a reason to invade Iraq mere days into his presidency. “It was all about finding a way to do it,” O’Neill says. “That was the tone of it. The president saying, ‘Fine. Go find me a way to do this’.”

“The Price of Loyalty”

By Ron Suskind

January 2004

Tender Love: If it’s...

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