McClellan: Bush Should Have Fired Rove

[Hissyspit]

Source: Associated Press

McClellan: Bush should have fired Rove
June 01, 2008 17:36 EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan says the president should have fired Karl Rove for his involvement in the Valerie Plame scandal.

McClellan, who spoke on NBC's "Meet the Press," says he felt burned by the president's top political adviser and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Dick Cheney's former chief of staff.

He says Rove and Libby assured him they had nothing to do with leaking the identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. But, according to a criminal investigation, Rove and Libby did help pass her name on to the media.

McClellan says the president should have stood by his promise to the American public to fire anyone in his administration who had anything to do with the scandal.

McClellan writes in his book, which offers a scathing rebuke of the Bush administration, that the president backpedaled to protect Rove.

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[grasswire]

1. that's brave

He has now wounded both Rove and 41. I hope he got his life insurance in order before now.

[SpiralHawk]

2. And America should fire Commander AWOL Bush

for treason, and for lying us into a needless war that benefits only republicon oil & munitions & mercenary cronies...

[defendandprotect]

3. Shouldn't Bush have fired Bush . . . ?????

But I like McClellan pointing this out re Rove, anyway ---!!

[jwirr]

4. I doubt that he could - that dirty piece of slime probably has some

pretty good stuff on him. Maybe he will write a book just for money.

[lisainmilo]

5. How can a puppet fire the puppetmaster? n/t

[otohara]

6. Scotty Should Have Fired Himself

at least he has come clean and will donate part of his book sales to vet causes.

[Doctor_J]

7. * quickly at the time changed his threat to fire "anyone convicted of wrongdoing"

Of course this turned out to be a lie also, but it took Rove off the hook pronto

[truthisfreedom]

8. We should start misspelling McClellan's name as McClain.

Just to get a little confusion going. In the spirit of Democracy.