McClellan Q&A: What Happened

Just did an email exchange with Scott McClellan...Here’s his take on "what happened" and how Washington can work better. Look for this in Viewpoints tomorrow.  Let’s start with the Bush family feud that’s been going on over your book. Surely you must have assumed something like this would happen if you gave a pretty clear critique of where the administration went wrong . McClellan: I expected a pretty strong reaction but was surprised by how personal some of it was. I know the president and White House would prefer I not discuss my experience and what I learned from it in such an open and forthright way. But I believe it is vital that we understand the larger truth of why things went so badly off course in order to change Washington for the better  How do you square writing this book after having been the spokesman who dismissed ex-Bush officials like Richard Clarke for their own critiques of the administration? McClellan: You do so by reflecting and...