I'm Sorry Scotty's Out. it's Not Good News For Our Side.

[cali]

Why? Scotty was lousy at his job and the press was finally at a point where they were beating the tar out of him on a daily basis. His replacement can't do a worse job, plus whoever replaces him will get a grace period from the press corps at a time when bushco is vulnerable. I just can't rejoice over that.

[Ecumenist]

1. With the number and magnitude of scandals coming out

on an almost daily basis, whoever takes Scotty's place will be as bad, if not worse than he was in the first place. I look at this as an opportunity to get a few guffaws and laughs, belly and otherwise.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. Deck Chairs On Titanic

King george can do all the rearranging he wants.

He's too stupid to heed the warnings about the iceberg that we hit, so our ship will still sink in due course. In a couple of years, this will all be at the bottom of the Atlantic....so to speak.

[Jigarotta]

3. ouch. never thought of it that way.

I think you're right.
Scotty was an easy target in his end days for the 'journalists' that finally smelled the blood up to their elbows after all the years. They'll probably be a lot easier on the new guy/gal for a while.

[dogday]

4. I don't know, it is hard for them to cover their asses

these days... That is the problem.. The message, not the messenger. Their lies and deceits are coming around the corner and they are having to do everything to keep the truth from coming out..

The one qualification this new one should have is the ability to lie with a straight face.. I will give you that, Scotty always looked guilty....

[medeak]

5. freeperville celebrating n/t

[stillcool]

6. information from the white house press corps....

is something I can do without. The only instances when I've watched or read of them, were for strictly entertainment purposes.

[tridim]

7. Disagree.. Scotty was FABULOUS at his job

His job was to lie for the WH and he did it well day after day without breaking a sweat.

[JetCityLiberal]

9. Yep I agree

I am glad he is gone.

[newsguyatl]

10. i agree

i think he was far better than many here, and on the right, give him credit for.

[Shakespeare]

12. You're right, and the big thing was his behind-the-scenes performance.

According to those who've been in and out of the WH press pool, McClellan was a nasty, ruthless SOB when it came to controlling access. I think it's a zero-sum situation - neither good nor bad for the WH. It'll be interesting to see who they tap for a replacement.

[Xenotime]

8. The best thing would be to find dirt on the next guy...

Too bad the press won't betray their own kind.

[cali]

11. Dirt?

I've always thought blackmail was a sucky thing to do. And that's just bullshit about the press not betraying their own kind.

[Xenotime]

16. It would send a signal to * and this administration..

that we are taking over in Nov and nobody better get in our way.

[Gabi Hayes]

19. what does dirt have to do with blackmail?

especially if said "dirt" is the truth?

bring it ON!

C'mon, Tony Snow (white?)

I can't wait

[Cerridwen]

13. If they are clever, they will put someone in place who is

personable, well dressed, attractive, well spoken and a sociopath.

S/He will spin in such a way the sound bites will resonate with most u.s. citizens. S/He will be amiable and comfortable with the wh press corps. S/He will be devious as hell and have no compunction about outright lying while smiling ear to ear and the press corps will lap it up. S/He will exude class and a love of life which only the most sensitive among us can detect as being a facade.

This could get interesting.



edit to add attractive

[pdmike]

17. Karl Rove! Clearly qualifies in the sociopath department!

[WI_DEM]

14. Nobody except political junkies and Washington insiders care who

the press secretary is. The next one will do just continue telling the same tired platitudes and phrases.

[sutz12]

15. Scotty wasn't that bad

It's just that you can't polish a turd.

[cassiepriam]

18. Right, they are going to get someone who lies a lot better,

and the press will be real nice to him for quite a while.

[chat_noir]

20. 'Piggy' gets chop at last in revamp of White House

Scott McClellan’s tormented, sweaty, pink-faced appearances in front of the White House press corps had, for some, become almost too painful to watch.

“The living symbol of this White House’s profound and perhaps mortal problem with language and meaning,” was the verdict of the writer Michael Wolff in a recent Vanity Fair article. “He’s Piggy in Lord of the Flies: a living victim, whose reason for being is, apparently, to shoulder public ridicule and pain . . . he’s the person nobody would ever choose to be.”


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,11069-2142277,00.html

[Old and In the Way]

22. Changing lipstick on the pig, doesn't change the pig.

Scottie was good at stonewalling and obfuscation...lets see how good the next one is.

[Jeanette in FL]

21. "Bring it on"

I have no fear no matter who they bring on to speak for the "Fraud" that the press corp will be able to handle it. If they bring on Tony Snow, it will show the partisan flak that he is as well as the administration. If they bring on Dan Senor or Tori Clark, it will show that they are desparate for the old has beens. They were already laughed off the stage in their previous role as mouth pieces. I really cannot think of anyone who can carry this pail of water.