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White House flackey Scott McClellan is ''resigning.''

"I thought he handled his assignment with class, integrity," (President George W. Bush) said. "It's going to be hard to replace Scott, but nevertheless he made the decision and I accepted it. One of these days, he and I are going to be rocking in chairs in Texas and talking about the good old days."

Ah yes, the good old days. Like this one, or this one.

But oh my goody box! Things could get even worse for the White House press gang.

One of the people the White House has approached as a possible replacement for McClellan is FOX News Radio host Tony Snow. The White House discussed the possibility with Snow as recently as this week.

Snow, who hosts "The Tony Snow Show," once served as a speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush.

Other people have also been approached about the position, including former Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clark and Dan Senor, the former Coalition Provisional Authority spokesman in Iraq, who served the U.S. civil administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer.

Here's reaction from one of those champions of free speech at Power Line (Right Up Bush's Butt.)

Scott McClellan resigned as White House press secretary this morning. I think McClellan has done a capable job, and it's probably wishful thinking to imagine that the President would appoint someone who would take a more combative attitude toward the White House press corps. To be fair, McClellan has sometimes pushed back. But I think there is a lot of room to take a more aggressive approach.

Oh why not nuke the media?

BONUS CANCON: Hmm. In a freaky reverse cross-border kind of communications strategy, could the Oval Office be taking a page from the PMO where there are skidmarks on the carpets in the offices of the spokespeople??

Comments

[sooey]

aw. i dunno why but this post put me in mind of that poor funny little bastard who was saddam hussein's spokesman back when it was all for shits and giggles.

[Bill-Muskoka]

sooey,

Ah, the great and wonderful Lord and Master of Denial! Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, aka MSS.

Yes, he set a new standard of PR BS.

The site dedicated to him is still online. Journey back with me to the REAL Good Old days! ROFLMAO!

http://www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com/

I miss the eloquent lines like 'We will roast their stomachs!'

And the poignant observation:

'"In an age of spin, al-Sahaf offers feeling and authenticity. His message is consistent -- unshakeable, in fact, no matter the evidence -- but he commands daily attention by his on-the-spot, invective-rich variations on the theme. His lunatic counterfactual art is more appealing than the banal awfulness of the Reliable Sources. He is a Method actor in a production that will close in a couple of days. He stands superior to truth."

-- Jean-Pierre McGarrigle'

Could it be McClellan recently visited his site and put two and two together?

[Maz]

There oughta be a Ronald "I misspoke myself" Ziegler Award for dudes like Scott MClellan, who go before the White House Press
Corps and run interfence for the lyin' liars of the Bush regime all
the while sportin' a shit-eating grin and doin' semantic backflips.
(Note: Ron Ziegler was Nixon's press secretary during Watergate.)

[Jay Currie]

Why the scare quotes around "resigned" Antonia?
Do you have some super dooper whooper secret WH info leaked by Dick through Karl through Scooter and then to his attorney claiming client priviledge? Or are you just making it up? Do tell.

[Antonia Z.]

Jay, You gotta lay off the angry chow.

I was quoting from the AP story.

Washington - White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Wednesday he is resigning, continuing a shakeup in President Bush's administration that has already yielded a new chief of staff and could lead to a change in the Cabinet.

[Robert McClelland]

"Jay, You gotta lay off the angry chow."

Really, eh. I've never seen a group of people get so "angered" over punctuation before. And I've hung out in writer's newsgroups that are also populated with "angry" editors.

[Glowbull]

I heart Tony Snow.

[Bill-Muskoka]

BREAKING NEWS:

'Fox News host Tony Snow named new White House press secretary.'

WOW! Now we know there will be 'fair and balanced' relations from the WH!

[starboardside]

...Do you ever stop whining...