McClellan: Bush must blame himself for mistrust
By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer 21 minutes ago
WA****NGTON - If the nation doesn't trust the Bush White House, it's the
president's and Dick Cheney's own fault, Bush's former spokesman told
Congress Friday.
From life-and-death matters on down --- the rationale for war, the
leaking of classified information, Cheney's accidental shooting of a
friend --- the government's top two leaders undermined their credibility
by "packaging" their version of the truth, former press secretary Scott
McClellan said.
He described the loss of trust as self-inflicted, telling the House
Judiciary Committee that Bush and his administration failed to open up
about White House mistakes.
The focus of the panel's hearing was the leak of CIA operative Valerie
Plame's identity, and McClellan said that was a good example of the
administration damaging itself by backtracking on a pledge be upfront.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cia_leak_probe
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