God, give me the composure of Scott McClellan.
I spent a little time this morning watching the press lambast McClellan about the Vice President's failure to inform them immediately after his hunting accident this weekend. Clearly, Cheney shouldn't have worried about his friend's condition. He shouldn't have visited him in the hospital. Instead, he should have run to the nearest cell phone so that he could give an official statement to the American people. Get real.
Admittedly, the VP's office should probably have been more proactive, rather than letting the story leak through the ranch owner to a small Corpus Christi newspaper. But this is not exactly an issue of national security. I highly doubt the American people feel betrayed by the one-day delay in disseminating the information. And, in any case, no one feels as indignantly as does the press corps. Perhaps they're just personally hurt that they weren't the first to know.
Monday, February 13, 2006
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Agreed on the ridiculous mountain made out of a molehill (well, maybe not a molehill to the poor man in the hospital, but, as you said, by no means a national security concern). However, to pray for the composure of Scott McClellan? Seriously, Anita, you have that man's composure...and much more...the man gets flustered and frustrated and loses his composure on a regular basis. Maybe they should have hired a southern girl for the job. This man clearly never went through rush (see, you are more qualified!!)
I agree on all accounts. And also, what about the fact that they may have needed a day to notify the man's family about the accident!! I mean, if the man who got shot were your father, or brother, or uncle, or son - would you rather find out that he had been in a hunting accident on the news or by phone, from someone you know?!?!?
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