Ex-White House Flack’s Leap of Faith Backfires

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan dominated the headlines for a brief window last week and racked up book sales.

On its release, McClellan’s book, “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception,” promptly rocketed to #1 on Amazon.com’s Bestsellers list. The first advance press for the book didn’t hit until the previous evening, when Politico leaked details of the tome. (Read more…)

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Some readers have complained recently I tend to skew to the negative side — too often playing the role of PR foe instead of friend. I agree with the reader’s sentiment, but also feel that my role is to play devil’s advocate. In business, I’ve learned more from failure than success and that goes for my career in journalism as well. (Read more…)