Will The Gaggle Ever Be The Same?

Scott McClellan had lost all his credibility with the White House Press Corps. You could make one hell of a greatest hits reel out of his false statements and robotic talking points (in fact, I think either Olbermann or Jon Stewart alrady have). The Press Secretary job typically causes a lot of burnout; having the job as "official BS cover" for the President can't last long.

This is one of those "symptomatic of the whole operation" moments:

After the announcement, Bush and McClellan walked across the lawn together and boarded Marine One, but a problem with the helicopter's radio kept it grounded. The president and his staff were forced to take a motorcade to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., where Bush was scheduled to depart for Alabama.

No exit strategy.

The Rove "demotion" is not really a demotion. It's election season, and there are voters to suppress. He's needed elsewhere. In addition, I don't know that he ever focused on his policy portfolio entirely, given how much time he's been spending on his own defense in the Plame affair.

UPDATE: I don't know if this is true, but it's worth pursuing:

The article also says Rove shedding policy role to concentrate on the 2006 mid-term elections. Isn't that partisan campaign work? Not to be performed by people on taxpayer-funded public salaries?

The Bush clan skirting the technical aspects of the law? Stop it.