McClellan: Bush should have fired Karl Rove

McClellan said that right when the outing of the CIA agent Plame happened, Bush and him were walking to Air Force One together, and the media crowd kept asking, "Did you authorize the leak?".

Once on the plane, Bush asked McClellan, "What were they asking?". And Scott answered, "The were asking if you authorized the leak?". And Bush responded, "Yeah - yeah, I did".

If true, that's considered an act of Treason, the "outing of a federal agent", and punishable by execution. Of course, the President is 'above the law', so ... .

MS. Plame was not a covert agent or even a federal agent she was working at CIA HQ when she and hubby stumbled upon the Wilson to Niger boondoggle. Fitzgerald investigation was only about the cover up after the leak. A minor detail is that assistant secretary of state Richard Armitage is actually the first person to leak MS. Plame's name to the press. He (Armitage) admitted such. Nobody talks about that.

What a croc. Doesn't have the courage to speak up until after he leaves? Gutless. All you Obama/Clinton lovers need to keep quiet as well. The names Obama and Clinton come nowhere near the words honor or honesty. Enjoy your 15 minutes Scotty, you need to remember this phrase, "Welcome to Walmart". Laugh it up now you liberal dems, the only thing more pathetic than this is the fact that you will lose this Presidential election.

If Karl Rove and Scooter Libbey had lived in China or Russia, they would of been shot. But Scooter Libbey worked for V.P. Cheney so he had to have known also. Mr. Libbey didn't do anything without him knowing about it. People need to read the book by ex-CIA director George Tenet. Did Meet The Press have him on their show? Another book to read is by Hans Blix. That was the Chief Inspector for the UN looking for weapons for mass destruction. Both of these books are real eye openers.
Mr. McClellan calls V.P. Cheney the "magic man" in the book. After reading my two books, I would call him, a war mongar, and a pit bull. I know what he means by the term, "magic man".

I don't believe McClellan wrote the book. He only placed his name on it, after a democratic candidate paid him too.
Does the name Benedict Arnold some to anyones mind?

I'm so glad that the individuals who have made comments are members of the President's staff and have the actual knowledge regarding mcclellan's comments. Sorry people, but you need to get a real job where you can write the facts and not what you THINK may have happened because of some stupid comments you have read about. Regardless of who you support, Mr. Bush is the President and should be acknowledged as such until he is not in office. I think that most people do not have an understanding regarding the President and the Democratic Congress and how the government actually works. Please get a grip before making stupid and unconfirmed comments.

That book has nothing new to offer, it is old news , spinning as new insight , for which it is not.
The timing of the book seems a little suspect at best. (boring) should have been the title.

It is great that this guy has spoken up, but the American people deserve a lot of credit. They are smart enough to see what this administration has pulled in several areas. It is interesting that they called for Clinton's resignation over sex (which I agree was as tacky as he is), but they have put up with all kinds of garbage from this one. We can all figure out that propaganda is what was the base of this war we're in, but there has been no Boston Tea Party yet, so I guess that says we are approving of it. The American people have to trust that they get honest information, but when a few select people are handed control without accountability, it will get abused. Many studies have been done on this, and it just is a reality. So, we have to as voters decide - do we want some tacky values (Such as how Hillary and Bill treated the White House when they were in it and when they left, but books are balanced and they did do good things in several areas?), or do we want to give a new guy with new ideas and not as much proven experience? We have had the experience of relatives in office many times. Kennedys are not all like John, and he had his faults too. We only can vote for what we see and have experienced. The war in Iraq is not about 'protecting us.' It is about a father being embarresed by someone and the son taking care of and old debt. Oil is a plus for people like Chaney. Russia chased Osama all over the place and never caught him. We have chased him all over the place and not caught him. I don't doubt that there are nuclear weapons (and were in Iraq) in several areas, but we are not going into those countries and doing anything about it. If terrorists really wanted to bring this country down, they would have done it. Flying into buildings was like being a mosquito on a summer's night. They did it to agitate and they are people who have been fed propaganda about us. Just like we do about them. I don't have a problem with going in an helping the people. They lived horrible lives, but we had no plan. Do we build reservations like we have in our own country, which are a result of our great management system and wisdom? Our ideals all come from our puritan Judeo background. Read the Bible, and look into the future. Do you see perfection? JRoss

it seems that all comments seem to deflect the truth. Our president is a waste, a liar, and allows others to run our government. I like the the author had to courage, though belated, to fess up to the (((R( that went on at a time that has led to the thousands of deaths of our soldiers.

Karl Rove is another puppet, like Bush, of Chaney. The war and everything else is and was Chaney's. He didn't want the spotlight or recognition, just the rewards, which he is reaping greatly.

Has anyone checked the stocks that our leaders have in the oil companies????

McClellan is a distant relative of Bob Ford.

The book is true, otherwise he would be in custody and the book pulled off the shelves. I have always heard, give them enough rope and they will hang themselves, The repubs have done that in the last 8 yrs, and the dems have managed to do it too in 24 months. McCain, a war hero? for getting shot down?
He was a bad pilot, we had thousands of sorties over vietnam, and most all the pilots were shot at, they learned to evade in flight training. He has definitely learned how to evade in politics. Hillary, is a joke, that's the best I can say for her. Obama, I think he is the best of the worst. Cream of the crap.
I have no choice but to go with Obama, cause no way can i stomach the other two.

Reagan made it a crime to reveal the identity of a CIA agent after William Buckley was kidnapped and tortured to death. Anyone that participated in the identification of Valerie Plame as an employee of the CIA has broken the law and that includes Dick Armitage, Robert Novak and, now McClellan alleges, the President himself.

My prediction, is McClellan will support Obama for President--he is certainly "digging" a hole for himself---no one will/or will want to be associated w/a TURNCOAT---sounds like bitter lemons to me---Tony Snow, the past Press Secretary, demanded to be in all meetings w/Bush, etc.; so he wouldn't be caught off guard, and ready to take the "fire" when asked questions by the media---this guy, McClellan is a real "DUD"; the worst Press Sec. I have ever witnessed in the entire Presidential terms---he's a loser, and got FIRED----

Why can't we all just get along??? They keep saying that the countrey is divided by dems and repubs.
We just need a good leader to get out of this mess. We used to be a country that all looked to for leadership and justice. No more. It's this kind of discussion that is doing it. If McCellan lied in the book then Bush and the white house should be suing for libel and slander. Anybody see a lawsuit??? Movie stars do it all the time!!

Where do we go from here??

Rove escaping charges or indictments is probably the biggest travesty of Justice in modern history. I yearn, daily, for what he has caused to "go around" to "come around" and hang that scheming Pink Piggy by his rear trotters.

"BEAMING it UP GEORGE W, SCOTTY"

Two Texas guys reachin' for the short hairs in a hissin' contest! SHIfT HAPPENS! Will others follow?

to say that it happens and just others will follow just explains that out country is a bunch of lemmin(sic). which I do not agree. And i guess you are from tx??

now THIS is some FUNNY stuff....about W and the White house staff....and nurseGolfer..I have used the word Lemmings...and hey..they just keep on a following...

Joe M,
Man, are you ever one lost S-O-B!?! In words to this effect, you stated "This book must be true or he'd be in custody and the book pulled off the shelves." What country do you live in? Have you ever heard of freedom of the press? There are hundreds if not thousands of books produced every year that are filled with fraudulent statements meant to do one thing -- PROMOTE AN AGENDA TO SELL BOOKS! Hey, I'm not a McCain fan either on many fronts but I certainly would NEVER discredit his proud Vietnam war record, call him a bad pilot or question his abilities to evade the enemy who were out to kill him. The record shows he was gravely injured trying to evade his captors. For crying out loud, you sound like you knew his circumstances and that he could have done better. What have you been smoking? What has that scoundrel Barack Obama done to win your vote? Barack probably would not have lasted 3 months in that prison camp and he'd have been singing like a bird within 30 minutes of the torture that John McCain went through! I agree wholeheartedly with your Hillary sentiments. But do us all a favor and keep your butt at home in November if your only reason for voting is to vote against a man like John McCain, a man who has shown through deeds and a lifelong service record that he can and will stand up for our country and protect us against those who would love to see all of us dead.

The writer of the article is lying when he says " In fact, Rove and Libby did help leak Plame's identity, as confirmed in a later criminal investigation. Libby had resigned by then, but Rove remained in office and eventually stepped down on his terms in August 2007."

Where is that a fact??? The fact is Richard Armitage gave the information to Robert Novak. Karl Rove has never been mentioned by Novak as being involved. Libby was charged and convicted of lying to a federal agent and not leaking information.

The criminal investigation confirmed none of the above. More liberal spin. Where are Mr. McCellan's facts supporting his statement that Karl rove was involved??

Nursegolfer, I served 22+ years on active duty with the Army, deployed 5 times including ODS and OIF, and Bosnia/Kosovo. My response point is that it was not his fault he was captured and to state otherwise is pure idiocy. Does this event in his life alone make him a hero? - NO. The fact that he honored his country and his comrades by conducting himself in the manner he did is what warrants the hero status. His leadership experience as a fleet commander in the Navy at the O6 level (CAPT) is all I need to know about his ability to lead. You don't get that far in the military unless you can lead and do it well. Obama has no real adult leadership or service record - NONE WHATSOEVER. And Hillary's biggest leadership claim goes to her ability to lead campaigns and serve as first lady. Give me a break! Neither have run a business nor have they every held a responsibity laden position. McCain wants to win this war - what is wrong with that? Cutting and running is not what McCain did in 6 years as a POW in Vietnam so why in the world would he start now? Wanting to bring the troops home as losers is FAR WORSE than wanting to bring home the troops as winners. What do you think these troops would appreciate more? We owe it to those who have given their lives to this cause to give them the resources and support to let their comrades win. Any Vietnam vet will tell you what being branded a loser does to an Army and to the vets that end up displaced as a result. Everyone currently deployed joined the military voluntarily, also knowing FULL WELL that going to war to fight Al Qaeda and our enemies was a great possibility. The respect owed to these young men and women who have risked everything for our freedom is something neither Obama nor Clinton will ever know. Why? - because they never served a day fighting for this country.