Posted on 05/30/2008 9:14:07 AM PDT by Dan Nunn
Bob Dole unloads on McClellan
Bob Dole yesterday sent a scalding email to Scott McClellan, excoriating the former White House spokesman as a "miserable creature" who greedily betrayed his former patron for a fast buck.
In an extraordinary message obtained and authenticated by Politico, Dole uses his trademark biting wit to portray McClellan as a classic Washington opportunist.
"There are miserable creatures like you in every administration who don’t have the guts to speak up or quit if there are disagreements with the boss or colleagues," Dole wrote in a message sent yesterday morning. "No, your type soaks up the benefits of power, revels in the limelight for years, then quits, and spurred on by greed, cashes in with a scathing critique."
Michael Marshall, Dole's spokesman and colleague at the Alston Bird law firm, confirms the message came from the former senator and presidential candidate. "Yes, it is authentic," Marshall wrote in an email.
"In my nearly 36 years of public service I've known of a few like you," Dole writes, recounting his years representing Kansas in the House and Senate. "No doubt you will 'clean up' as the liberal anti-Bush press will promote your belated concerns with wild enthusiasm. When the money starts rolling in you should donate it to a worthy cause, something like, 'Biting The Hand That Fed Me.' Another thought is to weasel your way back into the White House if a Democrat is elected. That would provide a good set up for a second book deal in a few years"
Dole assures McClellan that he won't read the book -- "because if all these awful things were happening, and perhaps some may have been, you should have spoken up publicly like a man, or quit your cushy, high profile job"
"That would have taken integrity and courage but then you would have had credibility and your complaints could have been aired objectively," Dole concludes. "You’re a hot ticket now but don’t you, deep down, feel like a total ingrate?"
He signs the email simply: "BOB DOLE"
Yeah. Had he shown this sort of spine back in '96, we might have been spared another 4 years of Slick Willie.
He’s been out of the loop for awhile, he might need to bone up on things
Bob Dole just defined the typical liberal in a clear, concise manner. Bravo.
Bob Dole???? WHOA, talk about being skewered!!!!! Spot on SMOKIN’!!!! Kudos to Mr. Dole
Gotta love it!!!
McClellan is a pathetic turd.
Tepid.
It seems strange that Bush allowed 7 years of a constant barrage from the MSM and the Dem and he remained quiet. Now, with the first critical book from a former staffer, Bush mounts a full spin machine, reminiscent of something Bill Clinton would have done.
Where are the rest of the Republican bottom feeders? Still hiding under slime covered rocks sucking down $170,000 a year?
STOP IT!! LOL!
Bob Dole -—> Class act.
Scott McClellan -—> Crass act.
Caption: Senator (Ret.) Robert Dole (R, ED-North Carolina)
You're right - that's a terrific line, and a brutal put-down because it reveals an essential truth: once a weasel, always a weasel. That said, I can't wait to hear Ann Coulter's take on the estimable Mr. McClellan: I expect that by the time she's done with him, little Scotty will no longer be able to pee standing up. If he ever did.
I have a renewed respect for Bob Dole. Right on Bob!
I personally am tired of Rush. I don’t listen to him anymore. I admit that this Operation Chaos has worked to a degree, but now why would he put out this video.
Why can he not wait until Hillary is completely gone then go after Obama.
I detest the Clintons. All I want is for them both to be gone. If he keeps this up, she is going to be the next president.
DOLE FOR VEEP!
WOW! Grand slam for Bob Dole!
I believe someone in the McCain campaign wrote this email and the Romney email.
We're just trying to get a rise out of you. Besides, this whole McClellan thing has been hard on everyone.
It’s still premature
Every high school class has one or two guys like Scott McClellan in it.
Everybody knew who they were then. Most people recognized McClellan as one when he first took the job. One wonders why George W. Bush didn't recognize him for what he was before it was too late.
Once a weasel, always a weasel.
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