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Maybe McClellan never quite felt like part of the "in crowd", think the word was used today "disgruntled employee". Insecurity, maybe aka deer-in-the-headlights you mentioned, when it came to the media.

Why Scott McClellan was ever chosen for Press Secretary in the first place, was always a wonder to me. Fleischer said he was accepting of his job, no qualms given.

MR. FLEISCHER: Well, that’s what really struck me is if Scott thought it was propaganda, then Scott should not have accepted the job as White House press secretary. If Scott viewed what the White House was saying was so irresponsible or wrong that it rose to the level of propaganda for him, it’s not a job he should have accepted. He should on principle have declined it.

MR. CHADWICK: Did you have any discussions with him about this at the time about what you all were saying about the war in Iraq, about getting ready for it?

MR. FLEISCHER: I did, and Scott was 100 percent fully on-board. Scott helped me prepare for the briefings. Scott and I would talk about what I was going to say. His job should have been to report them to me. He worked for me. He should have said, I wouldn’t say that if I were you, Ari. Or, I’m not sure I could say that, Ari.

http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2008/05/28/ari-fleischer-speaks-out-on-mcclellans-book/