Bush & Company

Scott McLellan's tell-all book, WHAT HAPPENED (Public Affairs) May, 2008, created an uneasy stir in the DC loop. A venting of spleen, Scott both criticizes and defends his old friend and former boss, President George W. Bush and at the same time, attempts to explain his own part in administration shenanigans.

The powers that be were oh, so sad
To have been so unfairly had
By one of them, their very own.
Who would have thought the faithful Scott
Would put them in so tight a spot?
Who would have dreamed, who could have known?

Yet Scott said once he'd seen the light,
His conscience made him do what's right
(Albeit with a touch of spite)
As well as show he was contrite.

John Dean remarked Scott soon would know
Who is his friend and who his foe.

Our best-known whistleblower continues to implore potential whistleblowers to come forward.

So many documents lie hidden
That tell of deeds better forbidden;
Some know, like Daniel Ellsberg, facts,
About deceits and heinous acts.

Is there another brave beanspiller
Who'll tell the truth? This war's a killer.
It seems clear that we sorely need
Someone to follow Ellsberg's lead.