The latest pronunciation comes just months after
McClellan was regarded as 100% honest as White House Press Secretary. White
House Spokesperson Dana Perino informed the White House Press corps that
McClellan was now persona non grata Friday in a prepared statement.
Members of the White House press corps were especially silent following the
release, presumably because it was the day after Thanksgiving, and news outlets
had their hands full reporting on sales beginning at 5 a.m., and recipes for
leftover turkey.
“We’re not going to touch that,” said a reporter
from the press pool that asked not to be identified. “If we report that in
depth, then we will have to report how we haven’t asked hard questions about the
other lies coming out of the White House. Some of us still want to ask what’s
up with the ‘Mission Accomplished’ banner. Even more want to ask about the
weapons of mass destruction and Colin Powell’s speech at the UN. “
There seems to be a consensus among the press that
perhaps they could have done a beer job. None have stepped forward to begin
doing so, however.