What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
By Scott McClellan

Author and former press secretary Scott McClellan served President Bush for more than seven years. In his new book, "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception," McClellan offers his candid perspective on Bush and events like the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina.

The publishing of this book, due out June 1st, has caused quite an uproar in the Bush administration. In excerpts from the books preface, McClellan first held President Bush in high esteem. McClellan wrote, " He (Bush) is a man of personal charm, wit, and enormous political skill. Like many other people, I was inspired to follow him by his disarming personality and by his record as a popular, bipartisan governor who set a constructive tone and got things done for the people. We all hoped and believed he could do the same for the nation."

McClellan goes on to say, "It was the decision to go to war in Iraq that pushed Bush’s presidency off course. It was a fateful misstep based on a confluence of events (the shock of 9/11 and our surprisingly — and deceptively — quick initial military success in Afghanistan), human nature (ambition, certitude, and self-deceit), and a divinely inspired passion (President Bush’s deeply held belief that all people have a God-given right to live in freedom)."

Reaction to the book by the Bush administration all seem to say that McClellan is a disgruntled former employee and they are "puzzled and bewildered" by the contents of the book. If three people from the administration, including President Bush, use the same catch phrase, it makes one wonder if the Bush administration hasn't circled the wagon and come up with a collective response for damage control. I look forward to sipping a mocha frappacino and reading the entire book.