Scott McClellan Grabs A Seat At The Former-Bush-Aide-Turned-Author Table - Politics on The Huffington Post

Scott McClellan Grabs A Seat At The Former-Bush-Aide-Turned-Author Table - Politics on The Huffington Post: "The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby. There was one problem. It was not true. I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President's chief of staff, and the president himself."

Huckabee. "I am Shocked, Shocked,,,," "Huckabee: 'It's stunning. It's one of those moments where I'm glad to not be a Washington insider...they are serious allegations but we don't know whether they're true...they deserve to be thoroughly investigated and the truth brought to the American people.'"

Huckabee rivals unearth ethics complaints - Kenneth P. Vogel - Politico.com: "As Mike Huckabee gains ground on his rivals for the Republican nomination, opponents have quietly begun highlighting the slew of ethics issues the social conservative faced during his political career in Arkansas. A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll found Huckabee trailing only Mitt Romney — and by less than the margin of error — in Iowa, where the primary season kicks off with Jan. 3 caucuses. But opposition research files on Huckabee’s ethics stand at the ready, and their contents have begun seeping into press releases. An ordained Southern Baptist minister known for his charm, Huckabee rose swiftly through Arkansas politics, culminating with his decade-long stint as governor. See Also * Few want to talk turkey with candidates * Mich. primary verdict ups ante for Romney * GOP's California ballot plan rakes in cash But his career has also been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor’s office. Some of the ethics complaints deal with fairly penny ante stuff, and most were dismissed. They did, however, yield fi"