SCOTT McCLELLAN HAS LAUNCHED a scathing and unexpected attack on the Bush administration. The media’s punching bag will soon be its darling. Much has already been made of McClellan’s preposterous claim that the White House operated in “permanent campaign” mode. Alas, if the campaign had been run anything like the White House, it seems unlikely Bush would have won reelection.

In no sense was I a “senior advisor” during my brief tenure at the White House. At best, I was a junior staffer–if not a peon–within the Communications Office. But my experience suggests McClellan is completely off his rocker when he asserts the Bush White House operated like the Bush campaign.