Scott McClellan: “The economy is moving forward and we're not turning back.”

Yes. No, I was sincere at the time. Now, looking back and reflecting on that, I have a different perspective on it.

We should have embraced a high level of openness and forthrightness, in addition to that, and then the expectations wouldn't have gotten so out of whack, and we wouldn't have been in the problem we were -- we came to later when the…

There's been no evidence to back that up whatsoever.

If the president is committed to embracing a high level of openness and honesty, then we can move Washington beyond this partisan warfare that has been so destructive.