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 president's credibility just started really falling, because we weren't open and forthright.
McClellan reflects on the need for transparency to maintain the president's credibility.
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Unfortunately, I think too many people today do look at Washington and say, 'All they're giving us is spin and manipulation, and they're not working together to get things done.'
It's too much about party and too little about the country. And we need to put the country first and put the party much lower.
This is a White House that doesn't like to look back. The president doesn't like to spend time reflecting.
I think he believes that. He's convinced himself to believe that, but I don't think it's true.