If You Believe Like I Believe

McClellan says he believed in Bush as war started - 29 May 2008 at 9:03pm - WASHINGTON -- Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan defended his bombshell book about the Bush administration on Thursday, saying he didn't speak up against the overselling of war in Iraq at the time because he, like other Americans, gave the president the benefit of the doubt.

Where there is a question of whether to support (to say nothing of asking -- as the President's spokesman -- others to support) sending your compatriots' children into war, why would you give anyone the benefit of the doubt?