Nothing

"Nothing can come of nothing: speak again."--King Lear (I, i, 92)

With all the major news rumbling about the corridors of Washington, as well the main streets of America, it would be helpful if we had a functional communication channel with the WH.  (By way of a brief introduction, my area of interest and expertise on this blog is primarily communication.  But I'll re-visit this in another post.)

Today, I want to talk about Scott's communication. During his stint at the WH, he has certainly made one thing "very clear"(as he so often says the President does):  he can't give information.

Odd, isn't it, for a press spokesperson?  As the main interface between the Administration and the press (the people), McClellan fails at so many levels, his nothing is less surprising than it is disheartening.

Not so long ago (ok, during the Clinton Administration), we depended on press secretaries to give actual, factual, and truthful information during BRIEFINGS.  I miss Mike McCurry (the WH Press Corps does, too).  If you were worried that Scott might bring some light into the rather heated briefing room the first day after the indictments came down, relax.

Scott's new (old) post-indictment meme

"There's an ongoing legal process at work. This is a process we need to let continue.
There is a presumption of innocence."

is the same as his pre-indictment mantra.