Ollie has a good take on the current situation with White House communications. Aside from the lack of honesty or decorum by the White House press, Scott McClellan is ineffective. I think Scott always has an apologetic and wavering demeanor. Personally, for me, it’s painful to watch McClellan being eaten alive by the vulchers called the White House Press Corp. Please give us back Ari Fleischer.

Some thoughts from Ollie:

“Forget the facts. The Bush administration is so bad at ’spin control’ the White House has banned Frisbees.” That’s the assessment of a seasoned Washington reporter earlier this week when “Port-Gate” blew up in the President’s face. According to this sage, the “bi-partisan explosion” over the sale of operations at six U.S. ports to a company owned by the United Arab Emirates has left “George Bush more badly wounded than Dick Cheney’s hunting partner.” Great laugh lines. Everyone in the elevator got a big chuckle.

Unfortunately it’s all true — it just isn’t funny. In Washington today, the facts really don’t matter. And no one — friend or foe — has any doubt that the Bush administration has an appalling record when it comes to getting its message out and keeping Congress “in the loop.”

Misunderestimated