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Dole to McClellan: You're a Miserable Creature

I guess Scott McClellan won’t be brunching with Bob and Liddy Dole this Sunday. Jonathan Martin at the Politico got a copy of an email the former Senate Majority Leader and presidential candidate sent to McClellan yesterday. Dole does not skimp on his famous biting rhetoric when he smells disloyalty. Read Jonathan’s full story here.

A couple of the money quotes from Senator Dole:

“There are miserable creatures like you in every administration who don’t have the guts to speak up or quit if there are disagreements with the boss or colleagues," Dole wrote in a message sent yesterday morning. "No, your type soaks up the benefits of power, revels in the limelight for years, then quits, and spurred on by greed, cashes in with a scathing critique."

And there’s more….

“In my nearly 36 years of public service I've known of a few like you," Dole writes, recounting his years representing Kansas in the House and Senate. "No doubt you will 'clean up' as the liberal anti-Bush press will promote your belated concerns with wild enthusiasm. When the money starts rolling in you should donate it to a worthy cause, something like, 'Biting The Hand That Fed Me.' Another thought is to weasel your way back into the White House if a Democrat is elected. That would provide a good set up for a second book deal in a few years"

Martin confirmed the authenticity of the note with the former Senator’s law firm. The email did not conclude with “have a nice day,” just “Bob Dole.”

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