"with attacks by current and former Bush administration officials, the one time White House spokesman defended his decision to attack his old boss and his colleagues in the White House, where loyalty to the president was considered a prime qualification for employment.

"I have a higher loyalty," he told NBC's "Today Show." "A loyalty to the truth and values that I was raised on."

Even political insiders were unaware that McClellan's White House memoir, "What Happened, " was in the works until news about it broke Wednesday morning. Nevertheless, by this morning it had shot to the top of Amazon.com's best-seller list.

The controversial tome accuses the Bush administration of being "evasive" and "shading the truth" on a range of issues including the administration's motivations for going to war in Iraq. He said administration officials exaggerated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein and ignored intelligence that portrayed a different picture. ..."(ABC News)