Brendan Nyhan

Deroy Murdock blames the flack

Via Josh Marshall, syndicated conservative columnist Deroy Murdock says Scott McClellan’s ineffective propaganda efforts helped the terrorists:

I shudder to imagine how much McClellan’s haplessness has weakened America’s image overseas during wartime.

Talk about shooting the messenger. If Murdock is actually concerned about America’s image overseas, shouldn’t he be worrying about George W. Bush? In the conservative movement as in the White House, PR is the cause of and the solution to all problems.