It looks like White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is out of a job. He hasn't held a news conference in almost a month (they used to be daily). The thought makes me sad. I knew he wasn't long for this world, but he was a warrior.

To me, the measure of a great press secretary was Ari Fleischer, who worked for President Bush during the first term. Fleischer was a master prevaricator. That man could lie like nobody's business. His answer to every single question was, "Who said that? We never said that. I never said that!" I think it was force of habit. However, lying for a dirtbag administration takes its toll, and it certainly is not worth $151,000 a year. Dude probably makes that a week now in speaking fees. Ari Fleischer was a benchmark, and I admired him as a worthy foe.

Then came this play-dough lookin' thing, Mr. McClellan. It took me a while to pick up on his style, but the dude had mad style. He went out every single day and lied his teeth off. He knew he was being deceptive, but he didn't have a choice; it was his job. Then, when you would call him on the lies, Freudian slips, etc., he would say: "It is our policy not to comment on ongoing... "

Well, if you know anything about this administration then you know pretty much everything is an ongoing investigation. Plamegate, Duke Cunningham's conviction yesterday, Tom DeLay's multiple indictments, the investigation of Bill Frist for insider trading.

Oh, and any one of the hundreds of lies and scandals surrounding the war. Hey, that is how war is. I understand this administration has to keep us in the dark about a lot of it, so would a Democrat. However, I'd hate to be the guy who had to come out every day and lie about it.

I knew McClellan couldn't last, which means I trust he is a good guy. I told my buddy (and fellow liberal politico) Roy this summer that McClellan would be gone by Halloween. Well, he did one or two conferences after Halloween and hasn't been seen since, so I almost nailed it. My guess? McClellan probably got called to testify for Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzpatrick before the federal grand jury about what the administration knew regarding Cheney's and Rove's alleged involvement in the Plame leak. Yeah, now we are talking jail time, and the job doesn't seem so fun anymore.

In the spirit of the great McClellan and Fleischer, I have penned the want ad for the Washington Post classifieds:

Wanted: Liar

Local administration looking for charismatic, articulate, educated and instinctive liar. Ideal candidate needs to be able to lie about big issues. War, economy, felonies, foreign policy, impeachments, and the lying regarding the previous day's lies. Job pays $151,000/year plus full legal protection in first year. Opportunities to travel, discuss and deny foreign policy. Stonewalling skills a MUST. Please apply in person. Whites only.