File under: Well, duh!

While I was away, Former White House Pree Secretary Scott McClellan wrote a book that got the media talking about the premise that - gasp - TV news didn't do its job in the lead-up to the Iraq War!

For instance, we get this kind of stuff from Katie Couric in reaction to it:

"I think it's a very legitimate allegation," said CBS News' Katie Couric. "I think it's one of the most embarrassing chapters in American journalism.

"And I think there was a sense of pressure from corporations who own where we work and from the government itself to really squash any kind of dissent or any kind of questioning of it," Couric added. "I think it was extremely subtle but very, very effective."

But lest you think we're going to get a 5 years too late admission from the networks, fear not! Rightwing tool Charlie Gibson will still make excuses for the cheerleading.

"I think that the media did a pretty good job of focusing and asking the questions," he said. "We were not given access to get into the country … to go along with the inspectors. But the questions were asked.

"It was just a drum beat from the government, and I think it's convenient now to blame the media, but I don't," he added.

And this coming from a guy who thinks flag lapel pins are among the most important issue before the nation in 2008. Nice to see he's still on top of things.

And isn't it great that McClellan took the brave route in writing this book now, rather than actually raising these issues when he was in the White House and coming forward when he could have made some sort of difference?