Scott McClellan's Bush Book

Where do loyalties lie?

Is a White House staffer bound by loyalty to his boss and colleagues or to the public? Does loyalty mean keeping quiet when you disagree or standing up (perhaps even walking out) because the larger issue is more important?

And when is it okay to talk about what went on behind the closed doors of the White House -- are you obliged to wait until the president has left office? (Or are you merely obliged to only write nice things when your former boss is still in office?)

As an amateur historian, I always favor White House memoirs -- the more the better, whether it's during a term or looking back a number of years later.

Is McClellan out of line here? I think you can argue it either way, or a number of ways. What do you think? Click on over to US News' Opinion section where we're asking people to weigh in with their take on the budding McClellan controversy.