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Scott McLellan, President George W. Bush's former White House Press Secretary, had a none-too-flattering account of his former boss published.

President Bush was "surprised" and "saddened."

Todd Purdum-- the husband of former President Bill Clinton's White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers--had a none-too-flattering account of his wife's former boss published.

Former President Clinton called him a "lying, sleazy, slimy, scumbag."