The White House is clamoring to shoot down claims made in a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Suskind, which offers stinging insight into the Obama administration's dysfunctional handling of the economic crisis.

Confidence Men, released Tuesday, is an exposé on the bitter rivalries that divided and, at times, paralyzed Obama's economic team. It paints an unflattering portrait of an inexperienced president who lacks the leadership skills to get his staff in line.

The criticism couldn't have come at a worse time for Obama. Already under increased scrutiny about the administration's economic policies and the president's ability to lead, White House officials are pushing back hard against Suskind's book. In a media blitz this week, administration officials have listed over a half-dozen minor inconsistencies, factual errors, and spelling mistakes.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner even provided an on-camera denial to one of the book's more shocking claims, and Press Secretary Jay Carney went so far as to accuse Suskind of "lifting" a passage in his book from Wikipedia.

Suskind is standing by his book, telling talk show hosts and reporters that the administration is getting defensive because they are worried by some of his revelations.

After reading the book, it's easy to see why. There are a more than a few allegations in the book that should have the White House nervous.