I cannot recall anyone who thought Scott McClellan did a good job. At the very best, he was an object of pity. Most thought McClellan was way over his head, a minor leaguer who somehow snuck into the majors. A book by such an individual should normally find no more than a mere handful of readers. Sadly, his gross distortions will be amply rewarded. The odds are indeed that McClellan is now a millionaire.
I might also add that Scott is similar to his mother, Carole Keeton Strayhorn. She tried to do enormous damage to the Texas GOP by running as an independent candidate versus Rick Perry in 2006. There was a decent chance that her efforts could have placed a Democrat in the governor’s office. I personally considered her to be a stark raving crazy person who consistently indulged in exaggerations, if not outright slander. Ms. Strayhorn was also a a betrayer of trust. Like mother, like son?
