Posted on 05/30/2008 11:30:54 AM PDT by STARWISE
Scott McClellan's critics in Washington have speculated about his motives for writing a book bashing President Bush, but back in the former White House spokesman's home state of Texas, some chalk it up to something very simple: his gene pool.
Bush defenders and impartial observers point in particular to Mr. McClellan's mother, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, as having set a precedent for turning on former allies, while others say that his family tree had strong liberal leanings.
They also said his decision will make it hard to do what all Texans do: return home.
"Scott's going to be something of a man without a country if he comes back," said Paul Burka, senior executive editor at Texas Monthly magazine.
"I don't think the Republicans would be much enamored with him," Mr. Burka said. "I just don't see him having much of an immediate future in politics."
The thrice-married Mrs. Strayhorn has switched from Democrat to Republican to independent during her more than 30 years in politics, which culminated with two terms as Texas comptroller and an unsuccessful run for governor in 2006.
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"It's important to remember that Scott was working for his mother when Karen Hughes and Karl Rove and George W. Bush scooped him up and gave him incredible opportunities," Mr. Sullivan said.
"So his career was essentially made by the Bush team, and it's surprising, disappointing, that he would apparently turn his back on those friends and colleagues."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
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If he moves back to Austin he will be hailed a hero.
I didn't know.....
Yes, that explains a lot.
Remember the Alamo!.........and Scot McClellan.................
What in the world were Bush and Rove thinking hiring this guy? Even without knowing what we know now, he was TERRIBLE at the job.
This is really one of the biggest WTH things with Bush IMO. I even thought at the time THIS is the guy replacing Ari?
Crazy.
Congressman Wexler Wants Impeachment/Contempt Hearings
author: Congressman Robert Wexler (copied from e-mail)
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Last night, significant news broke that directly impacts our push for Impeachment Hearings and a possible Inherent Contempt charge for Bush Administration officials such as Karl Rove:
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Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has revealed in his upcoming book that:
• Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, and Vice President Cheney lied about their role in revealing the identity of Valerie Plame Wilson - actions easily amounting to obstruction of Justice.
McClellan also admitted that:
• There was a coordinated effort within the Bush Administration to use propaganda to pump up the case for the Iraq war and hide the projected costs of the war from the public.
Scott McClellan must be called to testify under oath before the House Judiciary Committee to tell Congress and the American people everything he knows about this massive effort by the White House to deceive this nation into war.
Last week, a subpoena was issued for Karl Rove to testify before the Judiciary Committee. It appears he will take every legal action to block this subpoena. The truth is that Congress has the right - and obligation - to hold him accountable now - not months or years from now. It is long past time to pass Inherent Contempt and bring Rove, Libby and others before Congress.
We simply cannot ignore these recent developments, nor should we postpone serious inquiry until after the next election.
Your commitment to accountability for the Bush/Cheney Administration, and the support of 230,000 other Americans who signed up at wexlerwantshearings.com, has inspired and motivated me in my effort to hold impeachment hearings for Vice President Dick Cheney and Inherent Contempt for Rove and others. During the past months I have been a tireless and dogged advocate of this vitally important cause.
Many of you have written me, asking for an update on where we stand with regards to impeachment hearings. I know most of you believe - as I do - that impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney - are not only justified, but that it is our constitutional obligation to look into the serious allegations of wrongdoing that have been raised. This is especially true based on the newest revelations from Scott McClellan.
I believe that it is the duty of Congress to pursue impeachment whenever there’s significant evidence of wrongdoing, be it by Republicans or Democrats, regardless of the timing of elections or the current political environment.
Some of you have written me demanding that I deliver hearings or impeachment. As hard as I have been fighting for this cause, I cannot make impeachment happen by myself. What I can do, and what I have been doing at every turn, is trying to communicate two simple messages to my colleagues:
• the serious allegations of wrongdoing and the clear-cut rationale for impeachment hearings;and
• the fact that the public will support our efforts when Congress boldly acts on the side of justice and accountability.
Unfortunately, to date, these arguments have not been enough to convince even a majority of the liberal and progressive Members of Congress to support impeachment hearings. In addition, the leadership of the Democratic Party in Congress genuinely feels that pursuing impeachment will jeopardize our congressional agenda and threaten gains in the November elections. Although I genuinely disagree with this view, to date I have been unable to convince them to change this policy.
I understand the challenges that we are up against, and I recognize the odds that we face. Nevertheless, I remain unfazed and unyielding.
This new evidence from Scott McClellan could be the tipping point - but we must move quickly. I will use the McClellan admissions to help convince my colleagues that we must hold impeachment hearings.
Regardless, I will continue to fight for progressive values and our Constitution. I will do everything I can to pursue accountability for criminal actions taken by this Administration and this Vice President. I will be a furious opponent to any expansion of this misguided war, and I will fight against the use of torture by our government and to protect our civil liberties here at home.
Most of all, I will continue my efforts to convince my fellow members of Congress and voters, that we should not be a party of passivity - but that we succeed when we present the public with stark choices that are based on the guarantees in our Constitution, and not on the politics of the moment.
I will continue - at every pass - to call for impeachment and accountability. While I wish more of my colleagues supported our movement, we must not let our discouragement lead to apathy and distraction in this important election year when we must break free from eight long years of illegalities, corporate handouts, and a tragic and devastating war.
We should not end the calls for impeachment. I will push against the crimes of the Bush Administration whenever I am provided the opportunity. I will use my role on the Judiciary Committee to take on Administration officials - like I have done with Condoleezza Rice, Attorney Generals Gonzalez and Mukasey, and FBI Director Mueller.
I have not given up our fight to hold this Administration accountable and neither can you. I am grateful for your patriotism and your support. I’ll continue to keep you informed and part of the conversation.
Sincerely,
Congressman Robert Wexler
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2008/05/376215.shtml
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Scott’s Grandfather, Page Keeton denied George W. Bush admission to the University of Texas Law School.
>> If he moves back to Austin he will be hailed a hero.
In parts of Austin, probably so. Everywhere else in TX, not so much.
W is still popular here. I don’t think Scotty’s book will do anything positive for mommy’s “career” outlook at all.
Carole Keeton Rylander Strahorn [_____________ insert next name here] is pretty much toast from here on out. If she wasn’t already.
I hope future REAL conservative republican presidents learn from this: pick people who are so much more related to your ideology rather than just as an effort to “get along” or appease or play nicey-nice.
Or, might I ask, are things really that so bad in the political world that there aren’t enough conservative republicans anymore? I’m afraid it may be the latter.
I know this, and I'm no fan of the president. If someone is your benefactor, you owe them. President Bush never harmed this man. If anything he gave him chance after chance.
There is such a thing as honor. This guy is a proven weasel. His leftist pals are filling the air with their kultursmog as Bob Tyrell calls it. They can either amplify something like this, shouting it from every media source, or use their power to squash Hillary and Obama’s major gaffes. So this one's everywhere. It serves their agenda.
We are seeing what we hate in action here. The liberal media and establishment, parading a goofy little traitor like McClellan around as an exemplar of the Bush Administration. I think the administration and the president have been extremely classy in all this, and salute them.
The Bush Administration has no backbone if they do not come out and refute each and every lie in Scott’s book.
Great. Lets bring this little son of a bitch Benedict Arnold in front of Congress and watch is greedy ass squirm. Hopefully he will lie under oath and can do a little stint in prison.
Valerie Plame's name was leaked to Novak by Richard Armitage. Novak said as much, end of f'n story.
‘tis the fate of all turncoats. Scotty boy will soon find himself alone. Just as soon as his usefulness is over. The people he now serves can no more trust him than can the people he betrayed. No one will want to have anything to do with him. A fate richly earned.
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