For McClellan, it's about the money

Remember the retired Army generals who voiced their disapproval of the Iraq war? They went along with the system while on the payroll. Honorable men, all honorable men.

Now, we have Scott McClellan, former loyal associate of G.W. Bush and once holder of the prestigious position of national press secretary.

Being off the payroll, the scales have conveniently fallen from his eyes.

He slaps his forehead and says to himself: Whoa! I can make buckets of money by writing a tell-all book. It certainly wouldn't have been wise to reveal inconvenient truths while I was being paid by the government. After all, I had many financial responsibilities. But it's different now. So I'm a turncoat. Who cares?

I, for one, hope that Bush, when out of office, slaps McClellan with a lawsuit that makes Mr. McClellan's knees buckle.

James R. Schaefer

Mount Prospect