The McClellan Boys

You can fault Carole Keeton Strayhorn for a lot of things, but you can't fault this single mom for raising four nice, well-behaved boys who stay out of trouble. Strayhorn's own enemies will give her that much. Here's what's become of them:

Mark McClellan – The only doctor in a family of lawyers and teachers, Mark oversees Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Bush administration. Today, he's still working out the kinks in what was supposed to have been a new and improved Medicare program. He's considered the true bipartisan in the family, having crafted health-care policy in the Clinton administration that Al Gore had hoped to implement in his.

Dudley McClellan – Dudley is assistant general counsel for the State Bar of Texas and previously served as the RunTex counsel. The former captain of the Harvard University cross-country team, Dudley is a regular on the Town Lake trail.

Brad McClellan – Twin brother of Dudley, Brad is managing Strayhorn's campaign, a job he took after leaving his assistant attorney general post at the state.

Scott McClellan – "Scottie baby," to his mom, recently left his gig as Bush's press secretary and dropped his deer-in-the-headlights look. He's kicking back now, offering campaign advice via phone to his mom. Scott managed many of Strayhorn's campaigns before then Gov. George Bush summoned him to his team.

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