It seems as though White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s mother has
some problems with the Republican Party.

Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn turned her back on the
Republican Party and announced Monday she will run for governor as an
independent.

The move allows Strayhorn to escape a potentially ugly primary battle
against Gov. Rick Perry. The GOP primary is set for March 7.

Strayhorn, who calls herself “One Tough Grandma,” has been a harsh critic
of Perry’s leadership over the past couple of years. Monday’s announcement
all but guarantees Perry will be the Republican candidate on the November
ballot.

“I am a Republican,” she said. “But I know we must set partisan politics
aside and do what’s best for Texas. That is why I am running for governor as
a Texas independent.”

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Even though it sounds like a pretty non-partisan, neutral stance on her
reasoning’s for leaving the party, Raw Story
gives us a better look into some of her harsh words against Rick Perry:

Strayhorn has been a harsh critic of Perry’s leadership over the past
several years. She has described Perry as “a weak leadin’, ethics ignorin’,
pointin’ the finger at everyone blamin’, special session callin’, public
school slashin’, slush fund spendin’, toll road buildin’, special interest
panderin’, rainy day fund raidin’, fee increasin’, no property tax cuttin’,
promise breakin’, do nothin’ phony conservative.”

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Now those are harsh words especially considering her son works for the very
man who Perry was lieutenant governor under – George Bush. Ironically almost all
those pretty phrases she used to describe Perry can also be applied to Bush. So
does Bush take after Perry or does Perry take after Bush?