The Scott McClellan road-show continues.  The “Today Show” this morning, C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” on Friday (7:30-8:15 a.m., taking calls.  Here’s hoping Helen Thomas calls in to offer praise).

Meantime, Rick Moran writes a great column in Pajamas Media today.  A favorite excerpt:

It’s a safe assumption to make that without George Bush, Scott McClellan would still be in Texas, glad handing other state senators, eating greasy barbecue on the campaign trail, watching endless baton twirling routines by cute little 8-year-old girls in hideously revealing outfits (and being forced to clap), and giving interviews to the Turnbull Weekly Shopper. Instead, he became the second most visible person in the White House, calling star reporters by their first name and able to get Ben Bradlee on the phone anytime he wished.

Whoa — Ben Bradlee?

Ben Bradlee, the former executive editor of the Washington Post?  Like Ben Kenobi ( “There’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time”)?

Bradlee retired back in 1991, when he turned 70 years of age.  He’s 86 now.

The only reason Scott McClellan would need to call Ben Bradlee is to change the time of a bridge game.

But, then again, given how many bridges McClellan’s burned with his new book, playing bridge with Ben Bradlee may be his only option.

Here’s Bradlee in 2007, when he was a spry 85 years-old.