Scotty meets ScottyI know most everyone has popped open champagne to celebrate Scott McClellan’s departure. I for one hate to see him go. You have to admire someone who can keep his cool under the most difficult circumstances.  

So, Mr. McClellan, I toast you with an aged bottle of scotch. Now we won’t have Scotty to kick around anymore.

For Scott McClellan, an exchange between Mr. Scott and Captain Kirk:

Scotty: Well, sir…the Klingons….is this off the record, sir?
Kirk: No, this is not off the record!! 
Scotty: Well…the Klingons called you…an overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood…
Kirk: Is that all?
Scotty: No, sir, they also compared you to a Denebian Slime-Devil.
Kirk: [Upset] I get the picture, Mr. Scott!
Scotty: Yessir.
Kirk: After that……that’s when you hit the Klingons?
Scotty: No, sir.
Kirk: [Confused] No…?
Scotty: Well, sir, I figured it wasn’t worth fighting over…after all, we’re big enough to take a few insults, aren’ we?
Kirk: [Even more confused] What was it they said that started the fight?
Scotty: They called the Enterprise a garbage-scow!!! Sir!
Kirk: I see. And that’s when you hit the Klingons?
Scotty: [Obviously proud of himself] Yessir.
Kirk: You hit the Klingons ’cause they insulted the Enterprise, not because…..
Scotty: Well, sir…this was a matta of pride!!
Kirk: Alright, Scotty. Dismissed. Oh…Scotty, you’re restricted to quarters until further notice.
Scotty: Yessir. [Perks up] Thank you, sir! That’ll give me a chance to catch up on my technical journals!