James Carville was one of the architects of Bill Clinton's successful 1992 Presidential campaign. He has been to Clinton what Karl Rove has been to George W. Bush (or for you TV fans, what Josh was to President Bartlett). He is a tough, smart, straight talking, hard charging, politico partisan. Carville continues to be a loyal Clintonista.
When Bill Richardson endorsed Barack Obama last week, James Carville called him a Judas, noting that is was just about the same time of year when Judas accepted 30 pieces of silver to betray Jesus (Bill Richardson served in the Clinton Administration as U.N. Ambassador and Secretary of Energy). Conservative commentators condemned the comments as mean-spirited.
Appearing on the Sunday talk show circuit Carville was asked about his comments and the subsequent uproar. Mr. Carville said that his comments were correctly quoted, taken in context, and had the desired meaning! He added that he thought the seasonal metaphor was quite apt.
I don't agree with James Carville's politics, but it sure is refreshing for a politico to say what he means and stand by it. No mealy mouth explanation about how that wasn't what he meant, or that he was taken out of context. None of Bill Clinton's innuendo and double-speak denials. None of Barack Obama's sitting in a pew for 20 years but never hearing Reverend Wright spew hate speech. James Carville spoke his mind and stood up for it. Good for him. I respect that.
For the record, I think very positively of Bill Richardson. He is a pro-growth Democrat who has a good record as governor of New Mexico. On a pure policy and resume basis he was the democratic presidential candidate that was the best qualified to be a good President.
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