It took me a long time to come up with a good moniker for James Carville. I mean, when you think about it, the possibilities are just so vast. To start with, there’s everything in the Lizard category, then there’s the Neanderthal category and the greater Ape category (which are pretty closely related.) Of course, a case could be made for the Rodent category, which has lots interesting possibilities, too. But his disgusting behavior over the Bill Richardson endorsement of Barack Obama has sealed the deal in favor of the Snake category. In any event, "Snake Eyes"-- as he will henceforth be called on my blog-- has really crawled out from under a low rock to sun himself in this smelly snakepit of a nominating process. For him, OF ALL PEOPLE, to talk about loyalty and betrayal.... don’t get me started.
Joe Palermo's hilarious take after the jump:
Joe Palermo (via The Huffington Post):
I just read that James Carville called New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's endorsement of Barack Obama yesterday: "An act of betrayal." I guess when Carville isn't out offering his consulting services to right-wing political parties in Latin America or having deep philosophical discussions with his reactionary wife, Mary Matalin, an extreme right-wing ideologue who served as Dick Cheney's hatchet woman, or counting up all that cash he rakes in as a "strategist" and pundit, he casts himself in the role of a lord who determines what's best for the Democratic Party.
I always thought that the James Carville-Mary Matalin team represented everything that is WRONG with American politics. The definitive Washington "power couple," one of them advises the Democrats about how they can better mimic the Republicans and hit up the same A-list of corporations for campaign donations, while the other one spews slander at anyone to the left of Joe Lieberman, pontificates on TV and radio, and advises Dick Cheney how best to fool the electorate so his long-term project of destroying everything we thought was good about America can continue.
Their pillow talk might sound something like this:
James: "How's Dick Cheney's project coming along honey?"
Mary: "Swimmingly, we're about to launch another war."
James: "Oh, that's wonderful sweetheart."
Mary: "How's the neutering of the Democratic Party going?"
James: "Oh, we just had a set back. That traitor Bill Richardson endorsed Obama."
Mary: "You poor baby, do you want a foot massage?"
The New York Times quotes Carville today: "Mr. Richardson's endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing if appropriate is ironic."
In Carville's analogy, Richardson is "Judas," which means Hillary Clinton is? (And Obama?)