Judas!

James CarvilleCome hell or high water, James Carville is sticking by it. After angrily comparing Bill Richardson to Judas Iscariot (for backing Barack Obama in the Democratic race for president), he has refused to step back from his overheated remark. Yes, that's right, he seems to believe that deciding who you'd rather vote for after carefully examining each candidate for several years is tantamount to turning Jesus Christ over to the Romans.

The exceedingly strained (and overused) Judas metaphor is often invoked by those purists who favor loyalty over all else. Most famously, it was hurled at Bob Dylan during his famous 1966 concert by a folk fanatic irate at the mere presence of electric guitars. Watch:



Richardson ably handled his own heckler:

"That's typical of many people around Senator Clinton," Richardson said. "They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency."

But Dylan's response seems equally applicable to this present day invocation of Judas. Richardson might just have easily come back with "I don't believe you, James Carville. You're a liar." How else to describe those paid political consultants like Mary Matalin (not to be confused with Mary Magdalene) and Carville who'll say anything to score points for their bosses? Remember when Carville declared that if Hillary didn't win both Texas and Ohio, "this thing is done"? Yeah, he probably doesn't remember either.

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