Below The Beltway

James Carville writes about the reaction to his comparison of Bill Richardson to Judas Iscariot:
When asked on Good Friday about Richardson’s rejection of the Clintons, the metaphor was too good to pass by. I compared Richardson to Judas Iscariot. (And Matthew Dowd is right: Had it been the Fourth of July, I probably would have [...]

He seems rather proud that he compared Bill Richardson to Judas Iscariot:
BLUE BELL, Pa. – James Carville, a political adviser to the Clintons, said this afternoon that he stood by his comment last Friday – Good Friday, to Christians – comparing Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico to Judas, even though a Clinton campaign aide [...]

There is, apparently, no love lost between these two former Clinton aides:
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said today that the people around Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton practice “gutter” politics and that they feel entitled to the presidency, a day after an informal adviser to her campaign compared Richardson to Judas for endorsing Sen. Barack Obama.
James [...]

James Carville isn’t officially working for Hillary Clinton, but he might as well be:
“An act of betrayal,” said James Carville, an adviser to Mrs. Clinton and a friend of Mr. Clinton.
“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 [...]

As expected, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has ended his Presidential campaign:
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after poor finishes in the first two contests in Iowa and New Hampshire.
He praised all of his Democratic rivals but endorsed no one. He encouraged voters [...]

CNN in reporting that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination:
(CNN) – (CNN) — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will quit the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after fourth-place showings in the campaign’s first contests, two sources confirmed to CNN Wednesday.
Richardson, who served as United Nations [...]

You would have thought I learned my lesson yesterday, but I actually sat down and watched the entire 90 minutes of the Democratic candidates debate sponsored by The Des Moines Register and Iowa Public Television.
Same moderator. Same format. The only thing that was missing was Carolyn Washburn’s inane attempt to get all the candidates to [...]

First we had Rudy Giuliani vowing to protect the Earth from alien invasion just like he protected New York City from jaywalkers, then Dennis Kucinich admitted to an encounter with a UFO (okay, that’s not too surprising), now New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is vowing to get to the bottom of the Roswell incident:
ROUND [...]

Apparently, he is challenging fellow Presidential Candidate Bill Richardson to a bet on this weekend’s Yankees-Red Sox series.
Which would make sense, except for the fact that Bill Richardson is rooting for the Red Sox:
WASHINGTON (CNN) — A friendly wager over a weekend series between one of the greatest rivalries in baseball turned into a sour [...]

He was speaking in Des Moines, and, well, see for yourself:
Sioux City, Ia. - God’s will is for Iowa to have the first-in-the-nation caucus, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson told a crowd here Monday.
“Iowa, for good reason, for constitutional reasons, for reasons related to the Lord, should be the first caucus and primary,” Richardson, New [...]