Biting the hand that fed him

About a month ago I wrote about the potential repercussions of former presidential candidate Bill Richardson's endorsement.

Based on his past history, I'd say Richardson will probably endorse Clinton, in her final push for candidacy. However, this severely hurts his chances of getting Obama's VP spot, something he is obviously vying for on a Clinton ticket. This said, his vice-presidential aspirations, in combination with Obama's status as the solidified front runner, may make him lean towards an Obama endorsement.

Well today, he endorsed Obama.

Declaring that Sen. Barack Obama is an "extraordinary American," Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico endorsed Obama for the Democratic nominee for president on Friday.

Later in the article:

Richardson was secretary of energy and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under President Bill Clinton. He said he remains friends with the Clintons, and watched the Super Bowl with Bill Clinton this year.

Richardson's endorsement may be more important for its influence on superdelegates, the nearly 800 Democratic party officials whose backing will be essential for either candidate to win the party's nomination, according to CNN's senior political correspondent, Candy Crowley.

Richardson's also changed his look, sporting a nice goatee, so he looks a little less like a jolly, rotund, benevolent governor and more like even-mannered, rotund, benevolent governor. Like I said earlier though, I'm seeing an Obama/Richardson ticket, provided Barack wins the nomination. In potentially the worst analogy in the history of analogies, Clinton confidant, and former Mr. Clean model, James Carville compared Richardson to Judas Iscariot.

“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 is appropriate, if ironic,” Mr. Carville said, referring to Holy Week.

So under this pretense, the Clintons are Jesus, and Monica Lewinsky could be seen as Mary Magdelene depending on your take of the gnostic gospels. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." becomes "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

The problem with this analogy is that Hillary Clinton isn't even the most messianic candidate in her own primary. Richardson responded.

"Well, I'm not going to get in the gutter like that," Richardson said. "And you know, that's typical of many of the people around Sen. Clinton. They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency."

That's so true.

UPDATE: Ed Morrissey over at Hot Air evidently came up with the comparison before I did, though not as far reaching with the analogy.