Beinformed,

What does THAT bit of blather mean? The Bell writes, as usual, a long and closely reasoned piece, and all you can muster in response is "we'll see?"

What I see and hear from the Clinton camp betrays how crass and mechanical they are. They assume Richardson was bought, and for a greater price than they offered, or at least want us to think they offered. So what this comes down to is, if you refuse to back Clinton, they call you a whore. Since pander and traduce is all they've got, they'll try to drag you down to their own level as a last resort.

Here, again, I am reminded of Richard Nixon: his spiteful contempt for anyone who didn't slavishly adore him (everybody, including King Timahoe, the dog with which he did photo-ops, and which visibly disliked him). Funniest of all was his relationship with Kissinger, of mutual need and mutual loathing. I guess the role of Bebe Rebozo in the HRC White House would be taken by Mister Bill, but he seems miscast in the role.

And notice how the Clinton people poison the well here: if Richardson was previously thought of as a possible VP choice, that's no longer viable. But note: damn near all of the possible VP choices are also superdelegates to the convention. See how this works?