James Carville, Bill Clinton's former campaign manager in the 1992 presidential election and CNN political contributor, in a recent Financial Times oped, wrote, "Politics is messy business, but campaigning prepares you for governing. It prepares you to get hit, stand strong, and, if necessary, hit back."
The Carville Dictum was put into action on Easter Sunday when Mr. Carville blasted New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for endorsing Barack Obama as "an act of betrayal [it] came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out [Jesus] for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic." No word on what sort of remuneration Gov. Richardson received for his act of betrayal. Nor is it exactly clear how attacks like Carville's foster good governance, if his candidate should get to the White House.
To Gov. Richardson's credit, he refrained from responding in kind: "I'm not going to get in the gutter like that. And you know, that's typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton. They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency."
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