Why I (still) love James Carville

I'm not going to lie, after a month of the surrogate gaffe/resignation cycle, I find Carville's defense of his comparison of Bill Richardson to Judas - a comparison which was, of course, absurd - kind of refreshing. There's just something so delightfully peevish about his delivery. And the man's half the reason I'm a Democrat - I can't turn my back on him for doing what he does best.

Courtesy Hotline, the Ragin' Cajun on CNN:

Carville: "I thought it was an appropriate metaphor. ... He needed to be singled out for special treatment. And I said it, and I said it in context, and I'm glad I said it. ... ... In the James Carville world -- I'm not of the Washington world -- I think that loyalty counts for something."

CNN's Cooper: "Dude, aren't you Mr. Washington?"

Carville: "I live here, but if I have a sense of something, I tend to try to say it. And I thought that this was particularly egregious. And I came up with a clever way to say it. And I think it had the desired effect. I'm glad I said it."