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During a private meeting with California Democrats this past weekend, Clinton grew red-faced as he talked about how he expected Richardson, who was a member of Clinton's Cabinet, to back Hillary Rodham Clinton for the presidential nomination or at least stay neutral, according to several people who attended.

After posing for a group photograph with the former president, superdelegate Rachel Binah told Clinton she was disappointed that one of his allies, strategist James Carville, had compared Richardson to Judas after he endorsed Obama.

Clinton, according to several people present, distanced himself from Carville's remarks. But he went on to say that he had not expected Richardson to endorse the Illinois senator, especially since the New Mexico governor had invited Clinton to Santa Fe to watch the Super Bowl on Feb. 3.

Aleita Huguenin, another superdelegate, remembered Clinton saying, "We thought he'd let us know if he did an endorsement."

According superdelegate Chris Stampolis, Clinton said only that Richardson had promised not to endorse Obama, saying, "'He told me to my face five times he would not do that.'"

Barack "Charlatan" Obama has this kind of affect on people.

In the game of politics; loyalty, reputation, and a person's word are like currency. They are attributes that define a good person, and attributes that give a politician a certain degree of credibility amongst other pols.

Bill Richardson is where he is today in large part because of Bill Clinton. Clinton singlehandedly raised his national profile first appointing him as Ambassador to the United Nations and then as Secretary of Energy. And if that was the whole story; then it would not be a big deal.

Richardson told the Clintons he would not endorse Obama. Richardson cited Obama's power with words in his race speech as a reason for his endorsement; but Richardson apparently does not value words enough to keep his.

Actions speak louder than words, and many of Obama's supporters like Richardson and Rev. Wright have records that question their own personal integrity and make one wonder if Obama would be better off not being associated with these kind of characters.