Today's thought: Where's the loyalty?

I was thinking today about all the people that have benefited from Senator Clinton's work and support, as well as the former president's, and where are they now? I was reminded by someone that the Kennedy's, John Kerry, many of Hillary's opponent's endorsers, and even the opponent, have benefited from the Clintons supporting them - why do they now turn the other cheek? Kudos to Gore and Edwards for staying out of the endorsement game.

What about us lay people? Hillary Clinton was the only current presidential candidate that had the nerves to fight for universal helathcare in the 90's when it was THE most unpopular issue, and at great cost to her reputation. Because of her efforts long ago, I trust her on this issue. I trust that she will do everything in her power to get it done. Not because it's a campaign issue, but because she was fighting for it long ago and never let it go. That goes back to experience. She was working on a major issue (healthcare) back in the 90's that has become one of the most important issues of today. And it goes back to my question - where's the loyalty?

Today on Larry King, Bill Clinton's former 1992 campaign manager, David Wilhelm, announced he is supporting Hillary's opponent. After his explanation, all the panelists thought it was an "empty" endorsement as he only referred to the fact that the opponent is leading in the polls. So, basically, his endorsement was dismissed by the panel. However, I thought James Carville made an interesting comment (I'm paraphrasing here): He said, "My relationships are important to me and they don't change with the politics." More paraphrasing on my part, he was saying that his relationships will always be what they are, no matter who's ahead or who's down, because after the elections, you have only the relationships left.

Now there's the loyalty.