How Clintonesque

Bill Richardson has declared that he is loyal to the Clintons – despite the fact that he just endorsed Barack Obama for president over his former allies.

(CNN) — Facing fire from some fellow Democrats for his decision to endorse Sen. Barack Obama, Gov. Bill Richardson said Sunday he still considers himself loyal to the family that helped make his political career.

"I am very loyal to the Clintons. I served under President Clinton. But I served well. And I served the country well. And he gave me that opportunity," Richardson told "Fox News Sunday."

"But you know … it shouldn't just be Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton," he said.

Richardson was secretary of energy under the Clinton administration, a post that helped bring him to national prominence and win the governorship of New Mexico in 2002.

Richardson, who abandoned his presidential bid January 10, endorsed Obama on Friday as the Democratic nominee. He called Sen. Hillary Clinton Thursday to tell her of his decision, Clinton's campaign said.

The Clinton campaign shrugged off the endorsement. "Both candidates have many great endorsers, but the voters, not endorsers, will decide this election, and there are still millions of voters in upcoming contests who want to have their voices heard," Clinton spokesman Jay Carson said.

Richardson was asked Sunday about James Carville's comment that Richardson's Obama endorsement "came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver." Carville is an adviser to Clinton's presidential campaign and a CNN political analyst.

Richardson then promptly took the opportunity to say that Carville's comments came from the gutter. Then he slammed the mentality that Clinton has a right to the presidency. Well, I also question Hillary's sense of entitlement to the job, but it is rather obvious that Richardson learned his skills at loyalty from the same correspondence school that taught the Clinton's their honesty.