Are you ready for eight more years of these ? Payoff? What Payoff? by bigjolly | 07/17/2007 5:53 am Of course Hillary Clinton’s campaign didn’t pay the debt of a former presidential candidate in return for his endorsement. How do I know this? Because they said so. Clinton campaign spokesman Phil Singer said that Clinton had made it clear early “we were going to help retire the debt” but that Clinton did not receive Vilsack’s endorsement because of any offer or deal. See there? Doesn’t that make you feel better? This little article also gives you a glimpse into the character of former governor Vilsack. In May and June, at least 45 Clinton donors contributed $87,000 to Vilsack’s presidential campaign account. Vilsack used part of the money to repay himself $55,000, part of a personal loan he had given to his campaign. He paid other bills as well. The guy is $145,000 in debt, receives $87,000 for endorsing Hillary and pays himself first. Sweet, what a good guy. Worse yet is this little quip by a political science professor from San Jose State University. “Is this anything new? It is not. Far be it from me to say it is wrong, because there are few wrongs. There are far more opportunities than there are wrongs.” With political science professors teaching that to our students, is it any wonder politicians are looked upon with such little regard? It never ends with these ingrates.