Reply #13: I wonder how Shelton feels about his newest "fan"

[Bucky]

Jeeze, this must be so embarrassing to Shelton. I wonder if one reason Hugh is clamming up lately is because of his relationship with Edwards. If Clark gets the nom, Edwards is on the short list for VP, which will put Hugh in a good position to offer advice to the new administration.

My prediction, Shelton'll stay quiet through the end of the election, or until it seems that (1) Clark won't be nominated or (2) Clark is nominated but clearly won't win. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't already feel like his comments crossed the line in how to treat a fellow officer and just doesn't know how to back out of it.

Rivals or no, his personal convictions about Clark ignored, army guys are pretty loyal to their alma mater and I'm sure Hugh heard from not a few colleagues telling him to shut the hell up.