Cantwell forms protective ring for Clinton

• Published May 14, 2008

Well, we probably should not picture threatened musk oxen here, but here and there you get glimpses of just how tied our own Sen. Maria Cantwell is to Sen. Hillary Clinton.

Take this interesting snippet from AFP that ran out yesterday, before West Virginia results were in:

Cantwell joked off the possibility of being vice president this week in The Hill: “Does that include any sports picks or anything like that? … I would certainly consider it.”

But she has gone beyond just putting her name on the Clinton endorsements list, including doing at least one campaign appearance outside of Washington on the campaign trail.

Washington’s other senator, Patty Murray, is also a Clinton supporter. But she doesn’t seem as gung-ho. Notice her disagreement with Clinton on a gas tax holiday.