I hope he'll be well paid.

I actually like him quite a bit. Good for him!

Uh, people give speeches for pay...got that...Is O'Malley not supposed to earn a living?

for some paid speeches makes one flunk the Democratic purity test. They now face a dilemna.

Hillary delivers speeches to the banksters, private equity firms, investment banks, trade conventions, and the rest of the shadowy gathering places of her 1% buddies, raking in over $100 million dollars in 90 speeches.

O'Malley is delivering a handful if speeches about renewable energy, maintaining cordial working relationships with our European partners, and effective governance techniques, making a fraction of what she commanded.

The two aren't even remotely comparable.

to bash O'Malley for this, but given the fact that HRC has earned millions giving speeches, the irony would be especially rich.

many politicians do this. The constant mentions from some on this board about Hillary's paid speeches is ridiculous.

I have no problem if O'Malley...or Clinton...is in demand for speaking, and don't assume there are ulterior motives for either. Some don't seem to share that opinion.

You know, important stuff.

Yep. They all do it. My wife paid $225 for the event.

She said she did a great job and is a wonderful person, but the experience confirmed to her that Elizabeth would not be an effective Presidential candidate. (don't shoot the messenger)

FYI: Unlike me, my wife has not picked a candidate, yet. She supported Obama in 2008.

That's probably why Marty hasn't formally thrown his hat in the ring for Prez yet. Once he does that, no more paid speeches.