Speaking of endorsements…

…this caught my eye over at the Seattle For Obama blog…

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Rep. Adam Smith has been named chairman of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign in Washington state, Obama's campaign announced Thursday.

Interesting in a couple of respects. I remember when the Kerry campaign in the upper left consisted of Rep. Smith and whatever staff resources he could spare from his campaign office. Adam's typically a Democrat of moderate persuasion and I always thought his enthusiasm for that Kerry fella, a far more progressive figure, was significantly inspired by fear of Howard Dean and particularly of the Deaniacs, who were rampant in Seattle and generally far more progressive than their candidate.

Few Dean supporters were more visible and effective than Howard "Howie in Seattle for Dean" Martin, who's now running the Seattle for Obama blog, and who posted the news of Smith's campaign appointment.

Meanwhile, I've gone from a candidate represented locally by Adam Smith to one for whom the head Deaniac in charge, Joe Trippi, plays a prominent role.

As I mentioned regarding the loss of Karen Marchioro, over the years, Karen and I were both allies and adversaries on various campaigns and questions, but always friendly nonetheless. The wheel turns, and in the heat of a campaign it's often worth remembering that in a short time, often just weeks or months, we'll be making common cause with folks who momentarily seem like our mortal adversaries.