Paul?
He went to work for the Clintons.
What's to wonder?
An act speaks much louder than any word(s); always has been like that & always will, neighbor.
Those two things are really the only true, never-fail way a man has to seperate the wheat from the chaffe; &, these days this *test* is truer than ever before.
That is to say: I'll listen to anything [you] may have to say; but, I make a habit of following-up on ya, later on down the line.
Simply to see for myself what you've actually done.
It requires a good memory, mind you.
This technique works great with all politicians; but, also with those who'd have you believe they'd want to be your "friend," too.
"I suspect he has always been about ambition and the 'integrity' was just a means to an end."
...there was no "integrity" to start else, he'd never have been picked ~ever.