Bill Richardson, too!

Of the Dems, that's more or less my ranking too, though #s 1 & 2 could interchange without bothering me.

Richardson (my governor) still strikes me a another big, fat, oily politician that would do anything for a vote, but that's a personal reaction. Truth is, he doesn't have a bad record.

Re: Bill Richardson, too!


From Sunday's Albuquerque Journal






I could copy/paste that - if someone is interested.

As well as other (local) reports, like that from today, including his campiagn staff ...



I could do that .... as said :wink:

I like Bill Richardson. Boy, the field gets more crowded by the day. Maybe he's be the dark horse candidate that will sneak up on Obama and Hillary.

He certainly understands negotiating.

Currently, I'm not so convinced by Obama, although I would be thrilled if he is everything the hype says. He hasn't proven himself to be anything but charismatic and of high intellect. Richardson has a long solid record.

Negotiating seems to be one of his strong points. I think he just returned from some kind of triumph in Sudan, which has been about as intractable as issues get.

Darfur, negotiated a cease-fire. As of the moment, it's still holding.

The only time I voted outside of MA was for Bill Richardson in NM (I think).

Probably. He was our congresscritter before ambassador to the UN.

Governor, ambassador to the UN... I do like the foreign policy experience and governing experience he has.

<nodding> I still like him.

My biggest doubts come from his performance on gun control. And it's the performance that's the issue, not gun control itself. He had high ratings from the NRA through most of his term as congressman. Then, Pres. Clinton pushed for his 'assault rifle' ban, and Richardson jumped on that bandwagon. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed ambassador to the UN. Now, as governor, he's bact to an A rating from NRA. I don't know if his apparant temporary switch was a matter of belief, or a matter of getting an appointment. Briefly, I'm not sure what his real positions are, on anything.

As I said, I rate him pretty highly as Democrates go, and have yet to see a 'must have' Republican candidate.

I'll pay some attention to Richardson now. I might like him better than Hillary and Obama, re points of view, though not for gun related reasons, sheesh.

I most agree with Edwards, though doubting his electability.