Okay, yeah, we all know he’s running - at least, that’s the current plan. But The Hotline’s John Mercurio is on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal at this moment, leading off with a report on the "Draft Richardson" movement.
I’m always amazed at the level of venom directed at Richardson, as well as the talking heads’ insistence on urging him to stay out of the Presidential race. Consider: The U.S.’s standing around the world is at an all-time low, and domestic policy expertise is clearly insufficient for any 2008 candidate. Of all the putative candidates out there, Richardson is the only one with real, hard-edged, reality-based experience in international diplomacy. And however much the locals may complain about his demeanor, he’s damn good at it - yesterday’s front page led with the fact that he’s now being recruited for the Darfur peace effort.
Supposedly the current big three are Clinton, Obama, and Edwards. I want none of ‘em. It’s not time for Hillary yet; the country’s not ready. I love Obama (met him years ago, when he was an as-yet-unknown state legislator), but he’s not ready - he needs to pay his dues and get a little more seasoned. And Edwards wasn’t ready in 2004; not a damn thing has changed. And, no, I don’t want either Gore or Kerry; they both had their chance, and muffed it. Time to step aside and let someone with better political skills - and less concern with their precious damn dignity - grab for the ring.
And I’d love to see Richardson become the nation’s first Latino Prez.
A great big AMEN to everything you said in this post!
I would love to see Richardson run.
Comment by jobsanger — December 23, GMT @ 08:2314 AM
Good to know he’s got other supporters out there. Check out wa4richardson.blogspot.com - I didn’t know about them until they linked to my post, but they’ve got a “Draft Richardson” movement going in Washington State, and they link to several other state efforts.
Richardson is not necessarily who I think would make the ideal candidate, and depending on who ultimately announces, I don’t know who’ll get my backing in the primary. However, I could very happily vote for him: He’s incredibly well-qualified; I’ve met him several times, and he’s also incredibly bright and equally shrewd; and like I said, the notion of him as our first Latino Prez would be awesome.
Comment by Administrator — December 24, GMT @ 11:2420 AM