Bill Richardson is in the Race

It’s getting hot in here. So…

The field for the Democratic presidential nomination got still more crowded this morning, with New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson announcing he will take the first step in a run for the White House by forming a presidential exploratory committee. Richardson followed the announcement with an exclusive interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week.”

Any supporters out there? Anyone? Helloooooo?

14 Comments

boran2 on January 21, 2007 at 11:10 am

Hello is right. Will anyone notice this beyond political junkies and his home state constituents?

Madman in the Marketplace on January 21, 2007 at 11:13 am

gee, wonder if THIS is what he’s really thinking?

“hey, white guys, if one of you wins, I’m the minority veep that YOU need!”

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

ejmw on January 21, 2007 at 11:14 am

If I was not an avid reader of the left blogosphere, I would probably have to form an exploratory committee to figure out who the hell this guy is.

Since I am, I guess from what I’ve read the guy will be one of the most qualified people running, and the two biggest knocks against him are that nobody knows him and he’s carrying a few extra pounds.

boran2 on January 21, 2007 at 11:50 am

Unless they attempt to spin his association with goings on at Roswell. (And, yes, I knew about this because I have been there.)
- BooMan on January 21, 2007 at 11:59 am
  
  Richardson is the Guinness holder for shaking hands.
- supersoling on January 21, 2007 at 1:48 pm
  
  Done deal! Based on this evidence he’s now officially my guy ;o)
- supersoling on January 21, 2007 at 3:35 pm
  
  Bush reaching out to his real base :o)

louisianagirl on January 21, 2007 at 12:02 pm

I am excited, and I eagerly await press releases. After watching Obama’s video, which I detest, I am ready to listen to Edwards, Clinton and Richardson.

the other colleen on January 21, 2007 at 12:05 pm

Bill Richardson…. a better candidate than Tom Vilsack

Madman in the Marketplace on January 21, 2007 at 1:54 pm

that sums him up perfectly.

I won’t vote for a man who treated a man the way Richardson treated Wen Ho Lee, actions pursued for purely political reasons:

But the Lee case was more than a morality play about evil Republicans eager to politicize the case for partisan gain. There was plenty of blame to go around: The coverage of the case in the mainstream press was shameless and lazy. And few in the Clinton administration were willing to remain firm in the face of the unfolding media firestorm. Particularly blameworthy, in retrospect, was Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, who fired Lee two days after the Times story ran and awarded one of his principal accusers, Energy Department counter-intelligence investigator Notra Trulock, with a $10,000 bonus for a job well done. Lee is no hero in this whole mess. But Richardson’s actions were no more than reckless grandstanding.

alohaleezy on January 21, 2007 at 12:35 pm

George on This Week this morning and I was pleasantly surprised. The man knows how to govern, has been a superior diplomat over the years, including ambassador to the UN. He is bright, articulate and funny. I might be willing to give him a chance. I mean, had anyone heard of Clinton in 92?

urizon on January 21, 2007 at 12:45 pm

Richardson is a pretty good guy — though he’s certainly not my first choice — and he would make a good president. He has actual foreign policy experience, unlike most of the Democratic field.

Too bad he doesn’t have a chance in hell.

glitterscale on January 21, 2007 at 2:45 pm

candidates this year – regardless of whether I would want to vote for any of them, I think it is super that they CAN jump into a race that requires megabucks. I think it will demonstrate whether or not WE, the American people, can deal with this kind of diversity and act like grownups! (And I’m betting we have some sorry moments, too, such as the importance of Obama’s middle name and his education in, gasp, wheeze, another religion!!!!