New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson just gave us ANOTHER reason to support him for President. According to the L.A. Times, Richardson, “said he would give voters a preview of his Cabinet before they pick the next president.”
“I would announce my Cabinet before the election. If I’m the nominee, I would tell you who my team would be,” the New Mexico governor told a Service Employees International Union conference at Dartmouth College in Hanover.
“It would have independents, Republicans and Democrats. Don’t worry, I won’t overdo the Republicans,” Richardson said, drawing laughter. “It would be taken from America, not from the Beltway.”
Wow! How refreshing is that? Here is a candidate who is saying that America matters more than political parties do. I am stunned! Once again Richardson has proved that he is the ONLY candidate worth backing for the U.S. Presidency.
All of the candidates ought to be saying that they will support the best minds in America for their Cabinet, but so far only one of them has has the fortitude to say so. Bill Richardson.
Richardson may get his wish, but it will be as a member of the Cabinet, not the leader of it.
Poster 1,
Richardson is more likely to be someone’s VP than just a member of a Cabinet.
But honestly, when you look at the other Democrats running, you just have to reach for the barf bag. Obama is way too green for the international stage; Hillary is Hillary; and Edwards may be a great speaker, but he is still lagging behind Hillary.
I do think however that Edwards could pull away if he can do what Carter and Clinton did – come out of the south and end up in D.C.
An Edwards/Richardson ticket would be scary for the Reeps…
Richardson and Sandy Berger…who else….oh
Donna Shalala…and who
was that wonderful lady
Attorney General? Janet
Reno….how could we forget!
The future looks bright alright!
Well, I do like Bill Richardson. He’d make a good President. Or, of course, he’d be a terrific Secretary of State under PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA! OK, so Obama hasn’t been in DC for long. However, he’s done a lot of awesome things as Senator, like write a bill with REPUBLICAN RICHARD LUGAR that would help Russia secure its loose nukes AND write energy security bills that would reduce our dependence on all that foreign oil that’s holding our foreign policy hostage to OPEC nations and causing global warming. I think that’s good stuff that gives Obama good street creds to be our 44th President.
Just sayin’… : )
Andrew,
Did you watch the last debate? Obama absolutely mangled the question of gay marriage. It was embarrassing to watch, from what a pajarito told me.
But I do prefer Obama to Hillary. In fact I prefer almost anyone to Hillary.
BTW, you have to love Dick Lugar’s name. He sounds like some kind of Futurama porno star…
Art,
To be fair, THEY ALL mangled their answers on marriage equality… All of them, that is, except Kucinich. That was actually the one time in the debate when Kucinich gave the clearest answer of them all. But otherwise, I’d say Obama gave a solid performance at the CNN/YouTube Debate.
Even when asked that question on negotiating with folks we don’t like, Obama’s been proven right. He wasn’t “naive” in saying he’d talk, but rather making a clear statement that eight years of complete foreign policy disaster under Dubya would be put to an end under an Obama Administration. Ah, how we need to reengage with the world in a constructive manner again!
Oh yes, and I don’t think I’ll say much more about Dick Lugar now… ; )
bill richardson was asked in the debate . would you give free health care to illegal aliens . richardson said ALL AMERICANS DESERVE HEALTH CARE .. someone needs to tell bill that illegal aliens ARE NOT AMERICANS .