The Denver Post had a big article this weekend on
Bill Richardson as a Democratic Party contender in 2008. Looking through the search pages on Kos & MyDD, it is clear that Richardson hasn't had a lot of recent attention in the Blogosphere aside from Friday's interesting diary at Daily Kos by Church Rock on
Richardson and Immigration.
Good biographical material in the Denver Post article and from Scott Shields at MyDD . Quotes on the flip...
Bill Richardson Generating Buzz For 2008. Scott Shields wrote:
Richardson's resume is practically tailor-made for the Presidency. He began his political career by winning a seat in the House in 1982, where he served until President Clinton appointed him to be Ambassador to the United Nations in 1997; a year later, Clinton named him Secretary of Energy. In 2002, Richardson was elected to his current position. Both parties like to nominate Governors for President, and the traditional criticism of Governors -- they lack foreign policy experience -- is a complete non-issue for Richardson. As a member of the House, Richardson was known as the go-to guy when negotiating with rogue regimes -- North Korea, Sudan, Iraq, Burma -- for the release of American hostages. He's even been deployed by the Bush administration to deal with the North Korean leadership on touchy nuclear issues.
From the Denver Post:
New Mexico's relatively small stage has never quite fit a man who has led an oversize political life: former U.S. secretary of energy, ambassador to the United Nations, a seven-term congressman, and now the state's most powerful governor in living memory.
Richardson has spent a lifetime positioning himself for this moment: He's a Latino at a time when the ethnic group's influence is growing. He's a Westerner as the region is becoming critical to the national strategies of both parties. And he's a powerful governor with impeccable foreign-policy credentials.
It may be the best résumé of any potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2008, and Richardson knows it.