i haven't made up my mind who i'd like to support for president in 2008 yet, but this article in the lansing state journal just gave him a HUGE number of demerits in my mind.
here's the money quote:
"I want a national water policy," Richardson told the paper. "We need a dialogue between states to deal with issues like water conservation, water reuse technology, water delivery and water production. States like Wisconsin are awash in water." (emphasis mine)
ask anyone from michigan (like me) or the other great lakes states (and ontario)--there is concern that the rapidly growing southwest is going to sneak in a pipeline and drain the lakes for their own use.
plain and simple, continued growth (especially given the current growth patterns) in places like vegas, phoenix, tucson, and albequerque is not sustainable, and richardson is advocating for another lifeline that will help perpetuate this irresponsible growth.
i only hope that the governments of the great lakes states (and ontario) and get together and finally pass the water laws needed to protect the lakes and keep the water from superior, huron, michigan, erie, and ontario from supporting the ridiculous growth in the southwest. because eventually, the pressure in the southwest will become too great, and without well thought-out safeguards, the great lakes will be at risk of becoming nothing more than a huge reservoir for the southwest.
read here also.