I’ve gotten lots of e-mails in the past few days. Why Bill Richardson? they all say. Why this particular guy? If you don’t like Hillary, well, there’s lots of other choices. Why this choice? The truth is, I like Hillary Clinton fine. She’s a fine Senator today, and she’s going to be a fine Senator [...]
Not only did Bill Richardson’s North Korea trip have some good results in terms of the country’s nuclear program, it came up big for international relief agencies, too. The L.A. Times has more, and the end of the New York Times article has specifics on how the World Food Program was about to pack [...]
Safe and sound. And he has results: the North Koreans agreeing to allow IAEA inspectors back in and rejoin the NPT. Democrats get stuff done, man, what can I say.
There’s been a flurry of activity on the North Korea trip; here’s a link to some of the good stuff.
First of all, Slate has a great background on the Gov’s history with N.K. that everyone should check out. Gov. Richardson has negotiated with the North Koreans in the past, which does some explaining as to [...]
Some were surprised by a Houston Chronicle story that explains Sheila Jackson Lee’s proposal to increase border security and add detention space. Jackson Lee is a very liberal Houston Congresswoman, and in some people’s minds, “liberal” means “head in the sand about immigration.”
Of course it doesn’t. Jackson Lee is pushing back against Texas Governor Rick [...]
Well, while Gov. Richardson is off saving the world from nuclear weapons, back in America we’re talking about Al Gore. You can’t throw a rock without hitting the TNR article lauding Gore as the only way to avoid nominating Hillary Clinton in 2008.
I like Al Gore. I thought he was a great candidate, a great [...]
Well, that’s the gist, anyway. The Albuquerque Tribune is all up in the house:
Gov. Bill Richardson’s latest mission to North Korea is likely to enhance his appeal if he runs for president in 2008, the Democratic Party chairman in the critical primary state of New Hampshire says.
Kathleen [...]
North Korea, that is.
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, a United Nations ambassador in the Clinton administration who has long maintained contacts with North Korea, will travel next week to Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, for talks aimed at persuading the North to give up its nuclear arms program, Mr. Richardson’s office and the Bush administration [...]
Via the Utah Senate site:
Utah and New Mexico will pursue a Presidential Preference Primary on February 5th, 2008. Arizona already holds their primary on that day. Other states in the Intermountain West are actively discussing joining the coalition.
Utah State Democratic Party Chair Wayne Holland, and Republican Party Chair Joe Cannon will now take the initiative [...]
I’m not entirely sure how this announcement jives with what we’ve been writing about lately (see below on the Colorado primary):
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Utah Governor Jon Huntsman will hold a press conference at 11:30 am, Tuesday, October 11th, in the Governor’s cabinet room to discuss bipartisan Western Governor’s support for creating a [...]