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The Best of Richardson’s Rules

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Bill’s new book, Between Worlds, is dotted with “Richardson’s Rules,” which are the Gov’s master tips on negotiation, gleaned from his very sizable experience in that field. They’re also listed together in an appendix. While I’m not quite up to typing out all 25 rules, I’m sharing my ten favorites with you here. For the [...]

Happy Birthday, Governor!

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A very happy birthday to Bill Richardson, who is 58 today.
It’s a little late in the day, but here’s a little something from me to you, Governor:
Que linda está la mañana en que vengo a saludarte
Venimos todos con gusto y placer a felicitarte.
El día en que tú naciste nacieron todas las flores,
Y en la pila [...]

Whispers of 2008

Al Kamen’s In the Loop column in today’s Washington Post tells a delicious story of Bill Richardson’s power dinner in D.C. this week. Bill’s been quite coy with reporters for the most part in regards to 2008; quite rightly, he’d rather draw attention to his 2006 re-election bid. Apparently, though, Bill got excited by all [...]

Bill in Newsweek: America’s Ready

In a web exclusive, Newsweek’s Carl Sullivan does a fantastic interview with Bill Richardson, in which Bill explains that America is ready for a woman or minority president running as a unifying centrist:
I think America is very tolerant. I believe a minority or a woman could be elected. It’s just got to be the right [...]

Daily Telegraph: Richardson at 5-1

This is a short item because it’s basically content-free, but our British friends over at the Daily Telegraph have posted an oddsmaking item on the ‘08 race. I haven’t found it online, but here is how they evaluate the field as a whole:
Republican candidates: Rudolph Giuliani – 3/1, John McCain – 7/2, Condoleezza Rice -11/2, [...]

The 2008 Political Derby

f you haven’t been peeking at the PoliticalDerby.com 2008 Power Rankings, start now. The Nov. 1 update shows the faux-Democratic race overpowered by Hillary Clinton (big surprise), but Our Guy Bill in the next spot, and PD mentions his recent Kaine campaign stop. Cool. Just behind him are the well-coiffed Evan Bayh and John Edwards.
The [...]