There has been a lot of internet buzz in reaction to NM Governor Bill Richardson's speech at the DNC winter meeting. After finally getting around to watching it, I have a few thoughts.
1 - The guy is a really good natural speaker.
2 - He needs better speech writers.
3 - His foreign policy positions are incredibly simplistic. Apparently everything in the middle east will be hunky dory if the US pulls its troops out of Iraq and if all of the middle east countries, including Syria and Iran, have a conference and talk.
4 - He's at his best talking about social and economic development in New Mexico.
As the campaigns develop, Richardson could end up offering an appealing alternative to some of the more "polished" candidates like Clinton, Obama, and Edwards. But I'm eagerly awaiting some more nuance in both his speeches and his foreign policy positions.
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Oh, Richardson. I don't really think he'll make it that far, even as a VP prospect. He's very prone to overgeneralizing and boasting, both of which will kill him once the national media take notice. I just hope he can recover as governor -- he was doing a great job and was very popular until it started to seem like he was more focused on the presidency than running New Mexico.
Posted by: Gwen | February 7, 2007 10:41 PM