Posted on 11/12/2008 11:55:25 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
WASHINGTON -- The battle for America's top diplomatic post spilled into view Tuesday, as some Hispanic leaders made a public push to have President-elect Barack Obama name Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico, as his secretary of state. [Bill Richardson]
Bill Richardson
Sen. John Kerry, an early backer of Mr. Obama who failed in his own bid for the presidency four years ago, sought to deflect reports that he is lobbying for the job.
"I haven't talked to anybody. I've had no conversations. It's all speculation, and I have nothing further to say," Sen. Kerry told the Associated Press Tuesday in Boston. A spokeswoman for the senator confirmed the statement.
The developments follow days of intense speculation in the nation's capital about who will assume the helm of U.S. diplomacy at a signal moment. The next secretary of state will inherit two wars, a global financial crisis, increased anti-American sentiment abroad and what U.S. intelligence officials say is likely to be dwindling American influence in the years ahead.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Please take Fat Papi out of NM. Please, please!
NM will be better off and so will N. Korea.
It would be better than Kerry. Plus the gays don’t like Richardson for saying it was a choice.
We all knew this crappola was coming, but it’s still hard to take in print.
Richardson. Swell.
Old Bill must be getting a reward for preparing the country for the truth about the Obama tax cuts.
Over $125,000 you get hit hard - not $250,000.
Yipee!!!
More “change”.
The one and only Bill “throw-your-weapons-in-the-sand-and-leave-Iraq” Richardson?
Oh, great.
-PJ
Richardson will get the job at State.
The groups are demand payback, and he better give................
Maybe this was the 30 pieces of silver carville was talking about.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I have it on good authority (a New Mexico Dhim source that is friendly) that Bill Richardson has MULTIPLE girlfriends in Sante Fe.
The girlfriends are what scuttled Richardson’s shot at VP. (Richardson was Obama’s first choice, with Biden a last-minute replacement.)
This is well-known in New Mexico.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Get this to those who need to know; it’s easily proved. He probably spent STATE MONEY SUPPORTING HIS GIRLFRIENDS.
Richardson has many enemies in New Mexico.
Make this Obama’s first of many mistakes; drag-out confirmation hearings.
You got that right! NM will be far better off without him!!
There is a plus side to the Obama victory, although pale by comparison. He’ll appoint people to jobs, leaving open seats which will be filled by appointments. Fortunately, those appointments will be made by the states themselves. The plus side comes from the fact that the appointees will have to run to defend their seats, and the lack of long-term incumbency will make them vulneable in future elections. At least, I hope so.
Ditto.
Frankly, I was hoping for Sandy Burglar to be SOS.
ROFL Great job for Bill Clinton’s pimp! This guy is a big fat loser.
OMG Richardson is really a dummie. He was an embarrassment as UN Ambassador.
The chubby werewolf makes Joe Biden seem like a deep thinker. Never before has anyone gotten so far with so little upstairs.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.