On Saturday night I ventured out to Manchester, N.H., to see New Mexico Governor Richardson, probable contender for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, give the keynote speech at a fundraiser for the state legislature's minority caucus. As I sat at a corner table in the small Mexican restaurant, the room began to take on the atmosphere of a foreign airport. If Richardson was my flight, he was either delayed or cancelled. All the announcements were in Spanish. Though varying in length and urgency, each bulletin had a shared characteristic: "Bill Richardson" were the only two words I could pick out...