the dark horse: bill richardson

[sophiaserpentia]

Okay, in the last month alone, this man has:

• Legalized medical marijuana in New Mexico
• Helped broker a deal with North Korea so they will re-allow nuclear weapons inspectors
• While making that deal, he also arranged the return of the remains of several American POW/MIA soldiers from the Korean War
• Banned cockfights in New Mexico
• Announced that he would pull all US troops out of Iraq (a pledge so far avoided by all of the mainstream candidates for president)

I can't unequivocally back him until he moves a little closer on GLBT rights and makes his position on domestic spying more clear, but he's starting to look like a real candidate here. Democratic straw polls are beginning to reflect this.  He is also the only governor running on the Democratic side, which is a big deal.  He's more clearly qualified on foreign policy than anyone else running, having been US Ambassador to the UN.  And, he announced his candidacy on Jon Stewart's program, how cool is that?

Comments

[gentlemaitresse.livejournal.com]

Announced that he would pull all US troops out of Iraq (a pledge so far avoided by all of the mainstream candidates for president)

How is Congressman Ron Paul, Republican, not a mainstream candidate for president?

[lassiter.livejournal.com]

Because, like Dennis Kucinich on the Democrats' side, he isn't "mainstream" unless the four corporations that control the "mainstream media" say he is.

[ineffabelle]

Bingo!

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Well, the standard i'm using is sizeable support in various polls. I've not seen sizeable support for Ron Paul in Republican straw polls.

[lassiter.livejournal.com]

And without any real news/media coverage of his candidacy, campaign events, soundbites, etc., you won't.