In which we, the author, have lost our last hope for excellency in presidential candidates....
Richardson just stepped down due to lack of funds and also not being able to get more than 4th place in both Iowa & New Hampshire.
I'm sad. He was my candidate. Even though his pro-gun-rights/pro-death penalty stance was completely opposed to mine, he and I saw eye-to-eye on many other things and he was the only one with ambassadorial, foreign, executive (both on the state-level and also as a member of a president's cabinet), and congressional experience. As a diplomat, I have yet to see a peer to this man, maybe Adlai Stevenson, but that was another lost cause. I knew Richardson wouldn't win but I was hoping he would soldier on. I hope he comes back in an important position in the new presidential team (whichever one it will be)
I'm sad. He was my candidate. Even though his pro-gun-rights/pro-death penalty stance was completely opposed to mine, he and I saw eye-to-eye on many other things and he was the only one with ambassadorial, foreign, executive (both on the state-level and also as a member of a president's cabinet), and congressional experience. As a diplomat, I have yet to see a peer to this man, maybe Adlai Stevenson, but that was another lost cause. I knew Richardson wouldn't win but I was hoping he would soldier on. I hope he comes back in an important position in the new presidential team (whichever one it will be)