I am so glad to see that you seem to be warming to Richardson’s campaign. He is my governor, and I have known him for 30 years. What he has achieved vis- a-vis the New Mexico Legislature is quite remarkable, but I won’t recite the accomplishments. I do want to see him President. I am in no way connected officially to his campaign.

The so called "top-tier" candidates together, all 3 of them, have a collective resume still lesser in quality to Bill Richardson's! I am certain that Richardson’s real genius and his strongest suit is in international affairs, and that will be vital, if we are going to even attempt to rebuild
the shattered US image internationally, after six years of Halliburton-driven corporate kleptocracy. His debate skills have not been as honed and polished as the 3 lawyers in so-called "top tier," but that is fixable.

His biography is great (Between Worlds: the Making of an American Life), and I hope the new books on Energy Policy is going to be just as good.

Here is what I consider the bottom line: you don’t have to be a Marxian or Hegelian or a Ph.D Economist to comprehend that our domestic economy is suffering and going to get worse resulting from the on-going international implications of the screwed up foreign policy of this administration, so
thoroughly based on corporate needs and demands; as long as we continue to see appointments like Bush’s trade negotiator Zoelick made over into President of the World Bank to replace “Wolfiewits,” don’t expect ANY major improvements in the last two years of Bush’s tenure, especially in the
trickle down economic realms which would improve the lives of individual American consumers.

Richardson has repeatedly made it clear that Congress could deauthorize the Iraq War, and that he personally would end it the first day of his Presidency.

My prediction: Richardson is going to win in Nevada, and he is going to do very very well in Iowa, New Hampshire, and California, I think winning in at least one more of those states. May I suggest that you and your readers directly communicate to David Contarino and Amanda Cooper, his Campaign Manager, and Deputy CM, or to Richardson directly through the email function on his NM governor website? These people are very open to new ideas, questions, strategies, insights, etc., and I encourage anyone reading to take
the time to contact them by phone or by email, even if you have just one question on a policy matter, or want to tell Bill Richardson what YOU think. You also might enjoy my article whose title you can google: RESOLVING THE WORSENING CRISIS AT THE FDA.

Truly,
Stephen Fox
New Millennium Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
505 983-2002

"Richardson has repeatedly made it clear that (Democratic) Congress could deauthorize the Iraq War," It is noted that the Democratic Congress gave Bush everything he asked for. The people got fooled in the 2006 election. We will not get fooled in 2008. Vote Green.