OMG, Guille, that beard makes you look HAWT!

In other news, Mark Penn says the endorsement is insignificant. Unbelievable.

Bill Richardson was the candidate I first considered supporting in this year's presidential primary. His experience, intelligence and many of his policies seemed ideal. His energy plan and his exit strategy from Iraq were the best of any of the candidates.

But he was not good at campaigning on a national stage and I quickly recognized he would not be our next President. But I have hoped that he may be the VP pick. For awhile I imagined an ideal and unbeatable ticket of Edwards/Richardson. But it looks like Hillary or Obama will be our nominee.

This week Bill Richardson has decided to finally endorse in this race. And he has, like so many of us, chosen to endorse Barack Obama. Here is Richardson's email endorsing Obama:

During the last year, I have shared with you my vision and hopes for this nation as we look to repair the damage of the last seven years. And you have shared your support, your ideas and your encouragement to my campaign. We have been through a lot together and that is why I wanted to tell you that, after careful and thoughtful deliberation, I have made a decision to endorse Barack Obama for President.

We are blessed to have two great American leaders and great Democrats running for President. My affection and admiration for Hillary Clinton and President Bill Clinton will never waver. It is time, however, for Democrats to stop fighting amongst ourselves and to prepare for the tough fight we will face against John McCain in the fall. The 1990's were a decade of peace and prosperity because of the competent and enlightened leadership of the Clinton administration, but it is now time for a new generation of leadership to lead America forward. Barack Obama will be a historic and a great President, who can bring us the change we so desperately need by bringing us together as a nation here at home and with our allies abroad.
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Por el amor al país,

Por el amor a nuestra gente,

Por el amor a la patria,

Por el amor al presente,

Por el amor al futuro,

Por el amor a la esperanza,

Ésta es una carta urgente

que te pide,

te llama,

te reclama

Por el amor de tu madre,

Dále tu endoso y respaldo

A BARACK OBAMA.

Siempre,
Liza Sabater

Just got pinged through the grapevine : Barack Obama is on his way to Nuevo México. Could this mean an endorsement by Bill Richardson is next?

Stay tuned!

Word on the street is that Richardson is shelving his campaign, although no official comments have come out of the campaign yet.

As the primaries are beginning, I am naturally reflecting on the main candidates. I already discussed the chances (in my opinion) each candidate has in the upcoming primaries. Now I want to discuss the actual candidates and my opinions of them. This represents my thoughts on the candidates as individuals and on the issues.

I am facing the Democratic primaries MORE undecided than when I began. From the start I liked our candidates. They are a good bunch! Astonishingly intelligent and capable, even those I don't fully agree with on the issues. At first I figured I'd vote for any of the main candidates in the primary except Hillary, though I know I would be proud to work for her if she wins the nomination. Now I am even LESS decided because I even have entertained the possibility of voting for Hillary in the primary! I honestly don't yet know who I will vote for.

Probably the candidate who most matches my personal values is Kucinich. But I don't think I'd vote for him for two reasons: first, he has no real shot; and second because even if I like his values, I am unconvinced he'd make an effective leader. Carter was possibly our most moral and intelligent President ever, but he fell short as a leader at a time when even an effective leader would have been tested. We need a better leader than I think Kucinich would be in these days of a massive Bush mess.
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