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Was it something I said?
The Boston Globe reports on Bill Richardson's efforts to rise above the second tier and notes that he, like other candidates with lots of experience, are having trouble doing so. How much trouble? Get this:
"Richardson . . . seemed momentarily perplexed when members of a construction union leaped out of their chairs.
" `Hey, thanks for standing up,' Richardson said, when he realized the Building Trades Union members were giving him a standing ovation. `I thought maybe you were leaving.' "
Talk of the town
The National Journal's "Hotline on Call" blog has a list of what political elites in South Carolina are talking about, including:
"3. Bill Richardson has a better organization here than people think, and superstardom and money aside, he's probably the best fit for Democrats here."
The baseball diplomat
Frank Gomez, a retired Foreign Service officer writing for Scripps News, mulled over the importance of a president's speaking a second language (insert joke here about the current president needing a first language). Only Richardson and Chris Dodd can claim proficiency in Spanish, Gomez said, and he agreed with Richardson that having a bit of biculturalism in your DNA can enhance your ability to engage foreign leaders - such as Fidel Castro, who warmed up to Richardson when they talked about baseball.
"Richardson is a big, slightly overweight, self-deprecating, back-slapping, hand-shaking, joke-making kind of guy who relates to people of any station," Gomez wrote. "He can work a room like nobody's business, connecting with everyone from waiters to prime ministers. But behind the smile and the warm embraces is a man who communicates effectively across cultures."
On the other hand . . .
The "2008 Central" blog was less than impressed with Richardson's idea on who could help broker peace in the Mideast. During an interview Wednesday, he suggested deploying former Secretary of State James Baker, whom, the blog notes, was part of an administration widely viewed as hostile to Israel.
"His only chance to salvage this is to `clarify' his position somehow in a manner that is straightforward and yet does not make him appear weak," the blog said, then recommended Richardson do just that in last night's debate.
