"Richardson-Obama in 08"
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>>>>>>> He's not. He's a New Englander who likes to pretend he's a
>>>>>>> Texan.
>>>>> Sorry
>>>>>>> sonofabitch is afraid of horses, just like he's afraid of honest
>>> work.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thats the first smart thing I've seen you type.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then you haven't been reading very much. And you follow up by
>>>>> typing
>>> one
>>>>> of
>>>>> the stupidest things ever posted on Usenet (below).
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ron Paul is from Texas.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No argument there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> No more Texans as President!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No more Texans for ANYTHING!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dont fall for this neocons propaganda. Bill Richardson voted for
>>>>>> the
>>> Iraq
>>>>>> war just like the rest of the democrat's. The only reason Obama
> didnt
>>> was
>>>>> he
>>>>>> wasnt in politics at the time.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL! Would you care to provide a cite to prove that Richardson
>>>>> voted
>>> for
>>>>> the war? I'm sure you don't want to try and do that, because it'd
> have
>>> to
>>>>> be a site as stupid as your comment. Here's a hint for you:
> Governors
>>> of
>>>>> states don't get a vote in Congress . . . only signatory and veto
> power
>>>>> within their own state on legislation passed by their state's
>>> legislature.
>>>>> The only thing that the New Mexico legislature has done regarding
>>>>> the
>>> war
>>>> You win this round mister.
>>>> Seriously I assumed Richardson was a congressmen I didn't realize he
> was
>>>> a
>>>> governor.
>>>
>>> Richardson USED to be a Congressman . . . for 14 years . . . before
> being
>>> U.N. Ambassador, Secretary of Energy and then Governor of New Mexico,
>>> making
>>> him by far the most qualified of the candidates. Sometimes drawing
>>> slowly,
>>> and taking careful aim, is better than the quick draw and shooting from
>>> the
>>> hip.
>>>
>>>> Still the fact remains most democrats running voted for the Iraq
>>>> war. One of the few people who didnt is a republican.
>>>
>>> MOST of the people who didn't vote for the war are Republicans . . .
>>> mostly
>>> because they weren't in Congress at the time, like Richardson,
>>> Giuliani,
>>> Thompson, Gravel and Huckabee. Paul and Kucinich are the exceptions.
>>> But,
>>> of those who opposed the war from the start, and still do so, the
>>> Democrats
>>> outnumber the Republicans. Paul is the only Republican willing to
>>> break
>>> with Bush and the official GOP party line of continued war and
> occupation.
>> If only there was more republicans like Paul who have seen the light. One
>> more question has Richardson opposed the war from the start? He certainly
>> seems more qualified then the other Democrats, even Hillary but I just
> know
>> about the main front runners (as you can tell)
>
>
> I can't say that Richardson opposed the war from the very start. Like
> most
> Americans, he was led to believe by the Bush Administration that Saddam
> had
> reconstituted its weapons capability in violation of the U.N. resolutions.
> While he was not a vocal pre-invasion opponent of the action, neither was
> he
> a supporter of it. Governors don't have much influence with the current
> administration. However, I do know that he volunteered his services to
> Bush
> as an experienced negotiator (he had negotiated with Saddam twice before,
> both times very successfully) in an effort to avoid war. His offer was
> turned down by the White House. He then became a very early opponent of
> the
> continued occupation.
>
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>
http://www.richardsonforpresident.com
>
>
Ok thanks for the info ok now it doesnt look like he's one of the Hillary
types who represents the past, maybe he really does represent change like
Obama and Edwards.
Bush fooled everyone, he even fooled me. But at least now I know better it
looks like Richardson is the same, unlike Hillary.
