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November 27, 2005
Consider the alternative
Republicans deserve every bit of criticism they've seen recently from conservatives. Many of us still shake our head at how quickly the White House and Congress squandered last November's mojo. But some perspective is in order and, as usual, Democrats are unwittingly providing it. Today's installment comes by way of New Mexico Governor and former Clinton Energy Secretary Bill Richardson. You may recall Richardson's frightening incompetence in the face of (and leading to) massive security breaches at Los Alamos National Laboratories. Richardson's June 2000 appearance on Meet the Press defending his handling of Chinese espionage (I wish I could find a transcript) was absolutely petrifying.
Richardson will likely run for President in 2008 and so it's fair to wonder why the hell he's in the running. His latest foible, revealed last week, is that his age-old claim that he was drafted by the Oakland Athletics was, at best, more evidence of bumbling incompetence and, at worst, a pitiful lie. It was, of course, a lie, unless we're to believe Richardson was fooled into believing he was drafted, in which case the man is an idiot. That Democrats see Richardson as a viable candidate for anything beyond overseeing a bake sale should be comforting to Republicans.
Tracked here.
Posted by bill at November 27, 2005 06:22 PM
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