Welcome to 2008
One of the joys of living in New Hampshire is our tenuous hold on the "First in the Nation" presidential primary. Imagine my surprise when I received an invitation from the few democrats in town to meet and greet New Mexico governor Bill Richardson. I like this guy, he has an impressive resume and was genuine and charming. Just recently he met with the North Koreans, whom he considers a bit crazy but in spite of that opinion, believes that you need to talk to your adversaries. He was in New Ipswich because of a local friend (he was best man at their wedding). The venue was quite impressive, there were buses from Manchester, the New Mexico state police (undercover) as security, a heated outside tent, live music, a delicious catered meal and a bar. I had an opportunity to talk to the Governor and was impressed to find that he considers energy independence to be a national security issue. He gave a nice short speech and mentioned that he will be making his mind about running a...