Today the Conway Daily Sun came out and endorsed Governor Bill Richardson for the Democratic nomination for President. While it isn't the Union Leader (the largest newspaper in the state), people in New Hampshire are starting to notice what I've known all along: Governor Bill Richardson is the best qualified candidate to lead our nation.
"Richardson has heavyweight credentials for a heavyweight job; Obama, Edwards and Clinton, by comparison, have barely found their way into the ring," the paper wrote.
"A handful of years as senator for each of them simply does not stack up to Richardson's powerful resume as a former congressman, energy secretary, U.N. ambassador, and now, governor of New Mexico."
Richmentum is now spreading to all corners of Iowa and New Hampshire, thanks to Governor Richardson' willingness to meet with people anywhere, anytime. Urban, suburban or rural, there's no hand that Bill Richardson won't shake and in state's like Iowa and New Hampshire that practice pays dividends.
Governor Richardson is the only serious candidate to commit to ending the war in Iraq and getting all of the troops out within the first year of his Presidency. Senators Clinton, Obama and Edwards won't even commit to the same by 2013. 2013 is too late.
With the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto earlier in the week, ongoing hostilities in Iraq, uncertainty about Iran's nuclear future, Russian President Vladimir Putin consolidating power and looking towards a run for Prime Minister, and Hugo Chavez agitating in Venezuela, it's time for the United States to have a seasoned and battle-tested leader who possesses an exceptional diplomatic and foreign policy acumen. We need an experienced leader with proven results in an uncertain world.
As the Conway Daily Sun noted, Governor Bill Richardson is the best choice in the Democratic field.