2004. It seems like a lifetime ago. If you can't remember, those were the days when people thought John Kerry opening his mouth was a good idea and when Britney Spears' vagina was impossibly and maddeningly mysterious. So naïve. Anyway, back then we used to hear a lot about New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. He was frequently mentioned as a possible VP for Kerry, though we now know that dimples and growing up in a coal mine trump experience any day of the week.

But despite his lack of dimples -- facial ones, anyway -- Richardson seems to be teeing himself up again. He's been relatively up front about his planned run in 2008. His intentions were first reported by the AP over the summer, and with this week's meetings on Darfur with the President of Sudan, it looks like Bill is getting ready to announce. Or not. You can't discount the possibility he actually wants to, like, help Africans. Not a popular position in America, but not an entirely illogical one.

This all assumes, of course, that the A's or Dodgers don't call him up.


New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, above left, trying to make sense of the Sudanese pops, center, and clicks, right, that have left so many politicians before him utterly dumbfounded.

Analogcabin @ 12:36 PM
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