| Of the ten candidates to address the meeting, Gov. Bill Richardson
probably did the most to advance his cause. The introduction he provided
was a bit different from those of the other hopefuls. He opened his
speech with several dashes of humor
and a pitch for a positive campaign. Richardson summed up his qualifications
thusly, "Now, I could tell you also, in a positive way, that we need a
Democratic nominee who's brokered international agreements, understands
the Middle East, has fought global warming; a nominee who's served as a
Governor, balanced budgets, created jobs, covered people with health care,
and turned an economy around." He talked about his accomplishments
in New Mexico as well as his recent activities in the international arena,
moved on to Iraq, and closed with a bit more humor, urging the audience
to "stay loose; we've got a year to go." |
