NM Gov. Richardson

Ed Morrissey of CQ reviews the record of recently announced 2008 Democratic Presidential hopeful Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico, and finds him perhaps the most qualified candidate from either side of the aisle. He has Congressional, foreign policy, cabinet level, and executive experience, and he's Hispanic. I seem to recall another article about him, but don't recall where (LATE EDIT: he announced yesterday, so something about that I imagine). I would have to say such a centrist Democrat would be unpalatable, to say the least, to the Dem's left wing , but any rational mind would have to declare him perhaps the most electable candidate the party could field.

"Richardson has an impressive resume. He worked in the State Department as a congressional liaison after college, then worked on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as an aide.
He spent 14 years in Congress representing New Mexico, starting in 1980, mostly focusing on foreign affairs. He moved from Congress to leadership of the Democratic Party’s 2004 convention, working with President Bill Clinton on bolstering the party’s credibility with centrist voters.
Bill Clinton appointed Richardson as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., where he served a year, and then appointed him as Secretary of Energy, where he served from 1998 until Clinton’s term ended. In 2002, Richardson was elected to his first term as New Mexico’s governor and was re-elected last November."

Morrissey speculates if Richardson will pull out the knives and go after Hillary Clinton, having knowledge that could possibly embarass the former First Lady after serving in Bill's cabinet. Richardson is the only Clinton era cabinet level executive to formerly announce his candidacy for the White House. Based on what I know about him, this could be a democratic candidate I would vote for, depending on his Republican opponent.