The news in New Mexico today has been a review of Gov. Bill Richardson's performance in Sunday's Democratic presidential candidates' debate in New Hampshire. I didn't watch the debate, but I was a little surprised by an AP listing in this morning's paper on what the candidates gave as their top priorities. Richardson's was listed as upgrading schools and enacting a $40,000 minimum wage for teachers.
Say what? I wanted to remind the big guy that he's already governor, and that his debate was about wanting to be president. Education normally is seen as a state, or even local, issue. Maybe he's looking to nab the teachers' unions endorsements and donations. If nothing else, he successfully separated himself from the rest of the candidates. They all talked about things like, well, world peace and restoring this country's moral authority in the world. Not one mentioned raising teachers' pay.
It's also always interesting to look over the photos of all the candidates lined up together. If you go by the contention that the tallest candidate has the best chance of winning, it looks as if Richardson and Obama would be tiptoe-to-tiptoe on that one. And, while it's hard to tell just by looks who you'd most want to have a beer with, Big Bill does look like the guy you'd most want to have a cheeseburger with.
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