It’s strange, sort of, that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson would endorse Barack Obama right now. True, Richardson is a psychotically ambitious career-builder who likes to keep his name in the papers. And someone like Richardson only sees an endorsement as a bargaining chip for an appointed position, because he loves nothing more than bragging about his resume. Job, jobs, jobs, look at all the jobs I’ve had, blah blah, make me President because of my jobs, so then I can get more new jobs. So what job did kindly Obama throw his way, and can Richardson’s job experience help undecided voters trust Obama? MORE »

Barack’s win streak is over at eight! In a sense! After a long, winding, self-indulgent speech, a New Mexico Democratic official — Brian “Listening To You Is Worse Than Having Cancer Of The” Colon — just declared Hillary Clinton the winner of the state’s caucuses, which were held on Super Tuesday. So it actually happened before Barack’s eight-state win streak, but who’s counting! Expect a huge Hillary spin rally in the near future, with lots of mariachi children gently strumming in the background. [CNN]

An employee of New Mexico’s “State Land Office” is facing reprimand for sending a scurrilous office e-mail sliming Barry Hussein’s obvious Muslim heritage. It was sent from the e-mail account of John Maes, the office’s “royalty revenue accountant.” Anyone else smell a Tory plot at play? Burn his children! MORE »

If you’re a state employee somewhere that isn’t New Mexico, consider yourself lucky — at least you don’t have some tubby loser of a boss enslaving you! Said overseer is teh Messican candidate Bill Richardson, who is asking his employees to take some time off during the holidays to campaign for him in Iowa. No pressure though… unless you want to like, keep your job and stuff… Oops! I said nothing. MORE »

Aliens were big enough of an issue at the Democratic debate two weeks ago that Tim Russert decided to end the night with a discussion of them. But even if you laughed at Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson discussing their UFO sightings in their attempts to make themselves even less unelectable, they’ve now got more political verification — this time, from ex-Arizona Governor Fife Symington (”Fife,” yes), who claimed he saw a UFO in 1997. Arizona is like the rich man’s New Mexico, so if you didn’t believe Bill Richardson, you better start paying attention now. MORE »

It’s official: Pete Domenici isn’t running again and the Dems just picked up another Senate seat. {AP/Guardian]

Bill Richardson’s longshot presidential campaign is in turmoil today after shocking pictures of New Mexico’s “Virgin Spaceport” reveal that it looks like a big pussy. Or maybe a giant bedpan. Or some pussy/bedpan combination. Richardson has been hyping his role in getting Virgin Galactic to build the spaceport in New Mexico, and now all the world knows what he’s really building.

One Giant Leap for Space Tourism [Business Week]

Developer gives Bill Richardson more than $100k and a private plane, suddenly gets contract for New Mexico Transportation Department headquarters project. Funny how that happens, isn’t it? Also, boring. Richardson can’t even get involved in an interesting scandal. Except for all the womanizing stuff which we’d presumably be hearing about if he was actually polling above like 3% or whatever. [ABQjournal]

You’re not a serious candidate until you start crazy fear-mongering so idiots voters know you’re Tough On Terrorism. That’s why a somewhat likable like Bill Richardson had to ramp up his campaign today by threatening Americans with a “nuclear 9/11.” MORE »

Hillary’s hated by everyone, Gore’s apparently really actually not running and Obama’s “unproven” (black). So who will be the 2008 Democrat to lose the election to the Gannon/McClellan ticket? Bill Richardson and his horse! MORE »

New Mexico guv Bill Richardson has successfully destroyed Barack Hussein Obama and Hillary Warmonger Clinton and will now run for president.

Yes, he has some minor political problems — unspecified bimbo-itis, lied about baseball, confusing/forgotten Los Alamos stuff and everything else you’ll kindly add to the comments. But Richardson’s a surprisingly good candidate, which we’ll put in one of those bullet-point lists everybody loves so much, after the jump.

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