Richardson Grok
Water Comment a Sour Campaign Note for Richardson
By Emily Esterson, 10-16-07
Water, water, everywhere. Now share it: New Mexico Governor and presidential candidate Bill Richardson gaffed again when he told Michigan and Wisconsin audiences that the states were awash in water that they could share with the dry west. Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm’s response to sharing the wealth? “Hell no.” Richardson then back pedaled furiously. His press secretary told the Detroit Free Press, “Richardson believes firmly in keeping water in its basin of origin and of the rights of states to oversee water distribution,” even though he’s still proposing a nationwide water summit.
As the primary nears, Richardson’s going on the offensive against Hilary Rodham Clinton. In an Associated Press report from Las Vegas, Richardson said Clinton is “acting like she’s already won” the nomination, specifying that Clinton decided not to remove her name from the primary ballot in Michigan, despite a promise not to campaign in the state because it broke party rules in scheduling the contest before Feb. 5.
The hard charging Richardson continues to hammer away at Iraq, making sure voters know the difference between his stance and those of his competitors: In yet another AP report, Richardson underscored diplomacy over militarism, saying that any political reconciliation in Iraq is hopeless until all U.S. troops leave. He noted that his opponents would leave troops behind.
And speaking of leaving something behind, No Child would become a failed relic of the Bush administration under Richardson’s watch. The New Mexico governor unveiled a $$60 billion education plan of his own. While it will be expensive, Richardson said, it will also be effective, unlike the Bush Administration’s NCLB. Among the points of Richardson’s plan is two years of free public college in exchange for a year of service, pre-kindergarten for everyone, and hundreds of thousands of new math and science teachers. As far as NCLB, Richardson says the other candidates would reform or revamp it. He’ll just scrap it.
[End of article]I agree, all basins of origin own all the rights to their water. That's why we should lobby Canada to dam up the St. Lawrence so not a drop spills into the Great Lakes. Wouldn't want those states to be hypocritical about taking water from another governmental entity. And while they are at it, they will be refusing lettuce, grapes, broccoli, and all those other vegetables that grow in California and are shipped back east and north. Next, Texas, who has the worst water problem in the country, will start refusing to ship natural gas and oil up north; because the gas and oil are in their underground "basins of origin".
I guess Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota can keep their water; but they don't get any vegetables or oil or gas to keep warm. One other thing - they are barred from coming to Las Vegas, too.