http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st01RB6mLcs

This guy is so awesome.

• He is regularly called on to negotiate with people like Saddam Hussein, North Korea, Sudan (Darfur), etc... because apparently he's really good at it. He actively advocates talking to our enemies -- not making concessions, but talking to them. And he knows how to do it.

• As the commercial says, 14 years in Congress, UN ambassador, energy secretary, governor of New Mexico, nominated for Nobel peace prizes, etc.; his resume is amazing. Take that, Obama.

• Democrat, but supports free trade. (I'm actually really worried about all the protectionists that just found their way into Congress...)

• Anti-tax, but also anti-deficit. (He advocates a constitutional amendment mandating a balanced budget.)

• Advocates cap-and-trade system for CO2 reduction. (Hooray for green energy, but also hooray for market economics!)

• Advocates withdrawing from Iraq and has a detailed strategy to make it work.

• Oh, and Meph, he's pro-gun. ;)

Richardson came to Google yesterday and talked. Although he rambled a lot, I was extremely impressed with his policy positions. Which he actually described. Isn't that crazy? A politician actually went into details on policy. I was skeptical about the concept of withdrawing from Iraq, but he actually described details of how he'd make it work and won me over.

I'm hoping Hillary, Obama, and Edwards will destroy each other and leave this guy to take the primaries...