Obama nominates Richardson for Cabinet

[Dulcinea]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama announced New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as his pick for secretary of commerce on Wednesday, calling him a "leading economic diplomat for America."

"I know that Bill will be an unyielding advocate for American business and American jobs, at home and around the world. And I look forward to working with him in the years ahead," Obama said at a news conference in Chicago, Illinois.

Richardson, one of the best-known Hispanics in the Democratic Party, served as the energy secretary in the Clinton administration as well as being the ambassador to the United Nations.

With the announcement, Richardson becomes the third former presidential rival to join Obama's team. Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obama's pick for secretary of state, also competed for the Democratic presidential nomination.


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/03/transition.wrap/index.html

[monmouth]

1. Wonder if that nasty Sanchez woman will keep quiet now...LOL..n/t

[onehandle]

2. Another star from the Clinton years. Excellent! A fine team, Mr. President-Elect. nt

[happygoluckytoyou]

3. there always were NINE great candidates.... the DEMs have a brain trust.... the GOP have neither

[progressoid]

4. Why isn't this on the greatest page?

K/R

[riverdeep]

5. The only thing is, we're losing some great Dems that get things done locally.

Clinton from New York, Napolatano from Arizona, Richardson from New Mexico, and of course, Obama from Illinois. In some cases they're being replaced with Republicans, and that's not good at all. But then again, this is the kind of problem that's good to have, haven't had it for eight years.

[phusion]

6. K&R...one more n/t

[unkachuck]

7. we can parcel out....

....appointments based upon what appears to be ethnic and racial considerations but not on political persuasion?....as a progressive, that makes me feel like a second-class citizen not worthy of respect....

....is the Big-Tent Party feeling a little cramped?