I am prepared to be wrong but I suspect that a deal has at last been reached where Bill Richardson will be the first of several senior Democrats to declare for Obama in the run-up to Pennsylvania. Mrs. Clinton has made it abundantly clear that in order to win she is prepared to destroy the Democrat's chance of winning the presidency in November and at this point Pelosi / Reid / Edwards et al need to get off the fence and tell her bluntly that not only is she unelectable as the Democratic candidate but she doesn't stand a chance against McBush. Looking on the bright side for the Clintonistas at least by doing this she will no longer have to keep up the ridiculous charade of hiding her tax-returns or maintaining her hilarious Flashman stories of saving the NI peace process and dodging sniper fire in Bosnia.

Robert , Mobile, Alabama

Bad choice Gov! I am an independent that would be undecided in a McCain vs. Clinton race, but would easily vote for McCain if he faces Obama. What the mainstream dems don't realize is that independents like me who voted with them in 3 of the last 4 elections are not going to vote for Obama after listening to his kind rejection of Farrakan, his minister's "words that matter" (G D America, etc.), his wife's implied shame of being American, and his campaign's constant harping that they are being victimized by Clinton's willingness to win at any cost. The fact of the matter is he has not been attacked hard by Clinton or anyone in the media (some YouTube posts maybe). This fall, the conservative 527's will eat him alive and the media sharks will feast on the fresh meat. The Bush's have left no stones unturned around the McCain or Clinton households. Dems are basing their choice on a good 2002 speech by a young, less qualified man vs. a bad 2002 vote by an older, more qualified woman.

Ted, houston, texas

Bill Richardson has been a successful two-term governor (so he has chief executive experience) of an economically emerging state; he was the only Energy Secretary in U.S. history to create a renewable energy profile, which he did nearly a decade ago (his good ideas were dropped by the George W. Bush Administration); he was the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (so he knows the power players from many countries); he served seven terms in the U.S. Congress (so he has legislative expereince); and he has been nominated five times for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in international troubleshooting scenarios, such as when he extracted U.S. personnel from Saddam Hussein's clutches without firing a shot, and when he helped BOTH President Clinton and (gasp...) President Bush broker deals that saw the North Koreans turn away for several years at a time from developing nuclear arms. He is also Hispanic, so he can help Senator Obama woo a group he's presently having trouble wooing. This is huge.

Chris Hassel, Saint Paul, USA / Minnesota

the endorsement of bill richardson will not have any ripple effect except raise the spirits of obama after the wright scandal,
but surely richardson has proved to be thankless old geaser .
it is like a woman who dines with her husband and sleepes with her lover. he proved a friend in greed and lost a remote oportunity of being a vp candidate.
obama -richardson can never happen
bhagwan deol. los angeles

bhagwan deol, irvine, california.usa

That's my governor. Bill Richardson is one of the best governors New Mexico has ever had, but I'd be willing to give him up for a Obama/Richardson ticket.

Kay, Albuquerque, USA New Mexico

Jay Leno: "According to the latest polls out today, John McCain now in a double digit lead over the Democrats. ... To give you an idea how far McCain is ahead in the polls, today, Hillary offered him the vice presidency."

analu, toronto, canada

Richardson was a poorly informed and ineffectual as Clinton's Energy Secretary! Why would we listen to him now.

Dr. W.M. Curtis, Lancaster, PA

This is terrific news! So when are we going to hear from John Kerry?

Irene, Seattle, USA