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Ben Smith's Blog: Staffing woes, cont'd
Riehl World View: Richardson: Forget The Bus, Warm-up The Steamroller
Tennessee Guerilla Women: Dark Karmic Days for Bill Richardson
Instapundit: TROUBLE FOR BILL RICHARDSON? “The president’s staffing nightmares began with Bill Richardson, the…
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire: The Fall of Bill Richardson
Staffing woes, cont'd
Ben Smith's Blog —
... managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell.
And so it's worth noting: Today was another bad day for the effort to get staffed up, which, after a fast start, has grown increasingly bumpy.
The absence of a number two at Treasury is by far the administration's most urgent staff worry, but today's slow bleed included the sudden hold on CIO Vivek Kundra's appointment and a brewing storm in the Bronx over Adolfo Carrion.
Semi-relatedly, Sally Denton has a nice piece on the subject of what ever happened to Bill Richardson.
Richardson: Forget The Bus, Warm-up The Steamroller
Riehl World View —
... If you think Obama has it tough, one of the people in his wake isn't doing so well, either. Forget President, State, and Commerce ... how 'bout getting out of the Gov's mansion, Bill? ...
Dark Karmic Days for Bill Richardson
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... The president’s staffing nightmares began with Bill Richardson, the erstwhile Commerce nominee, who has told confidants that he was promised the secretary of State job. Now, with looming investigations and sinking polls, Richardson may be lucky to hang on as governor of New Mexico. ...
TROUBLE FOR BILL RICHARDSON? “The president’s staffing nightmares began with Bill Richardson, the…
Instapundit —
... TROUBLE FOR BILL RICHARDSON? “The president’s staffing nightmares began with Bill Richardson, the erstwhile Commerce nominee, who has told confidants that he was promised the secretary of State job. Now, with looming investigations and sinking polls, Richardson may be lucky to hang on as governor of New Mexico.” ...
The Fall of Bill Richardson
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
The Daily Beast: "In the span of a few short months, Richardson has gone from a luminous
star in America's political galaxy to a powerless pariah in the
twilight zone. The second-term governor of New Mexico, whose term does
not expire until 2011, is now plagued by the aura of scandal and is the
lamest of lame ducks. Fending off a plethora of accusations, Richardson
has watched his in-state approval ratings plummet to his all-time low
of 41 percent. His political clout with the state legislature is
severely weakened, and party leaders are discreetly lobbying for his
resignation ...
New Mexico Democratic Party Plagued by Corruption Cases
Politics Daily —
... Gov. Bill Richardson remains under federal investigation for a pay-to-play scheme in which he allegedly steered state contracts to various financial firms in exchange for political contributions. ...
