As most people know, I have been an ardent defender of Hillary Clinton on this site as well as others.

However, the treatment of Lamont (and by extension the rank-and-file Democrats who made their choice in the primary) have made me begin to re-think my support.  I am now wavering.  I do know one thing:  I do not support Obama for any office.  He has ZERO spine.  He didn't even want to filibuster Alito when even Hillary was among the first to advocate filibuster for BOTH Alito and the Alito-with-pretty-blue-eyes, Roberts.  

I guess I am now looking at Richardson.  My previous support for Hillary was mainly because I think her campaign people had and have balls.  The balls to answer attack ads that the Kerry people lacked.  And, I really really want to see a woman president.  And I fear if Hillary doesn't get it, then it's going to be decades before and other woman with enough gravitas is considered presidential material.

I hate to say this, because undoubtedly people will read anti-semitism into it when there is none, but is the fiery support for Joe Lieberman anything to do with his extreme support for the current regime in Israel?  My partner works in Newton, MA (a mainly Jewish-American community) and has been actually threatened with physical violence by voicing support for Lamont and displeasure towards Lieberman.  He has been called an anti-semite on many many occasions.  Mt partner is Jewish.

So there you have it.  I think I am going to flirt with Bill Richardson.  Perhaps because I think he has the national security cred which I think is needed in these times, plus he'll get the latinos to come home to the Democrats, plus Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Colorado.  The mountain states and SW is where it's at.