Stylin'

So, New Mexico Republicans plan to air this ad, in New Hampshire! All to knee-cap Bill Richardson before his nascent presidential campaign even takes form:

With jets zooming in the background, slot machines ringing and a car speeding away, the ad also talks about a person who "travels with a large entourage of body guards and staff to places like Europe and Las Vegas."

The ad asks "Is it P. Diddy? Britney Spears? No, it's Governor Bill Richardson."

This kind of ad can backfire, particularly since its wealth-obsessed Republicans making the charge. Perhaps Richardson can buy into the rationale, and like Mayor Willy Brown in San Francisco, benefit from it. At least the flinty New Englanders won't forget it! It'll help with name recognition!

(I posted this news story on the conservative Lucianne Web Site. This story made them feel so good, harking back to the Clinton days, that one of the commenters even thanked me for posting it! The Bushies must be feeling more and more beleaguered every day!)