However, the kindly Richardson, a former Cabinet official and Ambassador to the United Nations, could be a strong candidate for vice president on either an Obama or Clinton ticket. The bet here is that he would be able to play a lot more vice presidential golf working for the strong-willed Clinton, who will count more on her husband for advice on foreign (ahem) affairs, than for the less-experienced Obama...
Speaking of Giuliani, most of the pundits following his campaign find his strategy of going "all in" in Florida a bit strange. The mayor hardly campaigned in Iowa, made a few appearances in the final days in New Hampshire, and will be a virtual no-show in upcoming primaries in Nevada and South Carolina. But Mike
Romney doesn't have a golf handicap, but he does have a golf shirt with his name on it...
"Well," he responded, "the mayor loves to play golf, so maybe this [the weather] will spur him along."
Perhaps Giuliani, who carries a 16 handicap at two upscale Long Island courses, figures that if he loses in Florida, he can just stay there for a few days and play...
We tried to find a handicap rating for Mitt Romney, but he isn't listed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire (where he owns a vacation home) or Michigan, one of the other states he claims as his home (he grew up there). A Google search of "Romney" and "golf," however, does yield a number of web sites selling Mitt Romney golf shirts. We're not sure the sartorially correct candidate would wear them, however. They are kinda tacky; one has a garish and large script "Mitt 2008" stitched above the left breast. But the description of the fabric as "mid-weight" could not be more appropriate for a campaign that has finished a disappointing second in two races it expected to win...
Perhaps the most bizarre combination of golf and the politics of the season is a site called GolfVacationsExtra which certainly offers something "extra" beyond golf. The site proprietor appears to be a Ron Paul supporter with a visceral dislike for Romney. The site includes a string of videos purporting to show voting fraud by Romney staffers during a Florida straw poll. They are a bit silly and shrill, so proceed at your own risk.
