What's next for Gov. Richardson?

THE POLITICAL WORLD IS BUZZING THIS EVENING WITH SPECULATION ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR BILL RICHARD...  More »

THE POLITICAL WORLD IS BUZZING THIS EVENING WITH SPECULATION ABOUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR BILL RICHARDSON. AND WHILE HE SAYS HIS JOB IS RIGHT HERE BEING GOVERNOR - OTHERS ARE PREDICTING BIGGER THINGS. STUART DYSON CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE FROM THE STATE CAPITOL. WITH THE LEGISLATURE PREPARING TO CONVENE NEXT WEEK - RICHARDSON SAYS I'M BACK - MANY ARE SAYING MAYBE SO - BUT NOT FOR LONG. TAKE PKG RICHARDSON APPEARED AT THE CAPITOL TODAY WITH CONGRESSMAN TOM UDALL - SAYING HIS GOAL IS TO HELP UDALL GET ELECTED TO THE U.S. SENATE - ONCE AND FOR ALL ENDING SPECULATION THAT THE GOVERNOR WOULD ENTER THAT RACE - UDALL SAYING THERE'S STILL A PLACE FOR BILL IN WASHINGTON DC. ' He has established himself as a national leader - I don't think there's any doubt - all of 'em have called him - he's getting calls from all over the country - they're gonna be asking his advice - I believe one day Bill Richardson is gonna be President! - you heard it here first - okay?' MANY FORSEE A ROLE FOR RICHARDSON IN EITHER A CLINTON OR OBAMA ADMINISTRATION - SAYING THEY DON'T THINK HE'S BURNED ANY REAL BRIDGES IN THE INTRA-PARTY WARFARE. ' But I think it would be a great loss to the country if he didn't have a role in the next administration - because he has great skills - great negotiating skiulls - great kind of peace- keeping skills.' MANY NEW MEXICANS ARE SIMPLY HAVING A HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT BILL RICHARDSON - GLOBE TROTTING TROUBLE SHOOTING CONGRESSMAN - U.N. AMBASSADOR - ENERGY SECRETARY - WILL BE CONTENT TO RUN OUT THE CLOCK ON HIS LAST TWO YEARS AS A LAME-DUCK GOVERNOR. BUT RICHARDSON SAYS HE'S READY TO DO THAT JOB RIGHT NOW - MAKING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE - FOR ALL NEW MEXICANS - THE PRIORITY FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT BEGINS RIGHT HERE NEXT WEEK. AT CAPITOL SD EWN4 HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT  « Less