He Should Have been Secretary of State Anyway

Bill Richardson at one time had my vote.
A truly worldly man, with qualities
That made me wonder, smile and then take note;
Some of these guys had possibilities!
(The Democrats, I mean - it's nothing new
That I don't like them much - I won't say hate)
Now due to some inviolate taboo
Involving doing business with his state --
A pity he was not a martinet,
Or faltered when he chose in whom to trust --
He won't be part of our Obama's cabinet.
And I, for one, regard this as a bust --
Not of the man or of his reputation
But maybe, of our prospects for the nation.