Bill Richardson perhaps didn’t need to apologize for his “joke” the other day in Iowa about the primaries and God, but it certainly struck more than a few liberal bloggers as just a little odd. The fact that some prominent liberal bloggers wrote about Richardson’s comments in a not so flattering manner has apparently raised some ire from Richardson:

“Bloggers can say whatever they want, but I care about the voters,” Richardson told CNN.

The blogs DailyKos and MyDD.com, both influential voices in Democratic politics, blasted Richardson after he said Iowa should be the first state in the nation to hold caucuses because of, among other justifications, “reasons related to the Lord.”

After that comment hit the Web, Todd Beeton at MyDD.com wrote that “Richardson has demonstrated a keen ability to stick his foot in his mouth.”

Markos Moulitsas at DailyKos wrote that “Richardson is really becoming the buffoon of this campaign.”

“Bloggers say a lot of things. They are an important part of the democratic process,” Richardson said. “But no, I didn’t put my foot in my mouth. I stand by what I said. I make no apologies about it. Iowa is important, just like South Carolina and New Hampshire.”

As Kos pointed out, in response to Richardson’s comments, he’s “registered to vote.” Bill Richardson probably won’t find too many liberal bloggers that aren’t registered to vote actually. The lot of us are committed liberal and progressive activists who take politics just as serious as the voters, if not more.

So Richardson actually says he stands my his “God” comment, no mention that it was a “joke” as the claim goes. We all know Iowa is important Bill, but seriously God has nothing to do with that. I think Richardson actually adds a lot to the debate among the Democratic candidates, but I also think the comment was over the top and so was the initial follow-up claim that he was trying to score points. I’m a liberal blogger and I vote.

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