Bring Back the Lincoln Look -- Beards for Prez!

...or fine, for Vice-Prez!

I caught a little ribbing a couple weeks ago after posting some photos with my wintrily hirsute visage. But check out Governor Bill Richardson: a few weeks out of the Presidential race, and he's haired up into one baaaaad-lookin' dude! No more gentle chubby-cheeked look for him. Man, if he'd have stepped into a debate looking that tough, he and McCain would six weeks deep in a New Mexico-Arizona grudge match by now.

Time to ride the wave, Obama. The Illinois Senator should follow his forbear Abraham Lincoln and wear whiskers to the White House. Or, if Obama just can't part with smooth, put Richardson on the ticket as VP: best combo of facial hair and foreign policy on the block!

Photo credit: Natalie Guillen/AP