If there's one thing political pundits love, it's reducing politicians to one-dimensional figures (see Hillary Clinton: woman, Barack Obama: black, and now, Bill Richardson: beard). With his Judas-like endorsement of Obama, Richardson and his cheek-coat have been thrust into the media spotlight this week, and not since Rutherford B. Hayes' scraggly chin mane has facial hair sent the fourth estate scurrying quite so excitedly. Just look at what they're saying: