You may have heard that Bill Richardson is Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Commerce. Some bloggers have also heard and discussed it — but most on the left side of the virtual aisle. Those on the right side of the aisle, at least nationally, seem more concerned about the Saxby Chambliss victory in Georgia last night.

The largest liberal blog on the Internet, Daily Kos, mostly just posted the prepared remarks of Barack Obama, while the discussion went on in the comments. Commenter The Crank wrote:

The position has been prominent at times, not at others. I’d never quite thought of this as being on the A-list, but I find the idea of an “economic diplomat” an intriguing one. I just hope Richardson has enough warm fuzzies with the business community to really bridge some of the gaps here.

Of course, the fine folks at Fox News wrote that Richardson was rewarded for his allegiance to Barack Obama.

Locally, Democracy for New Mexico noted that Richardson accepted the nomination in English and Spanish.

Mario Burgos asked if Richardson would ” immediately do the right thing and tender his resignation.” Richardson has since said he would stay on until at least January 20; Richardson has not yet been confirmed by the Senate and like Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton, Richardson will hold off on resigning until he is officially confirmed.

Wonkette, the Washington, D.C.-based satirical politics blog, did a liveblog of the press conference. It included this gem:

11:43 AM — Ay carumba, Richardson is speaking Mexican! This is a secret message activating the terrorists!

Speaking of satire, the Kings of Satire, The Onion, sent out on their Twitter feed, “BREAKING: Bill Richardson To Wife: ‘Hey, I Got Commerce!’”

Oh, and the New Mexico Independent is on Twitter at twitter.com/nmindependent.

And in non-Richardson blogging, Duke City Fix shows a new design for the Albuquerque recycling bins now in some neighborhoods. Hint: the “Q” just isn’t enough for “Soy de Burque.”