Governor Palin’s $150,000 wardrobe malfunction generated months of media mockery. Will that same MSM devote the comparable attention to Governor Richardson’s $150,000 in unpaid airline tickets?

Bill Richardson would do a lot of global jet-setting as commerce secretary, but he’s still on the hook for more than $150,000 in domestic airfare footed by influential home state allies.
During his failed bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Richardson, the governor of New Mexico, crisscrossed the country partly on corporate jets controlled by influential New Mexicans with deep pockets — including one just elected to Congress.
The airfare debt creates uncomfortable optics for Richardson, since his ties to some of his aero-benefactors have been controversial. But Richardson also is statutorily obligated to repay them for the trips, lest they be considered illegal, over-the-limit corporate contributions.
Aides to Obama and Richardson did not return telephone and e-mail messages inquiring about the status of the debt or Richardson’s plans for it.