Keys to prosperity
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While Democrats talk about providing Band Aid solutions that take Las Cruces and El Paso taxpayer money to provide transportation to rural Doña Ana County, Republicans want to give you the keys of opportunity. Continue Reading
Out of touch and out of time
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President Obama has been too wedded to the old-school liberalism of more regulation, more government control and higher taxes to keep his promises to the people. Continue Reading
Branding and the Cheesehead summer: Wisconsin recall fails
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The opponents of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker forgot that no matter how well organized you are or how fat your checkbook may be, there is nothing, repeat nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Continue Reading
Return from Fantasy Island
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Over the last 30 years, bankers successfully lobbied for a government-supported, loosely regulated Fantasy Island. It turns out Fantasy Island isn’t fun for them or our economy. Continue Reading
Super PAC, union aid Sen. Smith’s challenger
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The American Federation of Teachers and Progressive Kick, a federal Super PAC based in California, are trying to help Larry P. Martinez unseat N.M. Senate Finance Committee Chairman John Arthur Smith in next week’s Democratic primary. Continue Reading
Mix of market forces, government policies drive gas prices
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When it comes to prices at the pump, there is no conspiracy, but there are a number of complicated factors at play. Continue Reading
1st District candidates talk about federal debt
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The three Democrats seeking New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House share many ideas for reducing the nation’s debt, while the lone Republican in the race says the simple answer is balancing the nation’s budget. Continue Reading
A possible slide toward one-branch government
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The only branch taking charge of things is the executive branch. It is hard to say with the judicial branch because we do not see their actions as easily, but for sure Congress has lost all of its power and does not realize this fact. Continue Reading
Why Big Oil subsidies must go
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Big Oil is exporting American oil to foreign countries. Demand is so high globally that our oil is going to China, Germany or any place with huge energy needs like ours, driving up prices here at home. Continue Reading
Hard work, faith shape Sowards’ vision for America
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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Greg Sowards is a hard worker and a man of faith who has never been afraid to take on the establishment or forge his own path. Continue Reading
Wall Street bankers who broke the law belong in jail
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I’ve made Wall Street accountability a core issue in my Democratic primary against two more conservative opponents in New Mexico’s First Congressional District. Continue Reading
More about Coss and Trujillo
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House District 46 candidates David Coss and Carl Trujillo on jobs and education, and a list of endorsements in the race. Continue Reading
Straight talk on the federal budget
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Despite our reliance on the feds, New Mexicans would be wise to accept an ounce of prevention now, because the ‘cure’ for fiscal incontinence will not be pretty. Continue Reading
Dem Senate candidates talk about federal debt
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Martin Heinrich supports pay-as-you-go budgeting and more transparency and accountability in spending to deal with the nation’s deficit, while Hector Balderas says the United States must invest in education and other programs to boost the economy before working to reduce the deficit. Continue Reading
GOP Senate candidates talk about federal debt
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Heather Wilson supports a balanced-budget amendment to reign in the federal government’s spending and also wants to “simplify the tax code and broaden the base,” while Greg Sowards has a seven-step plan to create the right conditions for a balanced-budget amendment and turn around America’s economy. Continue Reading