Exceptional America should not be forgotten
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Our duty to the generations of Americans who follow us is to help them understand what it means to be an American. Continue Reading
Common ground on ending oil and gas subsidies?
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Perhaps two of the state’s stronger backers of oil and gas recently called for an end to energy-industry tax breaks. But do they understand that by calling for an end to energy-industry tax breaks, they are also talking about their sacred cow: oil and gas? Continue Reading
Putting this week’s polls in context
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What to make of this week’s polls of the U.S. Senate and presidential races and the governor’s popularity? Put them in the context of other recent polls and the picture becomes clearer. Continue Reading
Federal health reform: A drama in three acts
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The best part of the Affordable Care Act allows for state innovation. If New Mexico enacts a state-specific universal health plan, billions of dollars will be saved, millions of lives will be improved and we can move on to solving the other serious problems. Continue Reading
Mormons in the borderlands
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Mitt Romney’s run for the presidency has cast some attention on the little-known history of Mormon settlement in the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. Continue Reading
Grisham well ahead of Arnold-Jones in money race
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Republican Janice Arnold-Jones’ strongest fundraising reporting period yet was dwarfed by Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham’s fundraising in the 1st Congressional District race. Continue Reading
Wilson raises more cash; Heinrich has more on hand
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Martin Heinrich and Heather Wilson are neck and neck in fundraising, and outside groups are spending lots of money on the race. Polls have consistently given Heinrich a slight lead. Continue Reading
Protecting rivers is vital to our economy and way of life
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We have an opportunity to restore the health of the Colorado River and its tributaries, including the San Juan River in New Mexico. Continue Reading
Two recent polls have Heinrich ahead
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Two recent polls give Democrat Martin Heinrich a lead over Republican Heather Wilson in the race to replace Jeff Bingaman in the U.S. Senate, the New Mexico Telegram is reporting. Continue Reading
The breaking of a national fever
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The ACA is very likely to uncover the low-grade fever that has beleaguered our society for several generations and afflicted a wide swath of our citizens. Continue Reading
SCOTUS drives a stake through the heart of America
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There is one thing the justices forgot amid their deliberations on health care. That is the other court that is even more powerful than the Supreme Court — the court of public opinion. Continue Reading
Johnson may make N.M. more difficult for Romney
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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson “takes New Mexico off the table for Mitt Romney,” one Democratic strategist is asserting in a new article by Politico. Continue Reading
All three branches of government are making things worse
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So what was sown by these U.S. Supreme Court decisions that we may as a nation harvest? The one thing we know is that there will be more lawsuits and more uncertainty. Continue Reading
ObamaCare upheld: NM must get busy
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Do we really contemplate thumbing our nose at the federal funds when the people of New Mexico are in such great need? I hope not. Continue Reading
Pearce wrong about Little Bear firefighting efforts
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If Congressman Pearce thinks that the U.S. Forest Service should be able to respond to fires faster than on foot, he and his fellow Republicans should stop cutting the Forest Service budget. Continue Reading