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President Barack Obama was naive to think he could change the way Washington operates without fighting everyone – his party, the other party, and the lobbyists. It’s time for Obama to stand up and fight. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Despite a report to the contrary, Gov. Bill Richardson is not interested in becoming the head of the Motion Picture Association of America, his communications director says. Continue Reading
A spokesman said in March that Gov. Bill Richardson wasn’t interested in becoming the chief lobbyist for the film industry, but The New York Times is reporting that Richardson is in the mix for the job. Continue Reading
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman hopes to pass an omnibus public lands bill during the lame-duck session that could include protection for hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
There is something awesome about the ability to be frank. And I do mean to call it an ability – it’s the art of being brutally honest without coming across as looking like a scathing twit. Case in point – Barbara Bush. Continue Reading
There’s lots of talk about whether U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is going to seek another term in 2012, but his spokeswoman says he’s not likely to make an announcement until late winter – probably in March. Continue Reading
Our country has spent too much time on the concept of a right to bear arms and too little on our right to defend ourselves from attack. Our right of individual defense seems the core argument in our Constitution. Continue Reading
A bipartisan group co-led by former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici is proposing a 6.5 percent national sales tax to help deal with America’s debt and deficit. Continue Reading
Two features in the Sunday edition of the New York Times point to the dramatically perilous future we might face if we don’t start seriously addressing the challenges before us. Continue Reading
The election has come and gone, but on Tuesday evening, Albuquerque’s Journal Theater will host New Mexico’s biggest campaign rally of the year. It’s about breathing some new life into the discredited cause of net neutrality. Continue Reading
One narrative was clear on election night: Those of us who won did so by having the courage to stand by our legislative decisions – to run on, and not away from, our records. Continue Reading
Why do the “fiscally conservative” Repubs who swept back into power last week want to foil implementation of the health reform law when it cuts the deficit and creates jobs – the very things they convinced the voting public that they stand for? Continue Reading
The 2010 election was historic for a few reasons that should be recognized, starting with the obvious: Susana Martinez is not only the first woman to be elected governor of New Mexico, but she’s also the first Hispanic woman to be elected governor of any state in the country. Continue Reading
Here are my thoughts on the national races, the local races, and what the failure of what a bond issue for universities says about taxpayers, who I think are voting to starve the beast. Continue Reading
Yesterday, Republicans swept the House by 61 seats (and rising). Historic, to say the least. We can only hope that the members of the 112th Congress take their new responsibilities and duties seriously, dead seriously. Continue Reading