Only in New Mexico

I am not making this up. A young man just came into my office trying to raise money for the Lobo Club at UNM. I told him we were a state o...

So, how many things can a candidate claim to be before someone says...wtf? I say this because last evening I got a call from a close frien...

So republican Mayor's candidate Berry is increasing his exposure on immigrants being the cause of all crime and all your problems. I th...

Listerine? Go into any gathering of people who like politics and you will see everyone scratching their heads. No, it is not dandruff. It ...

The poll in the Journal this morning will have one concrete effect. Every out of work republican operative in New Mexico will shine up thei...

I just gotta say that PNM is on my A+ list after telling the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to stuff it. PNM did this because the Chamber thinks ...

The Catholic Bishops in New Mexico are insisting that the Legislature and the Governor not cut the state general fund budget when the specia...

Public Utility Commissioner Sandy Jones says he will run as a democrat for State Land Commissioner. I like Sandy a lot, but I need to warn ...

Wow, Jeff Bingaman may really end up on the hot seat in the hellish health care debate. Given that Jeff represents a state that has one of ...

Our Aunt Pelta Lucero Baca passed away today after a short illness. She was born in November of 1913 and like many in our family lived a ve...

Unobserved by most in the media, Senator Jeff Bingaman and Senator Tom Udall introduced into the Senate yesterday a bill that would protect ...

Everyday most Congressmen and Senators have to make a decision on whether or not to introduce or support legislation that might be construed...

Wasn't I just trying to convince my daughter Noelle to not get sand down her pants at White Sands National Monument? Now, here she is wi...

Since most of the usual Albuquerque Mayor's race issues don't seem to be on peoples minds then a candidate needs to figure out what ...

The Albuquerque Journal's Pollster was at it again. Brian Sanderoff of Research and Polling rarely gets things wrong in his surveys. W...

The positive thing about Joe Wilson's out burst at the President will be that this once unknown confederate son will now not be able to ...

Yesterday morning I sent a $25 check to the opponent of Congressman Joe Wilson in South Carolina. Apparently 500K came roaring in to that g...

I thought it was a good speech. The pathetic republicans sitting on their hands was enlightening. Their disrespect for the President was u...

I watched a truly horrendous TV commercial last night on health care reform. It was full of lies and innuendo and it was paid for by the U....

The news media is letting us down seriously as we look at an election that is just weeks away for Albuquerque's Mayor and City Council ...