The silence is eerie, or maybe it is just a lack of media coverage. I would like to know a lot more about the pending budget disaster as New Mexico faces plummeting revenues due to the fall in price for oil and gas. Susana Martinez and her minions are silent, but the problem will become real in about six weeks when the legislative session begins. And, it is always interesting to hear the GOP whine about the federal jobs in the Land of Enchantment being too important to our economy, while at the same time the over reliance on oil and gas royalties and taxes goes unmentioned. What this is really about is a complete lack of a plan for economic development in the state.
Governor Martinez and Secretary of State Diana Duran are trying to interfere in a lawful recount of votes in the Land Commissioner race. They are ignoring requirements of state law and the issue will be vetted by Commissioner Ray Powell to the Supreme Court. Ray has a mountain to climb in overcoming a 700 vote loss to the republican Aubrey Dunn Jr. But, it could happen.
Back in 1982 I won the primary election for Land Commissioner over the oil and gas backed democrat. Election night I made a comeback at midnight to win by 780 votes. The oil and gas boys parked lawyers and operatives in the Secretary of State's office to try and finagle the numbers. In the end, after three weeks of ups and downs, I won by 1086 votes. I went on to carry the ticket in the General election with the most number of votes and the largest percentage margin of victory. It was a good year.
Governor Martinez and Secretary of State Diana Duran are trying to interfere in a lawful recount of votes in the Land Commissioner race. They are ignoring requirements of state law and the issue will be vetted by Commissioner Ray Powell to the Supreme Court. Ray has a mountain to climb in overcoming a 700 vote loss to the republican Aubrey Dunn Jr. But, it could happen.
Back in 1982 I won the primary election for Land Commissioner over the oil and gas backed democrat. Election night I made a comeback at midnight to win by 780 votes. The oil and gas boys parked lawyers and operatives in the Secretary of State's office to try and finagle the numbers. In the end, after three weeks of ups and downs, I won by 1086 votes. I went on to carry the ticket in the General election with the most number of votes and the largest percentage margin of victory. It was a good year.
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"The silence is eerie, or maybe it is just a lack of media coverage. " Actually KOB's Stu Dyson did the story yesterday, Monday.
Cheers, Mi3ke
"The silence is eerie" This is off topic but not a peep on the geo engineering that is going on as this is written...Look up and see what "THEY" are doing to all of us and our once glorious blue sky.
"The silence is eerie"
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