Reports and Opinions By Larry Joseph Calloway
A partnership between the executive and the judiciary in the American form of government is suspect, even if it’s for a good cause, like fighting terrorism or drunk driving.
It’s not a credit card, not a debit card. It’s the new, the wonderful, the magic National Deficit Card! Bill Richardson and the phantom debt-planning telemarketer.
Governor’s man Contarino says 98 per cent is a pretty good average for non-felonious appointments. Are they giving the real politicians a bad name?
Was it the libertarian drug issue or superior organization that defeated John Dendahl as New Mexico Republican state chairman? Whatever. . . Politics ain’t simple.
You could be fined $1,000 for failing to file a price affidavit on recording a real estate contract or deed, but if you wanta to know what houses are going for in your neighborhood, you still have to see a Realtor.
New Mexico gets $168 per person this year in pork barrell spending from Congress — fourth highest in the nation — according to a Washington anti-waste group. Should we feel guilty?
In the post-Dendahl era of political warming, the Democrats and Republicans may be dropping all pretense that they are polarized on environmental and business issues.
Low Income Comprehensive Tax Rebate? Apparently nobody understands it except people with a lot of time on their hands. Like prisoners.
He’s the nation’s highest ex-governor, but he’s shunning publicity on this one, especially the cost. A fragmentary report on Gary Johnson at Everest Base Camp. Will he summit? Will the Texans?
It was probably the most insulated executive commission in New Mexico government. Not any more. Bill Richardson got the 2003 Legislature to erase the political boundaries around the Transportation Commission.