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A roundup of the leadership changes in the 111th Congress, such as I could put together: With Democrats expanding their majorities in the House and Senate during the 2008 congressional elections, members of both parties sought to redefine the leadership structure within their respective caucuses. Some of the shuffling was predictable, while political calculation entered into [...]...
Live From Silver City - Fri 8:22 a.m. - 9 clicks 
Fresh on the heels of a Rebate Program to address skyrocketing gasoline prices , certainly-soon-to-be-outgoing New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today announced creation of a new " UnRebate " program designed to address plummeting gasoline prices and the general fact that the State is quickly going into the financial toilet. "By latest estimate, the State is five hundred million in the hole,...
Burque Babble - Tue 10:43 p.m. - 15 clicks
marjorie says... I've been wondering when Joe Monahan would get back to what always seem to me to be quite biased takes on the dispute between our non-profits and the AG. Just check out his language today: "veil of secrecy," "hit list," "blatantly political,"...the list goes on. Joe seems to really believe that a mailer sent to a candidates district at least two months prior to a primary elect...
m-pyre - Tue 12:11 p.m. - 15 clicks
Bobbi and I are heading out on a three week adventure to New Zealand and Australia. We will leave our house in the care of well armed house sitters on Monday and fly to Auckland. We will spend three days there and then board the Holland America Ship Volendam for two weeks cruising into every nook and cranny of New Zealand. There will be plenty of off ship excursions into the interior. We wi...
Jim Baca: Only in New Mexico - Nov 14 - 19 clicks
It's been a week since the last posting here. A blogging vacation, at least for me, comes without warning and without all that messy planning and vacation daydreaming. I just woke up with an election hangover, putzed around the mental house for a day or so, and decided to crawl back under the prosaic covers. It also didn't help that I felt like I was getting a cold for a day or so back there, m...
Burque Babble - Nov 14 - 15 clicks
marjorie says... If you thought the passage of Prop 8 in California, which reversed the legalization of gay marriage there, was wrong, there's a protest happening on Albuquerque's Civic Plaza this Saturday (tomorrow) beginning at 11:30am. It's part of a national day of protest. If you wonder why people in Albuquerque would want to protest the passage of a California initiative, consider h...
m-pyre - Nov 14 - 9 clicks
My inbox is flooded with discussion about a Washington Post piece from last week, originally sent to me by my friend Saleem. In separate discussions resulting from that piece, it's clear that none of us can stop exclaiming - or tearing up - over how poignant it is. See for yourself: A Butler Well Served by this Election For those of you in Albuquerque, I hope you were able to attend ...
m-pyre - Nov 12 - 4 clicks
