The New Mexico Republican Party announced the launching of a new blog called "New Mexico For Sale, The Corruption Watch Weblog." The websites' banner prominently features Democratic leaders who's names have been involved in questionable campaign contributions.
Generally, its hard for me pass up an opportunity to point out the conflicts of interest and instances of incompetence, cronyism and greed exhibited by those within my own party, behavior which at its core I believe represent values contrary to those of the Democratic Party and the interests of the citizens they're elected to represent. It makes me sick and I believe it to be responsible for the current condition of our state.
However, corruption in New Mexico is no more about Democrats than corruption in Washington D.C. is just about Republicans. Corruption is the heart attack inducing cholesterol of the body politic that occurs when we allow our politicians to binge on unrestricted campaign contributions, sip drinks lavished on them by lobbyists, and call walking in circles through the revolving door of public service and personal profit exercise.
We have corruption in New Mexico because we have complacent politicians and complicit political parties which have done little to hold their own accountable. The ultimate price of this corruption is the bankrupting of our will to demand accountability from our officials and institutions.
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Interesting website, friend. Hope you are well.
Posted by: Karol | Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 10:41 PM